Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. 

I'm a highly experienced sell-side analyst with in excess of 22 years of covering Asia Pacific equities, the past 19 years immersed in event strategies encompassing M&A risk arbitrage, directional long/short, stub trades and restructuring.  

My background also includes accountancy (liquidation/bankruptcy/receivership) earlier in my career and as a chief financial officer of a global commodity company based in the US and Mexico.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

US Banks - At 6 Weeks into 3Q25, +USD85bn Loans, Vs +USD1bn at 6 Weeks into 2Q24

Gold Road (GOR AU)'s U-Turn On Gruyere's Underground Mine Estimates

More Gold Fever: Gold Field's Hostile Tilt For Gold Road

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>After rejecting an approach on the 24th March, on the 5th May, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gold-road-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6698:1" rel="noopener">Gold Road Resources (GOR AU)</a>entered into a Scheme with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gold-fields-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25109:1" rel="noopener">Gold Fields Ltd (GFI SJ)</a> after terms were bumped.</li>
<li>GFI offered $2.52/share, cash, plus a variable cash component of ~A$0.88 (now worth ~A$0.77/share) via GOR's indirect stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/northern-star-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4243:1" rel="noopener">Northern Star Resources (NST AU)</a>. This includes any fully franked dividend.</li>
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The Scheme Booklet is now <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250815/pdf/06mxpjvcw9991s.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out</a>, with a shareholder vote on the 22nd September. The IE (Deloitte) says fair &amp; reasonable. It is. </li>
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After rejecting an approach on the 24th March, on the 5th May, Gold Road Resources (GOR AU)entered into a Scheme with Gold Fields Ltd (GFI SJ) after terms were bumped.
GFI offered $2.52/share, cash, plus a variable cash component of ~A$0.88 (now worth ~A$0.77/share) via GOR's indirect stake in Northern Star Resources (NST AU). This includes any fully franked dividend.

The Scheme Booklet is now out, with a shareholder vote on the 22nd September. The IE (Deloitte) says fair &amp; reasonable. It is. 


Gold Road (GOR AU): 22th September Vote On Gold Fields' Offer