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

Nomura Research Institute (4307) Large Secondary Offering - Demand Profile and Index Implications

NRI (4307) Likely Prices Today - Expect Weakness Then Strength

JAFCO (8595) Sells NRI Shares But VWAP Falling Short - Comes Down To Murakami-San

JAFCO (8595) Vs Murakami - It's On, So We Wait

JAFCO (8595) Down as Murakami Affiliates Sell the Pop on the Poison Pill, So Buy the Range Dip

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jafco-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8848:1" rel="noopener">Jafco Co Ltd (8595 JP)</a> has long been known as a "cheap" listed "venture fund" because of its additional large (for it) holding in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nomura-research-institute-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18129:1" rel="noopener">Nomura Research Institute Ltd (4307 JP)</a>.</li>
<li>Well-Known Japanese activist Yoshiaki MURAKAMI and his related companies bought a stake. JAFCO responded with a "Policy" (poison pill). Murakami-san ducked and dodged then bought more. Now the exit. </li>
<li>JAFCO will sell its Nomura Research shares in a Secondary Offering, and conduct a large buyback via tender offer. Like other Murakami exits, this one is not designed for you. </li>
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Jafco Co Ltd (8595 JP) has long been known as a "cheap" listed "venture fund" because of its additional large (for it) holding in Nomura Research Institute Ltd (4307 JP).
Well-Known Japanese activist Yoshiaki MURAKAMI and his related companies bought a stake. JAFCO responded with a "Policy" (poison pill). Murakami-san ducked and dodged then bought more. Now the exit. 
JAFCO will sell its Nomura Research shares in a Secondary Offering, and conduct a large buyback via tender offer. Like other Murakami exits, this one is not designed for you. 


JAFCO(8595)가 무라카미 그린메일에 양보 - 대규모 자산 매각, 대규모 자사주 매입