Merger Arbitrage Mondays – April 11, 2011

  • April 11, 2011

Merger activity scaled back a little last week with 5 new deals announced and two closing.

Deal Statistics:

Total Number of Deals Closed in 201145
Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 20111
Total Number of Pending Deals
Cash Deals49
Stock Deals21
Stock & Cash Deals13
Special Conditions1
Total Number of Pending Deals84

New Deals:

  1. The acquisition of National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM) by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) for $6.5 billion or $25.00 per share in cash.
  2. The acquisition of Epic Software Corporation (EPIC) by Apax Partners for $976 million or $12.50 per share in cash.
  3. The acquisition of LaBarge Inc. (LB) by Ducommun Incorporated (DCO) for $340 million or $19.25 per share in cash.
  4. The acquisition of Inspire Pharmaceuticals (ISPH) by Merck (MRK) for $430 million or $5.00 per share in cash.
  5. The acquisition of Orchid Cellmark (ORCH) by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) for $85.4 million or $2.80 per share in cash.


Updated Deals:

  1. NYSE Euronext announced it would reject an unsolicited bid by Nasdaq and ICE over antitrust concerns.
  2. First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (FNFG) and NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. (NAL) announced on April 06, 2011, the preliminary results of elections made by NewAlliance stockholders as to the form of merger consideration to be received in the pending acquisition of NewAlliance by First Niagara. The companies indicated that the merger, which remains subject to regulatory approvals,  will occur no earlier than April 15, 2011.


Closed Deals:

  1. The acquisition of CPEX Pharmaceuticals (CPEX) by Footstar on April 05, 2011
  2. The acquisition of Global Defense Technology & Systems (GTEC) by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC on April 05, 2011


Top 10 deals with largest spreads:

SymbolAnnounced
Date
Acquiring

Company

Closing

Price

Last
Price
Closing
Date
ProfitAnnu.
Profit
TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)$23.35$19.5212/31/2011

19.60%

27.10%
TLCR06/07/2010Grifols (GRF.MC)$30.77$27.1506/30/2011 13.34% 60.86%
TGE03/21/2011Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN)$8.27$7.6508/15/2011 8.16% 23.62%
CASB03/04/2011Opus Bank (N/A)$0.45$0.418706/30/2011 7.48% 34.11%
DNBK01/20/2011People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT)$23.00$21.6306/30/2011 6.33% 28.90%
VRGY03/28/2011Advantest (ATE)$15.00$14.1512/31/2069 6.01% 0.10%
SHMR10/15/2010Essilor (N/A)$14.50$13.689606/30/2011 5.92% 27.01%
AAI09/27/2010Southwest Airlines (LUV)$7.75$7.3206/30/2011 5.87% 26.80%
HYC11/17/2010Verifone Systems (PAY)$12.00$11.3809/30/2011 5.42% 11.50%
PGN01/10/2011Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)$48.10$46.1512/31/2011 4.22% 5.83%

List of all pending deals:

The list of all pending deals is only available to InsideArbitrage Premium and Plus members.


 SymbolAnnounced
Date
Acquiring
Company
Deal
Type
Closing
Value
Closing
Price
Last
Price
VolumeClosing

Date

ProfitAnnu.
Profit
+TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)All StockN/A$23.35$19.52733,01412/31/2011 19.60% 27.10%
+TLCR06/07/2010Grifols (GRF.MC)Cash Plus Stock$3.4 billion$30.76$27.15404,65006/30/2011

