Merger Arbitrage Mondays – February 11, 2013
Merger activity decreased last week with five new deals announced and three deals closing.
You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours.
Deal Statistics:
New Deals:
- The acquisition of Acme Packet (APKT) by Oracle (ORCL) for $1.7 billion or $29.25 per share in cash.
- The acquisition of Dell (DELL) by Michael Dell, Dell’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake for $24.4 billion or $13.65 per share in cash.
- The acquisition of Virgin Media (VMED) by Liberty Global (LBTYA) for $23.3 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Virgin Media will receive $17.50 in cash, 0.2582 Liberty Global Series A shares and 0.1928 Liberty Global Series C shares for each Virgin Media share that they hold. This deal has not been added to our database since the stock portion of the deal is split across two securities.
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