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

Newcrest-Newmont Merger: Fancy Index Shenanigans

Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Update:  MUCH More Than Meets The Eye

Quiddity Leaderboard ASX Dec 23: InvoCare, Origin Energy, New Crest, Allkem, and More

Newmont Proposes Taking Newcrest Back Into The Fold

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>After being granted due diligence, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmont-mining-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14503:1" rel="noopener">Newmont (NEM US)</a></strong> firmed an all-scrip Offer on the 15 May for <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newcrest-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:691:1" rel="noopener">Newcrest (NCM AU)</a></strong> at 0.400 new Newmont shares for each Newcrest share held. </li>
<li>The Offer, by way of a Scheme, permits Newcrest to pay a special franked dividend of up to $US1.10/share on top of the Offer terms. </li>
<li>The Scheme Booklet has now been lodged with ASIC. Newcrest shareholders vote on the transaction on the 13 October. The record date for the special dividend is the 19 October.</li>
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After being granted due diligence, Newmont (NEM US) firmed an all-scrip Offer on the 15 May for Newcrest (NCM AU) at 0.400 new Newmont shares for each Newcrest share held. 
The Offer, by way of a Scheme, permits Newcrest to pay a special franked dividend of up to $US1.10/share on top of the Offer terms. 
The Scheme Booklet has now been lodged with ASIC. Newcrest shareholders vote on the transaction on the 13 October. The record date for the special dividend is the 19 October.


Newcrest Mining

Newcrest: Shareholder Vote On 13th Oct