13.30%

60.69%
+TGE03/21/2011Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN)All Stock$157 million$8.27$7.65114,42108/15/2011 8.16% 23.62%
+CASB03/04/2011Opus Bank (N/A)All CashN/A$0.45$0.418750,75006/30/2011 7.48% 34.11%
+DNBK01/20/2011People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT)All Cash$493 million$23.00$21.6333,05706/30/2011 6.33% 28.90%
+VRGY03/28/2011Advantest (ATE)All Cash$1.1 billion$15.00$14.151,124,95012/31/2069 6.01% 0.10%
+SHMR10/15/2010Essilor (N/A)All Cash$130 million$14.50$13.6896N/A06/30/2011 5.92% 27.01%
+AAI09/27/2010Southwest Airlines (LUV)Cash Plus Stock$1.4 billion$7.75$7.322,572,77806/30/2011 5.87% 26.80%
+HYC11/17/2010Verifone Systems (PAY)All Stock$485 million$12.00$11.38625,37509/30/2011 5.42% 11.50%
+PGN01/10/2011Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)All Stock$13.7 billion$48.10$46.151,036,48712/31/2011 4.22% 5.83%
+NSM04/05/2011Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN)All Cash$6.5 billion$25.00$24.0419,138,54401/31/2012 3.99% 4.94%
+SVLF02/03/2011Cerberus Capital Management (N/A)All Cash$94 million$2.50$2.4366,77204/15/2011 2.88% 262.86%
+GSLA03/30/2011Home Bancorp (HBCP)All Cash$26.2 million$21.00$20.422,20409/30/2011

2.84%

6.03%
+MEE01/29/2011Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (ANR)Cash Plus Stock$8.5 billion$68.53$66.661,908,59006/30/2011 2.80% 12.78%
+LEGC12/21/2010Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB)Cash Plus Stock$108 million$13.90$13.5523,99206/30/2011 2.60% 11.85%
+ID09/20/2010Safran (N/A)All Cash$1.1 billion$12.00$11.702,968,63205/15/2011 2.56% 27.53%
+NAL08/19/2010First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG)Cash Plus Stock$1.5 billion$14.99$14.63290,24405/15/2011

2.48%

26.64%
+GAS12/07/2010AGL Resources Inc. (AGL)Cash Plus Stock$2.4 billion$54.28$53.16186,51209/30/2011 2.11% 4.49%
+MI12/17/2010BMO Financial Group (BMO)All Stock$4.1 billion$8.21$8.045,117,34507/31/2011 2.11% 6.93%
+PNNW11/12/2010City of Nashua (N/A)All Cash$138 million$29.00$28.4210,20009/30/2011 2.04% 4.33%
+HUGH02/14/2011EchoStar Corp (SATS)All Cash$2 billion$60.70$59.6443,90312/31/2011 1.78% 2.46%
+NGAS12/27/2010Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (MHR)All Stock$98 million$0.71$0.70386,94506/30/2011 1.76% 8.04%
+CLFC12/09/2010Nara Bancorp Inc. (NARA)All Stock$285.7 million$7.43$7.3182,39909/30/2011 1.63% 3.47%
+ORCH04/06/2011Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH)All Cash$85.4 million$2.80$2.76906,96506/30/2011 1.45% 6.61%
+LB04/04/2011Ducommun Incorporated (DCO)All Cash$340 million$19.25$18.98271,12006/30/2011 1.42% 6.49%
+TOMO03/07/2011Accuray (ARAY)Cash Plus Stock$277 million$4.71$4.65451,02207/31/2011 1.38% 4.52%
+SPEC03/28/2011API Technologies (N/A)All Cash$270 million$20.00$19.7380,53008/15/2011 1.37% 3.96%
+VCGH11/10/2010Company's chairman of the Board, CEO, President and COO (N/A)All Cash$37 million$2.25$2.223,30004/30/2011 1.35% 25.96%
+LAB02/17/2011Cowen Group (COWN)All Stock$192.8 million$4.03$3.98150,10807/31/2011 1.30% 4.29%
+AHII03/14/2011Lextron (N/A)All Cash$251 million$4.25$4.20126,37106/30/2011 1.19% 5.43%
+RURL03/28/2011Warburg Pincus (N/A)All CashN/A$17.25$17.05270,88206/30/2011 1.17% 5.35%
+OXPS03/21/2011Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW)All Stock$1 billion$18.72$18.50485,64709/30/2011 1.17% 2.49%
+NOVL11/21/2010Attachment Corporation (N/A)All Cash$2.2 billion$6.10$6.037,857,97804/30/2011 1.16% 22.30%
+SBIB01/18/2011Comerica Incorporated (CMA)All Stock$1.027 billion$8.95$8.85490,66406/30/2011 1.09% 4.99%
+WTNY12/22/2010Hancock Holding Company (HBHC)All Stock$1.5 billion$13.89$13.75227,86106/30/2011 1.05% 4.79%
+WL11/01/2010M & T Bank Corporation (MTB)All Stock$351 million$4.51$4.46332,38606/30/2011 1.02% 4.64%
+PPD01/31/2011MidOcean Partners (N/A)All Cash$650 million$66.50$65.8522,16807/31/2011 0.99% 3.25%
+ABBC01/26/2011Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (SUSQ)All Stock$273 million$12.50$12.3828,57809/30/2011 0.97% 2.06%
+NHP02/28/2011Ventas Inc. (VTR)All Stock$7.4 billion$42.12$41.75770,15609/30/2011 0.89% 1.89%
+DEP02/23/2011Enterprise Products Partners (EPD)All StockN/A$41.09$40.73584,87312/31/2069 0.87% 0.01%
+ASGR03/03/2011Valit�s Health Services, Inc. (N/A)All Cash$250 million$26.00$25.7841,07306/30/2011 0.85% 3.89%
+TRCI03/28/2011Coleman Cable (CCIX)All Cash$51.5 million$7.20$7.1415,80905/31/2011

