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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – December 19, 2011

  • December 19, 2011

Merger activity increased last week with three new deals announced and three closing.

You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours.

Deal Statistics:

Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011198
Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 20116
Total Number of Pending Deals
Cash Deals32
Stock Deals13
Stock & Cash Deals8
Total Number of Pending Deals53

New Deals:

  1. The acquisition of Synovis Life Technologies (SYNO) by Baxter International (BAX) for $325 million or $28 per share in cash.
  2. The acquisition of Novellus Systems (NVLS) by Lam Research Corp (LCRX) for $3.3 billion in an all stock deal, where shareholders of Novellus Systems will receive 1.125 shares of Lam Research common stock for each share of Novellus that they own. Lam Research will also initiate a $1.6 billion share buyback program after the deal closes.
  3. The acquisition of SonoSite (SONO) by Fujifilm Holdings for $995 million or $54 per share in cash.

Closed Deals:

  1. The acquisition of Adolor Corporation (ADLR) by Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST) on December 12, 2011.
  2. The acquisition of interCLICK (ICLK) by Yahoo (YHOO) on December 14, 2011.
  3. The acquisition of Orchid Cellmark (ORCH) by Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) on December 16, 2011

Top 10 deals with largest spreads:

SymbolAnnounced

Date

Acquiring

Company

Closing

Price

Last

Price

Closing

Date

ProfitAnnualized

Profit

MHS07/21/2011Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX)$64.05$54.6306/30/201217.25%32.45%
CADC10/24/2011Novel Gain Holdings Limited (N/A)$2.65$2.2803/31/201216.23%57.51%
EP10/16/2011Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)$28.10$24.9806/30/201212.51%23.53%
VRUS11/21/2011Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)$137.00$123.7503/31/201210.71%37.94%
VTRO10/17/2011Inuvo, Inc. (INUV)$1.44$1.3303/31/20128.10%28.72%
LOOP04/27/2011CoStar Group (CSGP)$18.89$17.5612/31/20117.60%231.08%
BXG11/14/2011BFC Financial Corporation (BFCF.PK)$2.96$2.7606/30/20127.25%13.63%
TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)$21.38$19.9806/30/20127.03%13.22%
CTBC10/26/2011Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (BHLB)$7.95$7.4704/30/20126.39%17.55%
GEDU11/21/2011Pearson plc (N/A)$11.01$10.3612/31/20116.27%190.84%

