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

Boral's Bump Earned, Likely to Extend, but THEN WHAT?

Boral (BLD AU): Index Impact from Seven's Offer

Quiddity M&A: Australia Foreign Investment Reforms

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

After completing the $1.3bn sale of its 50% stake in USG Boral to Knauf Gips KG, international building and construction materials play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boral-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1487:1" rel="noopener">Boral Ltd (BLD AU)</a> <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02359742-2A1290439?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on April 1 it would use the proceeds to reduce net debt to A$1.5bn from A$1.9bn, and apply the remaining proceeds to commence a buyback.
Boral aims to buy up to 10% of shares out, or ~122mn shares, at a cost of A$670mn based on the then-prevalent share price. CEO Zlato Todorcevski said: “we believe that an on-market buy-back is the most effective method of returning this surplus capital to our shareholders.”
As of <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02372944-2A1297240?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this morning</a>, Boral had bought back ~10.15mn shares.
<h3>The New News</h3>
After the close of trading today, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:803:1" rel="noopener">Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU)</a> <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02373310-2A1297476?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an off-market takeover at $6.50, a nil premium to last close.
There are essentially no conditions to this Offer. There is no minimum acceptance condition. 
Seven currently holds ~23.18% and would be "satisfied" for the Offer to result in a holding of around 30%. 
The Offer is expected to open on May 25 and close on June 25, unless extended.
It's a strange Offer, one that Boral's board will likely reject.
More below the fold.

After completing the $1.3bn sale of its 50% stake in USG Boral to Knauf Gips KG, international building and construction materials play Boral Ltd (BLD AU) announced on April 1 it would use the proceeds to reduce net debt to A$1.5bn from A$1.9bn, and apply the remaining proceeds to commence a buyback.
Boral aims to buy up to 10% of shares out, or ~122mn shares, at a cost of A$670mn based on the then-prevalent share price. CEO Zlato Todorcevski said: “we believe that an on-market buy-back is the most effective method of returning this surplus capital to our shareholders.”
As of this morning, Boral had bought back ~10.15mn shares.
The New News
After the close of trading today, Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU) announced an off-market takeover at $6.50, a nil premium to last close.
There are essentially no conditions to this Offer. There is no minimum acceptance condition. 
Seven currently holds ~23.18% and would be "satisfied" for the Offer to result in a holding of around 30%. 
The Offer is expected to open on May 25 and close on June 25, unless extended.
It's a strange Offer, one that Boral's board will likely reject.
More below the fold.

Boral Ltd

Boral Ltd (BLD AU): Seven's Nil Premium