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Q: FYI - I recently asked one of my hedge funds who has a position in DND what their thoughts were on the possibility of losing TMG and their view on the LINK transaction proceeding. Below is their response, feel free to publish if you think it is of value to the members:

The TMG acquisition makes up roughly 8-9% of EBITDA so the overall impact is muted. On the call management was confident in their ability to close Link. However if that is not the case, then with the TMG sale and the cash earmarked for Link, DND will be cashed up which in theory leads to the ability for either massive buybacks or another attempt by management to go private. Either way, the channel checks which are backed up by churn rates, are constructive and the stock is one of if not the cheapest one we can find at the moment. (still trading at less than half the appropriate multiple in our view)
The financing for the Link deal is secured. It is an all cash offer and financing is interesting. Ares did a $109m equity offering at $53/share and also took $841m in preferred shares exchangeable at $60/share. The rest is financed with normal debt from Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. Shareholder vote scheduled for July 19th.
Also management bought $50m in shares on Tuesday.
Read Answer Asked by Scott on May 19, 2022
Q: Hi Peter,

It looks like capitulation is nearing. There isn't anywhere to hide anymore.

Would you wait for further drops in WMT, TGT, COST, L, and PBM or is it a good time to jump in on some or all of the these names?

Can you rank the stocks in order of preference for a 3-5 year or more hold in an RRSP? Would you purchase any of the stocks for a TFSA at this time?

Thank you
Debbie and Jerry
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on May 19, 2022
Q: When you call them an expensive sector that is not so safe for investing until investors re-consider the valuations. When you compare their PE'S with what is being held in the growth portfolio i have to call this the expensive sector and maybe not so safe sector. I feel this market is not that safe until, inflation is under control, interest rates finish rising, covid is under control in China, supply chain issues are fixed, high oil prices, and the war in Russia. The market cannot fight all of the above.
Read Answer Asked by eugene on May 19, 2022
Q: In the past I owned ZUB or ZBK for exposure to the US Banks. I would like to go back to these ETF. But when I look at the top 10 holdings I see JPM and BAC, but not MS or GS . Are MS/GS not considered as banks for these Etf or are just a smaller percentage? Would you have another suggestion for this specific sector?

Would regional banking KRE be a better choice at the moment.
Or something like IYG, even if I would prefer a canadian Etf.
Thanks again.
Read Answer Asked by Denise on May 19, 2022
Q: With the probability of a June interest rate hike and GIC rates following,

would a lot of people be moving into GICs and out of stocks.
Thank You.
Read Answer Asked by nick on May 19, 2022
Q: 1) What do you think the odds are of DND being able to reverse the ruling by the CMA?

2) Do you agree that if DND had to sell TMG it would reduce revenue by about 6%? This was my rough calculation based on 2021 DND annual revenue.

Thanks for your insights.


These questions are prompted by the following news release:

"The CMA has provisionally found that Dye & Durham's acquisition of TMG, which closed in July 2021, would lessen competition in the UK property search services market. The CMA also asserts that the only effective way to address the issues it has identified would be for Dye & Durham to sell TMG to a third party. Lastly, the CMA press release gives the erroneous impression that Dye & Durham failed to notify the CMA regarding the transaction when in fact there was no obligation to do so under applicable UK law, which provides only for voluntary notification.


Dye & Durham disagrees with the CMA's provisional findings and is evaluating its potential options. Dye & Durham complies with all laws and regulations in every market in which it operates. The Company has exercised every best effort to help the CMA with its review of the transaction, explain its benefits and offer a remedy proposal and is ready to continue to work collaboratively with the CMA going forward."
Read Answer Asked by Robert on May 19, 2022
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