Merger Arbitrage Mondays – December 26, 2011

  • December 26, 2011

Merger activity increased last week with six new deals announced and four 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 2011202
Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 20116
Total Number of Pending Deals
Cash Deals33
Stock Deals15
Stock & Cash Deals9
Total Number of Pending Deals57

New Deals:

  1. The acquisition of Winn-Dixie Stores (WINN) by BI-LO for $560 million or $9.50 per share in cash.
  2. The acquisition of CommerceFirst Bancorp (CMFB) by Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) for $25.4 million in a cash plus stock deal, where shareholders of CommerceFirst Bancorp will receive 0.8043 Sandy Spring shares for each CommerceFirst share or the cash consideration will be $13.60 per share. CommerceFirst shareholders will be permitted to elect Sandy Spring common stock or cash, or a combination of each; subject to proration procedures to preserve the aggregate 50% stock and 50% cash consideration mix.
  3. The acquisition of WCA Waste Corporation (WCAA) by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II for $526 million or $6.5 per share in cash.
  4. The acquisition of Delphi Financial Group (DFG) by Tokio Marine Holdings for $2.7 billion or $43.875 per Class A share and $52.875 per Class B share in cash, through TMHD’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (TMNF). In addition, Delphi shareholders will receive $1.00 in cash per share pursuant to a one-time special dividend from Delphi for each share of Class A and Class B stock they own.
  5. The acquisition of Parlux Fragrances (PARL) by Perfumania Holdings (PERF) for $170 million, where shareholders of Parlux fragrances can elect to receive either $4.00 in cash plus 0.20 shares of Perfumania common stock or (ii) .53333 shares of Perfumania common stock, subject to proration. The maximum amount of cash that will be paid as merger consideration is $61,895,288, and the maximum number of Perfumania shares issuable in the merger is 5,919,052.
  6. The acquisition of Baldwin Technology (BLD) by Forsyth Baldwin, LLC for $27.3 million, where shareholders of Baldwin Technology will receive $0.96 per share in cash, subject to adjustment at closing based on certain criteria, including the extent that the difference between Baldwin Technology’s aggregate cash balances and the balance of aged accounts payable is less than $1,800,000.

Closed Deals:

  1. The acquisition of M & F Worldwide (MFW) by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings on December 21, 2011.
  2. The acquisition of Global Education & Technology Group (GEDU) by Pearson plc on December 21, 2011.
  3. The acquisition of Force Protection (FRPT) by General Dynamics (GD) on December 22, 2011.
  4. The acquisition of American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) by Tunstall Healthcare Group on December 22, 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)$65.45$56.1006/30/201216.67%32.54%
VTRO10/17/2011Inuvo, Inc. (INUV)$1.27$1.1103/31/201214.21%54.02%
CADC10/24/2011Novel Gain Holdings Limited (N/A)$2.65$2.3503/31/201212.77%48.54%
CMFB12/20/2011Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (SASR)$14.44$12.8906/30/201212.00%23.43%
VRUS11/21/2011Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)$137.00$123.0203/31/201211.36%43.21%
EP10/16/2011Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)$28.74$26.2006/30/20129.71%18.96%
CTBC10/26/2011Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (BHLB)$8.43$7.7304/30/20129.03%26.15%
BLD12/23/2011Forsyth Baldwin, LLC (N/A)$0.96$0.9006/30/20126.67%13.01%
TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)$21.41$20.0906/30/20126.58%12.83%
LOOP04/27/2011CoStar Group (CSGP)$18.98$18.3112/31/20113.67%267.85%

List of all pending deals:

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

Note: Please disregard the large spread for PARL. The announcement came out right before market close on Friday and trading in both PARL and PERF was halted. Our Merger Arbitrage tool should display the correct spread when these stocks start trading again.

SymbolAnnounced

Date

Acquiring

Company

Deal

Type

Closing

Value

Closing

Price

Last

Price

VolumeClosing

Date

ProfitAnnu.