0.84%

6.13%
+CNXT02/23/2011Golden Gate Capital (N/A)All CashN/A$2.40$2.38252,64506/30/2011 0.84% 3.83%
+RHB02/08/2011Kindred Healthcare (KND)Cash Plus Stock$877 million$37.44$37.13172,76706/30/2011 0.84% 3.82%
+LZ03/14/2011Berkshire Hathaway (N/A)All Cash$9.7 billion$135.00$133.951,380,80009/30/2011 0.78% 1.66%
+ATHR01/05/2011QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)All Cash$3.1 billion$45.00$44.65485,13006/30/2011

0.78%

3.58%
+CPD02/22/2011Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ltd (N/A)All CashN/A$5.25$5.2113,37112/31/2011 0.77% 1.06%
+XETA02/09/2011PAETEC Holding Corp (PAET)All Cash$61 million$5.50$5.4613,02604/30/2011 0.73% 14.07%
+RVI02/08/2011DSW Inc (DSW)All StockN/A$18.69$18.56193,02106/30/2011 0.71% 3.24%
+SSCC01/23/2011Rock-Tenn Co. (RKT)Cash Plus Stock$3.5 billion$38.28$38.02756,32306/30/2011 0.68% 3.09%
+TCM11/01/2010Hanmax Investment Limited (N/A)All CashN/A$4.50$4.4716,51004/30/2011 0.67% 12.89%
+ACV09/27/2010Unilever PLC (N/A)All Cash$3.7 billion$37.50$37.26480,02806/27/2011 0.64% 3.05%
+PDE02/07/2011Ensco plc (ESV)Cash Plus Stock$7.31 billion$43.17$42.911,665,83206/30/2011 0.61% 2.81%
+BUCY11/15/2010Caterpillar Inc (CAT)All Cash$8.6 billion$92.00$91.45575,05706/30/2011 0.60% 2.74%
+BEC02/07/2011Danaher (DHR)All Cash$6.8 billion$83.50$83.01435,75806/30/2011 0.59% 2.69%
+DNEX12/13/2010Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO)All Cash$2.1 billion$118.50$117.8538,28304/30/2011 0.55% 10.60%
+EMS02/14/2011Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (N/A)All Cash$3 billion$64.00$63.65163,86906/30/2011 0.55% 2.51%
+RAE01/18/2011Vector Capital (N/A)All CashN/A$1.88$1.87126,97006/30/2011 0.53% 2.44%
+TLGD02/22/2011Golden Gate Capital (N/A)All Cash$137 million$10.10$10.0512,08406/30/2011 0.50% 2.27%
+ISPH04/05/2011Merck (MRK)All Cash$430 million$5.00$4.982,242,87712/31/2069 0.40% 0.01%
+ANSW02/03/2011AFCV Holdings LLC (N/A)All Cash$127 million$10.50$10.46250,79306/30/2011 0.38% 1.74%
+NOVA01/21/2011Surgery Partners (N/A)All Cash$214 million$13.25$13.202,95606/30/2011 0.38% 1.73%
+LDSH11/17/2010Allegheny Technologies (ATI)Cash Plus Stock$778 million$52.98$52.7923,15805/15/2011 0.35% 3.79%
