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

Insignia Financial (IFL AU): Bain Walks Due To "Macro Uncertainty". CC Capital's Still In. For Now

Insignia Financial (IFL AU) Accepts CC Capital's Reduced Terms

Insignia Financial (IFL AU): Three's A Crowd As Brookfield Joins Bain And CC Capital

Insignia Financial (IFL AU): Bain Matches CC Capital's Terms. And Also Afforded DD

Insignia Financial (IFL AU): Bumpity Bumpity. Expect Bain To Match - Or Exceed - CC Capital's Terms

(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Jamco, AVJennings, Insignia Financial, Advanced Info Service/Thaicom

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Bain Capital and CC Capital have both <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250307/pdf/06gc4zf37b64vx.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bumped</a> indicative terms to $5/share,  a 63% premium to <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/insignia-financial-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12349:1" rel="noopener">Insignia Financial (IFL AU)</a></strong>’s undisturbed closing share price of $3.06 on December 11 2024.</li>
<li>Both suitors have been granted four weeks of exclusivity. Confirmatory due diligence is expected to be completed within six weeks. IFL's board is supportive at A$5/share or more. </li>
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<strong>Where's Brookfield on all this?</strong> A local media source previously reported that at least one suitor was losing interest. </li>
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Bain Capital and CC Capital have both bumped indicative terms to $5/share,  a 63% premium to Insignia Financial (IFL AU)’s undisturbed closing share price of $3.06 on December 11 2024.
Both suitors have been granted four weeks of exclusivity. Confirmatory due diligence is expected to be completed within six weeks. IFL's board is supportive at A$5/share or more. 

Where's Brookfield on all this? A local media source previously reported that at least one suitor was losing interest. 


Insignia Financial (IFL AU): The Field Narrows As Bain And CC Capital Bump Terms