Profit

+PARL12/23/2011Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (PERF)All Stock$170 million$10.51$3.4789,05206/30/2012202.78%395.81%
+MHS07/21/2011Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX)Cash Plus Stock$29.1 billion$65.45$56.101,523,95106/30/201216.67%32.54%
+VTRO10/17/2011Inuvo, Inc. (INUV)All StockN/A$1.27$1.1117,01403/31/201214.21%54.02%
+CADC10/24/2011Novel Gain Holdings Limited (N/A)All CashN/A$2.65$2.3565,40003/31/201212.77%48.54%
+CMFB12/20/2011Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (SASR)All Stock$25.4 million$14.44$12.89N/A06/30/201212.00%23.43%
+VRUS11/21/2011Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)All Cash$11 billion$137.00$123.021,724,43303/31/201211.36%43.21%
+EP10/16/2011Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)Cash Plus Stock$21 billion$28.74$26.203,960,47506/30/20129.71%18.96%
+CTBC10/26/2011Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (BHLB)All Stock$30 million$8.43$7.7335,73104/30/20129.03%26.15%
+BLD12/23/2011Forsyth Baldwin, LLC (N/A)All Cash$27.3 million$0.96$0.901,069,34806/30/20126.67%13.01%
+TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)All StockN/A$21.41$20.09418,17906/30/20126.58%12.83%
+LOOP04/27/2011CoStar Group (CSGP)Cash Plus Stock$860 million$18.98$18.31348,75212/31/20113.67%267.85%
+GR09/21/2011United Technologies Corp. (UTX)All Cash$18.4 billion$127.50$123.40585,03406/30/20123.32%6.49%
+MMI08/15/2011Google (GOOG)All Cash$12.5 billion$40.00$38.761,061,71901/31/20123.20%32.44%
+SNDA11/22/2011Premium Lead Company Limited (“Parent”) and New Era Investment Holding Ltd. (N/A)All Cash$2.3 billion$41.35$40.0835,01103/31/20123.17%12.05%
+PGN01/10/2011Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)All Stock$13.7 billion$57.19$55.62892,57812/31/20112.82%205.75%
+LAVA11/30/2011Synopsys Inc. (SNPS)All Cash$507 million$7.35$7.161,072,76903/31/20122.65%10.09%
+RRR12/16/2011United Rentals, Inc. (URI)Cash Plus Stock$1.9 billion$19.21$18.772,324,87806/30/20122.36%4.61%
+NST10/18/2010Northeast Utilities (NU)All Stock$4.17 billion$46.85$45.89181,25812/31/20112.10%152.95%
+CEG04/28/2011Exelon Corporation (EXC)All Stock$7.9 billion$40.47$39.71704,64001/31/20121.92%19.50%
+HGIC09/29/2011Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co (N/A)All Cash$760 million$60.00$58.8835,51401/31/20121.90%19.29%
+BCSI12/09/2011Thoma Bravo, LLC (N/A)All Cash$1.3 billion$25.81$25.33965,40203/31/20121.89%7.20%
+TRH11/21/2011Alleghany Corporation (Y)Cash Plus Stock$3.4 billion$55.79$54.90238,23203/31/20121.62%6.15%
+DFG12/21/2011Tokio Marine Holdings (N/A)All Cash$2.7 billion$44.80$44.131,428,65206/30/20121.52%2.96%
+WINN12/19/2011BI-LO, LLC (N/A)All Cash$560 million$9.50$9.3651,430,99704/30/20121.44%4.18%
+TOBC06/20/2011Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ)All Stock$343 million$28.80$28.4041,16903/31/20121.40%5.32%
+PNS11/10/2011Avnet (AVT)All Cash$22 million$2.40$2.372,60001/31/20121.27%12.83%
+TIN09/06/2011International Paper (IP)All Cash$4.3 billion$32.00$31.61501,81703/31/20121.23%4.69%
+ADPI11/07/2011JLL Partners, Inc. (N/A)All Cash$398 million$19.00$18.7982,27503/31/20121.12%4.25%