+CRXL10/06/2010Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)All Cash$2.41 billion$35.77$35.65N/A04/12/2011 0.33% 118.99%
+LZR02/07/2011Universal Hospital Services (N/A)All Cash$70 million$8.46$8.45N/A04/30/2011 0.12% 2.27%
+TMRK01/27/2011Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)All Cash$1.4 billion$19.00$18.99228,80006/30/2011 0.05% 0.24%
+ACL12/15/2010Novartis (NVS)All Cash$12.9 billion$168.00$167.997,790,14606/30/2011 0.01% 0.03%
+RCRC03/10/2011TOMY Company Ltd (N/A)All Cash$640 million$27.90$27.90374,72506/30/2011 0.00% 0.00%
+EPIC04/04/2011Apax Partners (N/A)All Cash$976 million$12.50$12.53742,27406/30/2011 -0.24% -1.09%
+PLD01/31/2011AMB Property Corporation (AMB)All StockN/A$15.65$15.713,595,65906/30/2011

-0.38%

-1.72%
+GSIC03/28/2011eBay Inc. (EBAY)All Cash$2.4 billion$29.25$29.39698,19209/30/2011 -0.48% -1.01%
+NST10/18/2010Northeast Utilities (NU)All Stock$4.17 billion$45.30$45.60183,46109/30/2011 -0.65% -1.38%
+GIW10/25/2010Community Bank System (CBU)All Cash$101.8 million$9.50$9.603,00004/08/2011 -1.04% 126.74%
+FTO02/22/2011Holly Corporation (HOC)All Stock$3 billion$28.91$29.243,013,80409/30/2011 -1.13% -2.40%
+DSCM03/24/2011Walgreen (WAG)All Cash$409 million$3.80$3.85748,32906/30/2011 -1.30% -5.93%
+CRA03/18/2011Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX)All Cash$344 million$8.00$8.111,759,37004/30/2011 -1.36% -26.06%
+CLDA02/22/2011Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX)All Cash$1.2 billion$30.00$30.42230,55906/30/2011 -1.38% -6.30%
+GENZ02/16/2011Sanofi-Aventis (SNY)All Cash$20.1 billion$74.00$76.2511,686,21206/15/2011 -2.95% -16.57%
+CGC10/01/2010Gammon Gold (GRS)Cash Plus Stock$288 million$6.26$6.561,626,60104/15/2011 -4.58% -418.07%
+DTG04/26/2010Avis (CAR)Cash Plus Stock$1.56 billion$57.81$68.82494,28803/31/2011 -16.00% 530.88%
+KSP03/13/2011Kirby Corporation (KEX)Special Conditions$335.3 million$4.08$8.16174,18409/30/2011 -50.06% -106.23%
+NYX02/15/2011Deutsche Boerse (N/A)All StockN/A$13.93$38.706,336,53512/31/2011 -64.02% -88.51%
+UAM12/31/2010CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS)All Cash$1.25 billionN/A$22.88202,13606/30/2011

N/A

N/A
+ZRAN02/21/2011CSR PLC (N/A)All Stock$679 millionN/A$10.47290,96606/30/2011 N/A N/A