International Value Advisers, LLC (IVA) recently increased their stake in HK-listed APT Satellite Holdings Limited (APT Satellite). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 20th, 2017, the firm bought 4,428,500 shares on the exchange at an average price of HKD 3.61 per share on November 15th (total consideration was […]
Month: November 2017
Alibaba Buys Stake in Sun Art
Alibaba subsidiary Taobao China Holding Limited (Taobao) has agreed to buy an aggregate direct and indirect 36.2% stake in Sun Art Retail Group (Sun Art) for ~U$2.9bn. Taobao may also make a mandatory unconditional cash offer for the remaining shares it does not own. Details of the stake purchases below: Taobao purchased a direct 26% […]
Readings For The Week (26/11)
This week’s readings / links include Kerr Neilson on the rise of Asia, a conversation with Chamath Palihapitiya, lessons from successful corporate turnarounds, Michael Dobbs-Higginson on his life of adventure and Lee Jong-Hwa on income inequality in Asia. The rise of Asia: Kerr Neilson’s latest journal entry. Interview with Chamath Palihapitiya: The founder and CEO […]
Readings For The Week (19/11)
This week’s readings / links include an update on Oasis Management’s investment in Pasona, a look at the political situation in Cambodia, a conversation with David Swensen, how Bill Browder became an enemy of the Russian state and an interview with Dr. William Rees. Hong Kong-based activist fund ups pressure on Japan’s Pasona: Oasis Management […]
Evermore Comments On Retail Holdings
The team at Evermore Global Value Fund have recently posted their commentary for Q3 2017. You can read the letter here. Evermore Global Advisors, LLC was established in 2009 by David Marcus and Eric LeGoff. The founders previously worked for / with Michael F. Price at Mutual Series. The letter includes commentary on Retail Holdings, which I […]
Readings For The Week (12/11)
This week’s readings / links include a presentation by David Webb on the most fundament issue in HK corporate governance, Rick Bookstaber on our low risk (low volatility) world, Benjamin Koh’s Q3 investor letter, Jack Miles on how we can reduce our carbon footprint and Dan Rasmussen on the gospel according to Michael Porter. If […]
Kellogg Insight: Interview With Lou Simpson
Kellogg Insight recently published a short interview with Lou Simpson, the former chief investment officer of Geico (a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary) and the current chairman of SQ Advisors. He has been called “one of the investment greats” by Warren Buffett. Kellogg Insight is the research & ideas magazine of the Kellogg School of Management at […]
NTAsian Trims VSTECS Stake
NTAsian Discovery Master Fund (NTAsian) recently trimmed their stake in HK-listed VSTECS Holdings Ltd. (VSTECS). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 7th, 2017, the firm sold 2,560,000 shares on the exchange at an average price of HKD 3.8114 per share on November 3rd (total consideration was ~US$1.25m). Following […]
Readings For The Week (5/11)
This week’s readings / links include how the panda became China’s diplomatic weapon of choice, thoughts on the recent arrest of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, takeaways from China’s 19th party congress, Bloomberg on the road with the Indonesian President, an interview with Salman Rushdie and a look at the illicit global ape trade. How the […]