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

Iress (IRE AU) Accepts EQT's Latest Proposal

Iress (IRE AU): Nothing Firm As Blackstone And Thoma Bravo Circle

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The board of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iress-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15342:1" rel="noopener">Iress Ltd (IRE AU)</a>, a trading and wealth management software provider, has denied reports in an Australian article concerning a possible takeover from Blackstone. </li>
<li>The article said that Blackstone was reportedly back in talks for a bid "that could be worth between $11 and $12 per share". Iress' share price promptly popped 8% yesterday. </li>
<li>Iress is still very much in play as it "continues to engage with multiple parties". </li>
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The board of Iress Ltd (IRE AU), a trading and wealth management software provider, has denied reports in an Australian article concerning a possible takeover from Blackstone. 
The article said that Blackstone was reportedly back in talks for a bid "that could be worth between $11 and $12 per share". Iress' share price promptly popped 8% yesterday. 
Iress is still very much in play as it "continues to engage with multiple parties". 


Iress (IRE AU): Suitors Engaged, But (Still) Nothing Firm