Merger Arbitrage Mondays – November 13, 2017
Merger activity decreased last week with two new deals announced and one pending deal closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool (MAT) that automatically updates itself during market hours.
There were two new deals announced in the Deals in the Works section.
Deal Statistics:
| Total Number of Deals Closed in 2017 | 190 |
| Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 2017 | 11 |
| Total Number of Pending Deals |
| Cash Deals | 40 |
| Stock Deals | 21 |
| Stock & Cash Deals | 7 |
| Special Conditions | 10 |
| Total Number of Pending Deals | 78 |
| Total Deal Size | $946.97 billion |
New Deals:
- The acquisition of Alon USA Partners (ALDW) by Delek US Holdings (DK) for $778.02 million in an all stock deal. Under terms of the merger agreement, the owners of the outstanding common units in Alon Partners that Delek US and its affiliates do not currently own will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.49 Delek US shares for each common unit of Alon Partners.
- The acquisition of magicJack VocalTec (CALL) by B. Riley Financial (RILY) for $143 million or $8.71 per share in cash.
Deal Updates:
- On November 6, 2017, Broadcom (AVGO) proposed to acquire Qualcomm (QCOM) for $70.00 per share in cash and stock in a transaction valued at $130 billion. Broadcom’s proposal will stand whether Qualcomm’s Pending Acquisition of NXP (NXPI) is consummated on the currently disclosed terms of $110 per share or the NXP transaction is terminated.
- On November 7, 2017, Hawaiian Telcom Holdco (HCOM) announced that its stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger agreement with Cincinnati Bell (CBB).
- On November 7, 2017, Nabors Industries (NBR) and Tesco Corporation (TESO), jointly announced that the two companies have recently received anti-trust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Canada Competition Bureau. In addition, the approval process with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation was initiated, with its determination expected in the next few weeks.
- On November 8, 2017, U.S. antitrust regulators pressed for major changes to AT&T’s (T) proposed takeover of Time Warner (TWX), with demands that threaten one of the biggest media deals ever.
- On November 9, 2017, PharMerica Corporation (PMC), announced that at its special meeting of stockholders, a majority of the outstanding shares of PharMerica common stock voted to approve the adoption of the previously disclosed definitive merger agreement pursuant to which a newly formed company controlled by KKR, with Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as a minority investor, will acquire PharMerica.
- On November 9, 2017, Rice Energy (RICE) announced that its stockholders overwhelmingly approved the adoption of the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger between Rice Energy and EQT Corporation (EQT). With the receipt of both sets of required stockholder approvals, the transaction is expected to close Monday, November 13, 2017.
- On November 10, 2017, CombiMatrix Corporation (CBMX) announced that, based upon the final vote count for the Company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders, a majority of its stockholders voted to approve the previously announced merger agreement with Invitae Corporation (NVTA).
Closed Deals:
- The acquisition of Bankrate (RATE) by Red Ventures on November 8, 2017. It took 128 days for this deal to be completed.
Top 10 deals with largest spreads:
Closing
Price |
|---|
| GNW | 10/23/2016 | China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (N/A) | $5.43 | $3.57 | 12/31/2017 | 52.10% | 396.18% |
| MGI | 01/26/2017 | Ant Financial Services Group (N/A) | $18.00 | $15.00 | 12/31/2017 | 20.00% | 152.08% |
| TWX | 10/22/2016 | AT&T, Inc. (T) | $107.50 | $90.60 | 12/31/2017 | 18.65% | 141.84% |
| CBMX | 07/31/2017 | Invitae Corporation (NVTA) | $8.33 | $7.05 | 12/31/2017 | 18.16% | 138.06% |
| NXTM | 08/07/2017 | Fresenius Medical Care (N/A) | $30.00 | $25.79 | 06/30/2018 | 16.32% | 26.02% |
| SNI | 07/31/2017 | Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCK) | $90.00 | $79.18 | 03/31/2018 | 13.67% | 36.14% |
| SXE | 11/01/2017 | American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID) | $2.10 | $1.92 | 06/30/2018 | 9.17% | 14.61% |
| MON | 09/14/2016 | Bayer AG (BAYRY) | $128.00 | $118.30 | 01/31/2018 | 8.20% | 37.88% |
| YUME | 09/05/2017 | RhythmOne plc (RTHM.L) | $4.10 | $3.81 | 03/31/2018 | 7.63% | 20.17% |
| GLBL | 03/07/2017 | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM) | $5.10 | $4.75 | 12/31/2017 | 7.37% | 56.03% |
List of all pending deals:
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