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

Keisei Electric (9009) Share Buyback - Interesting Dynamics & Opportunity

StubWorld: Keisei's ToSTNeT-3 Buyback. Stay Bearish

JAPAN ACTIVISM:  Mitsui Fudosan (8801) Responds to Elliott with Buyback, Amended Long-Term Plan

Keisei Electric Rail (9009) - A BUYBACK! But It's Likely To Be Crossholders Selling in ToSTNeT-3

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Rakuten Bank - In Japan With 65% Loan Growth

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Keisei Electric Railway Co / Event-Driven

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<li>Over two decades, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keisei-electric-railway-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10876:1" rel="noopener">Keisei Electric Railway Co (9009 JP)</a> has been the subject of softer and harder activist efforts to have Keisei monetise its stake in affiliate Oriental Land (4661).</li>
<li>The most recent efforts were by Palliser last fall, briefly discussed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/keisei-electric-rail-9009-a-buyback-but-it-s-likely-to-be-crossholders-selling-in-tostnet-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> two weeks ago when Keisei announced a buyback. </li>
<li>Today, Keisei <a href="https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS01810/961e9d0f/2b7a/4eef/89ba/091c3bf36d72/140120240305549065.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> (Japanese only) an Accelerated Block Offering of 1% of Oriental Land shares. The accompanying announcement is worth reading. It's pretty clear.</li>
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Over two decades, Keisei Electric Railway Co (9009 JP) has been the subject of softer and harder activist efforts to have Keisei monetise its stake in affiliate Oriental Land (4661).
The most recent efforts were by Palliser last fall, briefly discussed here two weeks ago when Keisei announced a buyback. 
Today, Keisei announced (Japanese only) an Accelerated Block Offering of 1% of Oriental Land shares. The accompanying announcement is worth reading. It's pretty clear.


Oriental Land (4661) Placement by Keisei Rail (9009) Says "That's the Door"