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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – January 9, 2012

  • January 9, 2012

Merger activity came to a halt last week as no new deals were announced. Three pending deals closed.

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 That Closed in 20124
Total Number of Pending Deals
Cash Deals31
Stock Deals13
Stock & Cash Deals9
Total Number of Pending Deals53

Updated Deals:

  1. On January 4, 2012, LoopNet (LOOP) and CoStar (CSGP) agreed to further extend the the waiting period for the merger of the two firms to close.

Closed Deals:

  1. The acquisition of Bancorp Rhode Island (BARI) by Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) on January 3, 2012.
  2. The acquisition of McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (MSSR) by Landry’s on January 4, 2012.
  3. The acquisition of Brooklyn Federal Bancorp (BFSB) by Investors Bancorp (ISBC) on January 6, 2012.

Top 10 deals with largest spreads:

SymbolAnnounced

Date

Acquiring

Company

Closing

Price

Last

Price

Closing

Date

ProfitAnnualized

Profit

PARL12/23/2011Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (PERF)$6.40$5.2406/30/201222.14%46.70%
VTRO10/17/2011Inuvo, Inc. (INUV)$1.22$1.0603/31/201215.22%67.75%
MHS07/21/2011Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX)$68.81$60.8306/30/201213.11%27.66%
EP10/16/2011Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)$29.38$26.1406/30/201212.40%26.16%
LOOP04/27/2011CoStar Group (CSGP)$18.81$17.1501/31/20129.68%160.52%
TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)$21.10$19.4806/30/20128.30%17.50%
CADC10/24/2011Novel Gain Holdings Limited (N/A)$2.65$2.4603/31/20127.72%34.38%
CTBC10/26/2011Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (BHLB)$8.64$8.1004/30/20126.63%21.62%
HGIC09/29/2011Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co (N/A)$60.00$56.4101/31/20126.36%105.59%
CMFB12/20/2011Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (SASR)$14.16$13.3506/30/20126.04%12.73%

