美對沖基金阻止貝利戈德倫敦信託合併




美國投資者Saba Capital阻止Baillie Gifford管理的兩隻倫敦上市投資信託合併

美國激進投資者Saba Capital近日阻止了由Baillie Gifford管理的兩隻倫敦上市投資信託合併計劃,成為Boaz Weinstein旗下對沖基金與這些投資信託之間爭拗的最新焦點。

Baillie Gifford旗下的美國增長信託(Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust)與愛丁堡環球投資信託(Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust,簡稱EWIT)表示,最大股東Saba於週一表明反對合併方案,令原本提供投資者高達40%現金退出機會及組建更大型、專注美國企業的投資平台的交易告吹。

Saba的否決權再次激化了其與兩隻倫敦上市投資信託董事會的矛盾。此前該對沖基金提出的收購建議已被超過98%的其他投資者拒絕。

根據倫敦證券交易所集團(LSEG)數據,Saba分別持有Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust 28%股份及EWIT 25%股份。

Weinstein的對沖基金今年早些時候曾鎖定七隻英國投資信託,指責這一已有160年歷史的行業表現不佳,但相關信託均予以否認。

這些信託批評Saba的行動自利,而Weinstein則表示,他的目標是通過合併不受歡迎的信託、股票回購及增加私募資產投資,提升回報。

投資信託是一種上市基金,投資者可透過買賣股份間接持有從公開股票到難以觸及的私募企業等多元資產。

Saba在致路透社的電郵聲明中指出:「股東理應擁有一個以他們利益為先的董事會。」該對沖基金一直推動EWIT董事會重組。

EWIT則表示會繼續與Saba協商,爭取支持合併方案。

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust主席Tom Burnet則表示:「我們對Saba再度阻撓董事會提出一項能顯著改善兩家公司股東利益的合併方案感到非常失望。」

評論與啟示

這場投資信託合併被阻,反映出現今資本市場中激進投資者與傳統管理團隊間的權力博弈日益激烈。Saba Capital作為持股大戶利用否決權,顯示出少數大股東如何影響上市基金的重大決策,甚至阻止可能帶來規模效益和資產重組的合併。

對於Baillie Gifford這類資產管理老牌機構而言,激進投資者的介入是一把雙刃劍。一方面,他們的壓力促使基金檢討自身表現和治理結構,有助於提升股東回報;但另一方面,過度對立亦可能擾亂長期策略推進,甚至損害投資者整體利益。

此外,這起事件亦折射出投資信託行業面臨的挑戰:如何在保留穩健管理和追求長期增長的同時,應對市場對透明度、效率和回報的更高要求。合併固然能帶來規模效應和成本節省,但若缺乏股東共識,推行困難重重。

對香港投資者而言,這提醒我們要關注基金的股東結構和投資者權益動態,特別是當涉及跨境資產管理和激進基金時,市場治理的透明度和決策過程變得尤為重要。未來,隨著資本市場全球化和投資者權益意識提升,投資信託的治理模式可能需要更多創新和調整,以平衡各方利益,促進市場健康發展。

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