Planet MicroCap Podcast | MicroCap Investing Strategies Event-Driven Investing Playbook with Asif Suria, Founder of Inside Arbitrage & Co-Host of the Special Situations Report Podcast
Aug 15, 2025
Asif Suria, Founder of Inside Arbitrage and co-host of the Special Situations Report, shares his journey from value investing to mastering event-driven strategies like merger arbitrage and spin-offs. He breaks down his unique three-legged process, combining event triggers, a quantitative model, and qualitative research. Asif discusses real-world examples, including successes and lessons learned from failures like Capri and Spirit. He also highlights current M&A trends and the importance of insider buying, particularly in microcaps, offering insights for savvy investors.
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Event-Driven Strategies Exploit Pockets
- Event-driven strategies surface persistent pockets of market inefficiency that value investing may miss.
- Spin-offs, mergers, and management changes create information gaps investors can exploit.
Skip Bankruptcy Plays Without Legal Skill
- Avoid bankruptcy-focused event strategies unless you have legal expertise.
- Focus event-driven efforts where analysis is tractable for retail or small institutional investors.
Follow A Three-Legged Research Process
- Use a three-legged process: event trigger, quantitative score, then qualitative research.
- Prioritize ideas that clear your model threshold before deeper qualitative work.