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

+MHS07/21/2011Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX)Cash Plus Stock$29.1 billion$64.05$54.633,390,70806/30/201217.25%32.45%
+CADC10/24/2011Novel Gain Holdings Limited (N/A)All CashN/A$2.65$2.2869,53503/31/201216.23%57.51%
+EP10/16/2011Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)Cash Plus Stock$21 billion$28.10$24.98N/A06/30/201212.51%23.53%
+VRUS11/21/2011Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)All Cash$11 billion$137.00$123.756,144,12503/31/201210.71%37.94%
+VTRO10/17/2011Inuvo, Inc. (INUV)All StockN/A$1.44$1.3337,52403/31/20128.10%28.72%
+LOOP04/27/2011CoStar Group (CSGP)Cash Plus Stock$860 million$18.89$17.56247,20212/31/20117.60%231.08%
+BXG11/14/2011BFC Financial Corporation (BFCF.PK)All StockN/A$2.96$2.7681,55106/30/20127.25%13.63%
+TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)All StockN/A$21.38$19.98N/A06/30/20127.03%13.22%
+CTBC10/26/2011Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (BHLB)All Stock$30 million$7.95$7.474,06804/30/20126.39%17.55%
+GEDU11/21/2011Pearson plc (N/A)All Cash$294 million$11.01$10.36398,33812/31/20116.27%190.84%
+GR09/21/2011United Technologies Corp. (UTX)All Cash$18.4 billion$127.50$122.731,274,56506/30/20123.89%7.31%
+SNDA11/22/2011Premium Lead Company Limited (“Parent”) and New Era Investment Holding Ltd. (N/A)All Cash$2.3 billion$41.35$39.98250,11703/31/20123.43%12.14%
+MMI08/15/2011Google (GOOG)All Cash$12.5 billion$40.00$38.702,099,63901/31/20123.36%28.51%
+HNB06/02/2011BankUnited Inc. (BKU)Cash Plus Stock$71.4 million$3.56$3.452,60012/31/20113.15%95.83%
+LAVA11/30/2011Synopsys Inc. (SNPS)All Cash$507 million$7.35$7.171,797,76103/31/20122.51%8.90%
+CEG04/28/2011Exelon Corporation (EXC)All Stock$7.9 billion$39.84$38.963,945,47501/31/20122.26%19.20%
+PGN01/10/2011Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)All Stock$13.7 billion$54.89$53.712,937,43712/31/20112.19%66.75%
+HGIC09/29/2011Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co (N/A)All Cash$760 million$60.00$58.78199,83901/31/20122.08%17.62%
+TRH11/21/2011Alleghany Corporation (Y)Cash Plus Stock$3.4 billion$55.77$54.75446,99603/31/20121.86%6.59%
+BCSI12/09/2011Thoma Bravo, LLC (N/A)All Cash$1.3 billion$25.81$25.343,120,43603/31/20121.85%6.57%
+ADPI11/07/2011JLL Partners, Inc. (N/A)All Cash$398 million$19.00$18.67222,54203/31/20121.77%6.26%
+AATI05/26/2011Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (SWKS)All Cash$258.6 million$5.80$5.74869,28912/31/20111.05%31.79%
+VPF11/17/2011CTS Corp (N/A)All Cash$18 million$4.15$4.118,10001/31/20120.97%8.26%
+STBC04/28/2011Valley National Bancorp (VLY)All Stock$222 million$11.69$11.5876,22001/15/20120.95%12.84%
+NETL09/12/2011Broadcom (BRCM)All Cash$3.7 billion$50.00$49.55732,36206/30/20120.91%1.71%
+CPX10/10/2011Superior Energy Services (SPN)Cash Plus Stock$2.7 billion$32.83$32.542,019,79612/31/20110.88%26.81%
+SONE10/03/2011ACI Worldwide (ACIW)Cash Plus Stock$516 million$9.72$9.64551,73312/31/20110.87%26.41%
+PNS11/10/2011Avnet (AVT)All Cash$22 million$2.40$2.3829,11801/31/20120.84%7.13%
+HS10/24/2011Cigna (CI)All Cash$3.8 billion$55.00$54.57864,00106/30/20120.79%1.48%
+TOBC06/20/2011Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ)All Stock$343 million$27.72$27.5162,40403/31/20120.77%2.73%
+TIN09/06/2011International Paper (IP)All Cash$4.3 billion$32.00$31.771,292,79703/31/20120.72%2.57%
+RNOW10/24/2011Oracle (ORCL)All Cash$1.5 billion$43.00$42.70622,20203/31/20120.70%2.49%
+DMAN12/08/2011International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)All Cash$440 million$13.20$13.11910,92003/31/20120.69%2.43%
+INXI11/01/2011Presidio (N/A)All CashN/A$8.75$8.7028,71703/31/20120.57%2.04%
+NVLS12/14/2011Lam Research Corp (LRCX)All Stock$3.3 billion$40.41$40.187,957,79506/30/20120.57%1.08%
+PNNW11/12/2010City of Nashua (N/A)All Cash$138 million$29.00$28.8425,53812/31/20110.55%16.87%
+NDN10/11/2011affiliates of Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (N/A)All Cash$1.6 billion$22.00$21.89906,85203/31/20120.50%1.78%
+SONO12/15/2011FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (N/A)All Cash$995 million$54.00$53.8941,10603/31/20120.37%1.32%
+SYNO12/13/2011Baxter International Inc. (BAX)All Cash$325 million$28.00$27.90260,74803/31/20120.36%1.27%
+PVSA06/15/2011F.N.B. Corporation (FNB)All Stock$130 million$23.87$23.799,71912/31/20110.34%10.34%
+SFSF12/03/2011SAP AG (SAP)All Cash$3.4 billion$40.00$39.885,900,50203/31/20120.30%1.07%
+FRPT11/07/2011General Dynamics Corp. (GD)All Cash$360 million$5.52$5.511,762,16112/31/20110.18%5.52%
+CV07/12/2011Gaz metro Limited Partnership (N/A)All Cash$702 million$35.25$35.20117,59412/31/20110.14%4.32%
+MSSR11/08/2011Landry’s, Inc. (N/A)All Cash$131.6 million$8.75$8.74178,90501/15/20120.11%1.55%
+MFW09/12/2011MacAndrews and Forbes (N/A)All CashN/A$25.00$24.98305,62612/31/20110.08%2.44%
+SNSTA11/03/2011SAC an affiliate of Hospitality Properties Trust (N/A)All Cash$174 million$31.00$31.00N/A03/31/20120.00%0.00%
+TKLC11/07/2011a consortium led by Siris Capital Group, LLC (N/A)All Cash$780 million$11.00$11.011,117,71503/31/2012-0.09%-0.32%
+AMAC09/22/2011Tunstall Healthcare Group Limited (N/A)All Cash$82.3 million$8.55$8.568,40612/31/2011-0.12%-3.55%
+NST10/18/2010Northeast Utilities (NU)All Stock$4.17 billion$45.58$45.84844,09912/31/2011-0.57%-17.33%
+BFSB08/17/2011Investors Bancorp, Inc. (ISBC)All Cash$10.3 million$0.80$0.82027,14012/31/2011-2.44%-74.19%
+SUG06/16/2011Energy Transfer Equity (ETE)All Stock$9.4 billion$38.84$42.213,155,77903/31/2012-7.98%-28.29%
+BARI04/20/2011Brookline Bancorp (BRKL)Cash Plus Stock$234 million$36.64$42.6520,73912/31/2011-14.08%-428.29%
+NYX02/15/2011Deutsche Boerse (N/A)All StockN/A$13.93$26.233,638,75312/31/2011-46.91%-1426.78%