Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Equity Bottom-Up

*Weak Conference Highlighted By What Wasn’t Discussed: Link REIT (823.HK) [Link] discussed its continued operational and strategic challenges through the COVID-19 pandemic. Hong Kong shopping mall occupancy remains between 95%-96%, with rental reversion rates still tracking at negative 2.6%. Additional deals from mainland China expected to be yield accretive; and*New Acquisition Strategy: While it sounds ridiculous, Link has apparently had an epiphany with respect to evaluating portfolio acquisitions based on growth and risk/reward. If this is now the case, what was management actually thinking with The Cabot in London on July 26, 2020.

*Weak Conference Highlighted By What Wasn’t Discussed: Link REIT (823.HK) [Link] discussed its continued operational and strategic challenges through the COVID-19 pandemic. Hong Kong shopping mall occupancy remains between 95%-96%, with rental reversion rates still tracking at negative 2.6%. Additional deals from mainland China expected to be yield accretive; and*New Acquisition Strategy: While it sounds ridiculous, Link has apparently had an epiphany with respect to evaluating portfolio acquisitions based on growth and risk/reward. If this is now the case, what was management actually thinking with The Cabot in London on July 26, 2020.   

Link REIT

Link REIT – Novel Acquisition Approach