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

Logisteed/KKR Bid BIGLY for Alps Logistics (9055). A Gobsmacking Price/Multiple

Chilled & Frozen Logistics (9099) Gone Ballistic - Reminder of Structure, Price, and Incentives

C&F (9099) Pushes Back on AZ-Com Call for Transparency, Again. Still Not A Buy.

Hitachi Transport (9086 JP) - Deciphering Takeover Price by Newspaper Article Language

Nippon Express (9147) Secondary Offering - Banks, Sompo, Others Sell - "2024 Problem" Looms

Hitachi Transport System (9086) Shareholders Get the BIG Win in This VLBO

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>There was a news article I missed in late February saying <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alps-alpine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12001:1" rel="noopener">Alps Alpine (6770 JP)</a>, parent of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alps-logistics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3935:1" rel="noopener">Alps Logistics (9055 JP)</a> was in the process of selling the logistics unit.</li>
<li>A deal made sense for a strategic given the upcoming "2024 Problem". Pre-close, headlines blared, the stock popped 12%, now we're at double the end-February price.</li>
<li>Late in the evening,Alps Logistics said it had received a bid from Logisteed but nothing had been decided. This morning we have a few more details, but nothing concrete</li>
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There was a news article I missed in late February saying Alps Alpine (6770 JP), parent of Alps Logistics (9055 JP) was in the process of selling the logistics unit.
A deal made sense for a strategic given the upcoming "2024 Problem". Pre-close, headlines blared, the stock popped 12%, now we're at double the end-February price.
Late in the evening,Alps Logistics said it had received a bid from Logisteed but nothing had been decided. This morning we have a few more details, but nothing concrete


Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)

KKR Deal for Alps Logistics (9055) Appears Imminent