Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Idemitsu/ShowaShell Merger Delayed... Indefinitely.

Idemitsu Family Strikes Down Showa-Shell Merger Deal?

Event-Driven

<p>A Japanese <a href="https://disclosure.edinet-fsa.go.jp/E01EW/download?1470643861348&amp;uji.bean=ee.bean.parent.EECommonSearchBean&amp;uji.verb=W0EZA104CXP001003Action&amp;SESSIONKEY=1470643860603&amp;s=S1008BFI" target="_blank">regulatory filing</a> has shown that the main Idemitsu family control vehicle, Nissho Kosan (日章興産株式会社) and three Idemitsu family members had jointly agreed on August 1st to vote against the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/109" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:109:1">Idemitsu Kosan (5019 JP)</a> - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/108" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:108:1">Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (5002 JP)</a> merger. Because by doing so the family members (who each have less than 5% and jointly have less than 5%) declare they have agreed with Nissho Kosan (who does own more than 5%, and in any case the four parties together own well over 5%) to vote…</p>

A Japanese regulatory filing has shown that the main Idemitsu family control vehicle, Nissho Kosan (日章興産株式会社) and three Idemitsu family members had jointly agreed on August 1st to vote against the Idemitsu Kosan (5019 JP) - Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (5002 JP) merger. Because by doing so the family members (who each have less than 5% and jointly have less than 5%) declare they have agreed with Nissho Kosan (who does own more than 5%, and in any case the four parties together own well over 5%) to vote…

Idemitsu:  Family Signs Joint Control Doc, Opposes Merger