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Gareth James
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Corporate Action: We Advise Link Administration Shareholders to Take Up Their Entitlements

We recommend that Link Administration shareholders subscribe for new shares under the 4 for 11 pro rata accelerated renounceable entitlement offer associated with the AUD 1.5 billion acquisition of Capita Asset Services, or CAS. We have incorporated the proposed acquisition into our financial model but maintain our fair value estimate at AUD 7.50 per share, effectively implying Link paid a fair price for CAS. At the most recent market price of AUD 7.83, we think narrow-moat-rated Link's shares a...
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Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

Link Administration Holdings provides technology-enabled outsourced administration services to companies, asset owners, and trustees in Australia. Co. operates through Fund Administration, Corporate Markets, and Information, Digital, and Data Services segment. The Fund Administration segment provides administration services to superannuation funds; Corporate Markets offers a comprehensive and integrated corporate market offering that connects issuers with their stakeholders; and Information, Digital, and Data Services provides core services of development and maintenance of proprietary IT systems and platforms.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Gareth James

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