+NETL09/12/2011Broadcom (BRCM)All Cash$3.7 billion$50.00$49.47757,69706/30/20121.07%2.09%
+NVLS12/14/2011Lam Research Corp (LRCX)All Stock$3.3 billion$41.55$41.121,406,16406/30/20121.04%2.02%
+VPF11/17/2011CTS Corp (N/A)All Cash$18 million$4.15$4.112,50001/31/20120.97%9.87%
+SONE10/03/2011ACI Worldwide (ACIW)Cash Plus Stock$516 million$9.76$9.68119,98012/31/20110.87%63.44%
+SYNO12/13/2011Baxter International Inc. (BAX)All Cash$325 million$28.00$27.79283,40903/31/20120.76%2.87%
+CPX10/10/2011Superior Energy Services (SPN)Cash Plus Stock$2.7 billion$34.72$34.461,025,66512/31/20110.75%54.41%
+TKLC11/07/2011a consortium led by Siris Capital Group, LLC (N/A)All Cash$780 million$11.00$10.921,835,24203/31/20120.73%2.79%
+MRT12/16/2011Fertitta Morton (N/A)All Cash$116.6 million$6.90$6.85100,18702/15/20120.73%5.22%
+RNOW10/24/2011Oracle (ORCL)All Cash$1.5 billion$43.00$42.69270,60903/31/20120.73%2.76%
+AATI05/26/2011Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (SWKS)All Cash$258.6 million$5.80$5.76326,28112/31/20110.69%50.69%
+SFSF12/03/2011SAP AG (SAP)All Cash$3.4 billion$40.00$39.731,423,46003/31/20120.68%2.58%
+HS10/24/2011Cigna (CI)All Cash$3.8 billion$55.00$54.64220,81006/30/20120.66%1.29%
+PNNW11/12/2010City of Nashua (N/A)All Cash$138 million$29.00$28.827,34412/31/20110.62%45.59%
+DMAN12/08/2011International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)All Cash$440 million$13.20$13.131,078,76103/31/20120.53%2.03%
+NDN10/11/2011affiliates of Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (N/A)All Cash$1.6 billion$22.00$21.92323,43603/31/20120.36%1.39%
+INXI11/01/2011Presidio (N/A)All CashN/A$8.75$8.722,87003/31/20120.34%1.31%
+MSSR11/08/2011Landry’s, Inc. (N/A)All Cash$131.6 million$8.75$8.7268,03401/15/20120.34%6.28%
+STBC04/28/2011Valley National Bancorp (VLY)All Stock$222 million$12.14$12.106,90201/15/20120.33%6.03%
+SNSTA11/03/2011SAC an affiliate of Hospitality Properties Trust (N/A)All Cash$174 million$31.00$30.9030003/31/20120.32%1.23%
+CV07/12/2011Gaz metro Limited Partnership (N/A)All Cash$702 million$35.25$35.1512,90312/31/20110.28%20.77%
+SONO12/15/2011FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (N/A)All Cash$995 million$54.00$53.8635,82103/31/20120.26%0.99%
+PVSA06/15/2011F.N.B. Corporation (FNB)All Stock$130 million$24.61$24.584,10012/31/20110.13%9.33%
+BARI04/20/2011Brookline Bancorp (BRKL)Cash Plus Stock$234 million$38.61$38.592,57812/31/20110.06%4.28%
+HNB06/02/2011BankUnited Inc. (BKU)Cash Plus Stock$71.4 million$3.65$3.691,00512/31/2011-1.06%-77.63%
+WCAA12/21/2011Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II (N/A)All Cash$526 million$6.50$6.621,495,05503/31/2012-1.81%-6.89%
+BXG11/14/2011BFC Financial Corporation (BFCF.PK)All StockN/A$2.75$2.87153,54806/30/2012-4.11%-8.03%
+SUG06/16/2011Energy Transfer Equity (ETE)All Stock$9.4 billion$39.80$42.191,306,76403/31/2012-5.66%-21.54%
+BFSB08/17/2011Investors Bancorp, Inc. (ISBC)All Cash$10.3 million$0.80$0.923,57612/31/2011-13.04%-952.17%
+NYX02/15/2011Deutsche Boerse (N/A)All StockN/A$13.93$26.381,374,99912/31/2011-47.21%-3446.30%