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

Investors Caught Out As Twiggy Backs IGO's Offer For Western Areas

Western Areas: IGO Firm On Pricing As Nickel Soars

Western Areas Supports IGO's Revised Offer

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>After <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/igo-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:462:1" rel="noopener">IGO Ltd (IGO AU)</a> switched to an all-cash bid last week and entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/western-areas-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15497:1" rel="noopener">Western Areas (WSA AU)</a> has consistently traded through terms.</li>
<li>The key question is whether <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group (BHP AU)</a> will make a competing Offer. </li>
<li>BHP recently lost out to Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals in the competitive bidding situation for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/noront-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33397:1" rel="noopener">Noront Resources Ltd (NOSOF US)</a>, which boasts similar nickel mining reserves to Western Areas. </li>
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After IGO Ltd (IGO AU) switched to an all-cash bid last week and entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed, Western Areas (WSA AU) has consistently traded through terms.
The key question is whether BHP Group (BHP AU) will make a competing Offer. 
BHP recently lost out to Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals in the competitive bidding situation for Noront Resources Ltd (NOSOF US), which boasts similar nickel mining reserves to Western Areas. 


Western Areas/IGO: Will BHP Crash The Party?