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 26 years of covering Asia Pacific equities, the past 20 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

Mirae Asset Life Insurance: Cancellation of 31.8% of Outstanding Shares: Likely to Lead to Delisting

Mirae Asset Group - The Biggest Korean Investor in SpaceX

Top 12 Korean Companies - Key Beneficiaries of the SpaceX IPO in 2026

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., / Event-Driven

Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., (085620 KS)

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<li>On the 4th March, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mirae-asset-life-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24101:1" rel="noopener">Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., (085620 KS)</a> (MAL) </strong>announced the cancellation of 62.96mn treasury shares, 23.7% of common shares and 31.8% of its outstanding shares.</li>
<li>Apart from the EPS/ROE  uplift, it also play into the court of major shareholder, Mirae Asset Group. </li>
<li>Shares closed limit up (30%) yesterday to ₩13,570; and a further 7% as I type. That's already started to bake in any potential corporate activity. </li>
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On the 4th March, Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., (085620 KS) (MAL) announced the cancellation of 62.96mn treasury shares, 23.7% of common shares and 31.8% of its outstanding shares.
Apart from the EPS/ROE  uplift, it also play into the court of major shareholder, Mirae Asset Group. 
Shares closed limit up (30%) yesterday to ₩13,570; and a further 7% as I type. That's already started to bake in any potential corporate activity. 


Mirae Asset Life Insurance (085620 KS) Looking Toppish After Major Treasury Cancellation