Merger Arbitrage Mondays – September 16, 2013

Merger activity decreased last week with three new deals announced and one 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 2013	112
Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 2013	2
Total Number of Pending Deals
Cash Deals	55
Stock Deals	19
Stock & Cash Deals	7
Total Number of Pending Deals	81
Total Deal Size	$337.99 billion

New Deals:

The acquisition of Molex Incorporated (MOLX) by Koch Industries for $7.2 billion or $38.50 per share in cash.
The acquisition of Tower Financial Corporation (TOFC) by Old National Bancorp (ONB) for $107.7 million in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Tower Financial Corporation will receive 1.20 shares of Old National Bancorp common stock and $6.75 in cash for each share of Tower Financial common stock. The exchange ratio is subject to adjustment (calculated prior to closing) in the event shareholders’ equity of Tower Financial Corporation is below a specified amount.
The acquisition of Sterling Financial Corporation (STSA) by Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) for $2 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreeement, shareholders of Sterling Financial Corporation will receive 1.671 shares of Umpqua common stock and $2.18 cash for each share of Sterling common stock.

Closed Deals:

The acquisition of STEC, Inc. (STEC) by Western Digital Corporation (WDC) on September 12, 2013. It took 80 days for this deal to be completed.

Top 10 deals with largest spreads:

Symbol	Announced Date	Acquiring Company	Closing Price	Last Price	Closing Date	Profit	Annualized Profit
NLP	12/27/2012	J.D. Nichols & Brian F. Lavin (N/A)	$7.50	$5.03	09/30/2013	49.11%	1280.25%
WH	02/21/2013	WSP OCTG GROUP Ltd. (N/A)	$3.20	$2.67	12/31/2013	19.85%	68.35%
ISS	06/06/2013	Mr. Tianwen Liu, the Company’s CEO and the chairman of its Board of Directors, and ChinaAMC Capital Management Limited (N/A)	$5.85	$4.95	09/30/2013	18.18%	474.03%
NYX	12/20/2012	IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE)	$46.59	$41.82	12/31/2013	11.42%	39.31%
EVAC	08/19/2013	Atlas Copco Group (N/A)	$10.50	$9.91	03/31/2014	5.95%	11.09%
MFLR	05/14/2013	Independent Bank Corp. (INDB)	$20.22	$19.16	12/31/2013	5.54%	19.07%
CTB	06/12/2013	Apollo Tyres Ltd (N/A)	$35.00	$33.22	12/31/2013	5.36%	18.45%
HWG	06/05/2013	Hallwood Financial Limited (N/A)	$10.00	$9.51	09/30/2013	5.15%	134.33%
HCBK	08/27/2012	M&T Bank Corporation (MTB)	$9.41	$9.03	01/31/2014	4.16%	11.08%
BCSB	06/14/2013	F.N.B. Corporation (FNB)	$25.17	$24.19	12/31/2013	4.04%	13.92%

List of all pending deals:

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