Hedge Fund Manager Reveals Secrets Behind M&A Investment Strategy with Ben Bailey

We get into the weeds of how Harvest Lane eek out returns year in year out through announced M&A deals and corporate events in this interview with PM, Ben Bailey.

Their strategy contrasts greatly with many previous guests on Money of Mine, so it was a great opportunity for us to get up to speed with an important player in the world of ASX corporate deals.

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Chapters:

(0:00) Preview

(1:01) Intro

(4:19) Ben Bailey Hoins Us

(8:39) What is the Harvest Lane strategy?

(14:23) Is it Value Investing?

(18:10) Corporate events you’re attracted too?

(22:15) The different takeover mechanisms and what they mean

(26:11) Why didn’t Liontown trade at $3 a share?

(30:22) Mincor Wyloo trading dynamic unpacked

(35:20) Portfolio Management with this Strategy

(38:30) Using the RBA cash rate as the Benchmark

(42:04) Shorting the Bidder to Hedge Market Exposure

(44:05) PRN / DDH Scrip Dynamics and DVP / ESS

(47:19) Deal sweeteners & counterbids!

(54:07) Getting Active: IGO / Western Areas

(56:40) Orecorp / Silvercorp Merger

(1:02:02) Ramelius / Westgold / Musgrave Case Study

(1:05:00) DDH / Perenti Kicker Possibility