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

+PARL12/23/2011Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (PERF)All Stock$170 million$6.40$5.24184,31906/30/201222.14%46.70%
+VTRO10/17/2011Inuvo, Inc. (INUV)All StockN/A$1.22$1.0613,58803/31/201215.22%67.75%
+MHS07/21/2011Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX)Cash Plus Stock$29.1 billion$68.81$60.834,794,98606/30/201213.11%27.66%
+EP10/16/2011Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)Cash Plus Stock$21 billion$29.38$26.1416,573,99806/30/201212.40%26.16%
+LOOP04/27/2011CoStar Group (CSGP)Cash Plus Stock$860 million$18.81$17.15526,76501/31/20129.68%160.52%
+TAM01/19/2011LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL)All StockN/A$21.10$19.48306,83406/30/20128.30%17.50%
+CADC10/24/2011Novel Gain Holdings Limited (N/A)All CashN/A$2.65$2.4661,69403/31/20127.72%34.38%
+CTBC10/26/2011Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (BHLB)All Stock$30 million$8.64$8.106,52504/30/20126.63%21.62%
+HGIC09/29/2011Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co (N/A)All Cash$760 million$60.00$56.41101,25501/31/20126.36%105.59%
+CMFB12/20/2011Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (SASR)All Stock$25.4 million$14.16$13.35N/A06/30/20126.04%12.73%
+CRIC12/28/2011E-House (China) Holdings (EJ)Cash Plus Stock$603 million$4.65$4.42129,02206/30/20125.29%11.17%
+BLD12/23/2011Forsyth Baldwin, LLC (N/A)All Cash$27.3 million$0.96$0.9151,90006/30/20124.92%10.38%
+VRUS11/21/2011Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)All Cash$11 billion$137.00$131.37523,03503/31/20124.29%19.08%
+MMI08/15/2011Google (GOOG)All Cash$12.5 billion$40.00$38.467,984,89101/31/20124.00%66.43%
+SNDA11/22/2011Premium Lead Company Limited (“Parent”) and New Era Investment Holding Ltd. (N/A)All Cash$2.3 billion$41.35$40.06100,17503/31/20123.22%14.33%
+GR09/21/2011United Technologies Corp. (UTX)All Cash$18.4 billion$127.50$123.64447,26506/30/20123.12%6.59%
+TOBC06/20/2011Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ)All Stock$343 million$30.74$29.8232,93803/31/20123.09%13.74%
+PGN01/10/2011Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)All Stock$13.7 billion$56.19$54.721,158,40303/31/20122.70%12.00%
+LAVA11/30/2011Synopsys Inc. (SNPS)All Cash$507 million$7.35$7.163,141,23603/31/20122.65%11.81%
+RRR12/16/2011United Rentals, Inc. (URI)Cash Plus Stock$1.9 billion$19.05$18.582,238,55306/30/20122.51%5.29%
+BXG11/14/2011BFC Financial Corporation (BFCF.PK)All StockN/A$3.04$2.9844,46006/30/20122.01%4.25%
+NVLS12/14/2011Lam Research Corp (LRCX)All Stock$3.3 billion$42.57$41.842,101,22706/30/20121.74%3.68%
+CEG04/28/2011Exelon Corporation (EXC)All Stock$7.9 billion$38.21$37.571,575,90301/31/20121.71%28.43%
+WINN12/19/2011BI-LO, LLC (N/A)All Cash$560 million$9.50$9.35914,84804/30/20121.60%5.23%
+NST10/18/2010Northeast Utilities (NU)All Stock$4.17 billion$45.92$45.221,088,24103/31/20121.55%6.89%
+DFG12/21/2011Tokio Marine Holdings (N/A)All Cash$2.7 billion$44.80$44.191,111,01706/30/20121.38%2.91%
+TRH11/21/2011Alleghany Corporation (Y)Cash Plus Stock$3.4 billion$55.76$55.00312,63703/31/20121.37%6.11%
+BCSI12/09/2011Thoma Bravo, LLC (N/A)All Cash$1.3 billion$25.81$25.57822,83403/31/20120.94%4.18%
+ADPI11/07/2011JLL Partners, Inc. (N/A)All Cash$398 million$19.00$18.8361,86103/31/20120.90%4.02%
+TIN09/06/2011International Paper (IP)All Cash$4.3 billion$32.00$31.722,105,91303/31/20120.88%3.93%
+PNS11/10/2011Avnet (AVT)All Cash$22 million$2.40$2.387,63001/31/20120.84%13.94%
+SONE10/03/2011ACI Worldwide (ACIW)Cash Plus Stock$516 million$9.70$9.62114,24601/30/20120.83%14.50%
+CPX10/10/2011Superior Energy Services (SPN)Cash Plus Stock$2.7 billion$35.05$34.821,200,71603/31/20120.65%2.91%
+HS10/24/2011Cigna (CI)All Cash$3.8 billion$55.00$54.65425,03206/30/20120.64%1.35%
+RNOW10/24/2011Oracle (ORCL)All Cash$1.5 billion$43.00$42.73259,72603/31/20120.63%2.81%
+NETL09/12/2011Broadcom (BRCM)All Cash$3.7 billion$50.00$49.70385,59306/30/20120.60%1.27%
+PNNW11/12/2010City of Nashua (N/A)All Cash$138 million$29.00$28.8538,94002/03/20120.52%7.59%
+SFSF12/03/2011SAP AG (SAP)All Cash$3.4 billion$40.00$39.804,658,38403/31/20120.50%2.24%
+SYNO12/13/2011Baxter International Inc. (BAX)All Cash$325 million$28.00$27.8671,18703/31/20120.50%2.24%
+VPF11/17/2011CTS Corp (N/A)All Cash$18 million$4.15$4.131,40001/31/20120.48%8.03%
+TKLC11/07/2011a consortium led by Siris Capital Group, LLC (N/A)All Cash$780 million$11.00$10.95406,00703/31/20120.46%2.03%
+SNSTA11/03/2011SAC an affiliate of Hospitality Properties Trust (N/A)All Cash$174 million$31.00$30.86N/A03/31/20120.45%2.02%
+MRT12/16/2011Fertitta Morton (N/A)All Cash$116.6 million$6.90$6.87112,54802/15/20120.44%4.31%
+DMAN12/08/2011International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)All Cash$440 million$13.20$13.15298,46603/31/20120.38%1.69%
+SONO12/15/2011FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (N/A)All Cash$995 million$54.00$53.8567,52203/31/20120.28%1.24%
+NDN10/11/2011affiliates of Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (N/A)All Cash$1.6 billion$22.00$21.96758,53603/31/20120.18%0.81%
+AATI05/26/2011Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (SWKS)All Cash$258.6 million$5.80$5.79411,93901/31/20120.17%2.87%
+CV07/12/2011Gaz metro Limited Partnership (N/A)All Cash$702 million$35.25$35.1981,29406/30/20120.17%0.36%
+WCAA12/21/2011Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II (N/A)All Cash$526 million$6.50$6.49316,06903/31/20120.15%0.69%
+CSA12/27/2011Ventas, Inc. (VTR)All Cash$700 million$4.25$4.31246,47606/30/2012-1.39%-2.94%
+SUG06/16/2011Energy Transfer Equity (ETE)All Stock$9.4 billion$40.90$42.403,078,95203/31/2012-3.54%-15.75%
+HNB06/02/2011BankUnited Inc. (BKU)Cash Plus Stock$71.4 million$3.63$3.855,60003/31/2012-5.64%-25.10%
+NYX02/15/2011Deutsche Boerse (N/A)All StockN/A$19.06$26.972,292,97803/31/2012-29.33%-130.57%