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

Golden Land: Tender Offer Into The Home Straight

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Golden Land Property Development / Event-Driven

Golden Land Property Development (GOLD TB)

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/16117" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16117:1">Frasers Property (Thailand) Pcl (FPT TB)</a> has announced a conditional voluntary tender offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/12764" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12764:1">Golden Land Prop Dvlp (GOLD TB)</a> at Bt8.50/share, ~2.4% premium to last close.
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1670" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1670:1">Frasers Property Ltd (FPL SP)</a> owns 40.95% in FPT and also 39.92% in GOLD. FPT's director Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi (the son of Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi), via his majority-controlled vehicle <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/18006" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18006:1">Univentures Public (UV TB)</a>, holds 39.28% in GOLD. Panote is also the vice-chairman of GOLD.
Presumably, both FPL and Univentures will tender into the Offer giving FPT a minimum holding of 80.2%. There were no specific minimum acceptance conditions attached to the tender offer mentioned in the announcement.
Should FPP secure 90% of GOLD in the tender offer, it may proceed with its delisting. A voluntary delisting is still achievable with ~80% in the bag, but that is conditional on &lt;10% of shareholders not voting against.
Preconditions to the commencement of the tender offer include the approval from disinterested shareholders in FPP, approval from "relevant contractual parties of GOLD and GOLD's subsidiaries" and the approval from the Office of Trade Competition Commission.
The fact the Sirivadhanabhakdi family already holds, directly/indirectly ~80% in GOLD, such regulatory approvals should be forthcoming.
This appears a done deal. The only apparent risk is the expected shareholder vote of Univentures wherein Panote will likely need to abstain.
Currently trading at a gross/annualized spread of 1.8%/4.3% assuming early August payment. Very tight, suggesting investors are more likely angling for the back-end.

Frasers Property (Thailand) Pcl (FPT TB) has announced a conditional voluntary tender offer for Golden Land Prop Dvlp (GOLD TB) at Bt8.50/share, ~2.4% premium to last close.
Frasers Property Ltd (FPL SP) owns 40.95% in FPT and also 39.92% in GOLD. FPT's director Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi (the son of Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi), via his majority-controlled vehicle Univentures Public (UV TB), holds 39.28% in GOLD. Panote is also the vice-chairman of GOLD.
Presumably, both FPL and Univentures will tender into the Offer giving FPT a minimum holding of 80.2%. There were no specific minimum acceptance conditions attached to the tender offer mentioned in the announcement.
Should FPP secure 90% of GOLD in the tender offer, it may proceed with its delisting. A voluntary delisting is still achievable with ~80% in the bag, but that is conditional on &lt;10% of shareholders not voting against.
Preconditions to the commencement of the tender offer include the approval from disinterested shareholders in FPP, approval from "relevant contractual parties of GOLD and GOLD's subsidiaries" and the approval from the Office of Trade Competition Commission.
The fact the Sirivadhanabhakdi family already holds, directly/indirectly ~80% in GOLD, such regulatory approvals should be forthcoming.
This appears a done deal. The only apparent risk is the expected shareholder vote of Univentures wherein Panote will likely need to abstain.
Currently trading at a gross/annualized spread of 1.8%/4.3% assuming early August payment. Very tight, suggesting investors are more likely angling for the back-end.

Golden Land: Less An Offer, More A Consolidation Of Interests