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

[Japan Pump 'n Dump] Murakami Group Starts Selling The Day After Reporting 5%

DeNA (2432) Buyback - Accretive on a Low Leverage Business Which Will Grow In Time

DeNA – Buyback Protects Downside but Net Cash and Investments Dilute Upside Potential

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week, "Murakami Group" (a group of investors who jointly file large shareholder filings) announced a 5+% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dena-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:747:1" rel="noopener">DeNA (2432 JP)</a>. The stock popped. Then they filed again.</li>
<li>This was not surprising. It has long been known as a "value" name (and has the requisite short balance to prove it). The question is how much value IS there</li>
<li>The question is how much value IS there. And to whom? It's an interesting question which deserves a look, so we take a look.  </li>
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Last week, "Murakami Group" (a group of investors who jointly file large shareholder filings) announced a 5+% stake in DeNA (2432 JP). The stock popped. Then they filed again.
This was not surprising. It has long been known as a "value" name (and has the requisite short balance to prove it). The question is how much value IS there
The question is how much value IS there. And to whom? It's an interesting question which deserves a look, so we take a look.  


[Japan Activism] DeNA Attracts Murakami Group - Potentially Squeezable With Reason