Merger Arbitrage Mondays – October 29, 2018
Merger activity decreased last week with five new deals announced and four pending deals closing. We saw one of the largest acquisitions in the software industry with IBM paying a huge premium to acquire Red Hat. We also saw yet another Master Limited Partnership (MLP) merge into its General Partner to simplify its corporate structure. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool (MAT) that automatically updates itself during market hours.
There were four new deals announced in the Deals in the Works section.
Deal Statistics:
| Total Number of Deals Closed in 2018 | 135 |
| Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 2018 | 14 |
| Total Number of Pending Deals |
| Cash Deals | 43 |
| Stock Deals | 28 |
| Stock & Cash Deals | 14 |
| Special Conditions | 5 |
| Total Number of Pending Deals | 90 |
| Total Deal Size | $1.28 trillion |
New Deals:
- The acquisition of JetPay Corporation (JTPY) by NCR Corporation (NCR) for $184 million or $5.05 per share in cash.
- The acquisition of American Railcar Industries (ARII) by a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITE Rail Fund for $1.75 billion or $70.00 per share in cash.
- The acquisition of EnLink Midstream Partners (ENLK) by EnLink Midstream (ENLC) for $10.3 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, ENLK common unitholders will be entitled to receive 1.15 units of ENLC per ENLK unit owned.
- The acquisition of Hamilton Bancorp (HBK) by Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) for $58.5 million in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Hamilton shareholders will receive 0.54 shares of Orrstown common stock and $4.10 per share in cash for each share of Hamilton common stock owned by them. The cash consideration is subject to reduction based on potential losses, write-downs, or reserves related to certain identified loans.
- The acquisition of Red Hat (RHT) by IBM (IBM) for $34 billion or $190 per share in cash.
Deal Updates:
- On October 23, 2018, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended with respect to the proposed acquisition of Engility Holdings (EGL) by SAIC has expired.
- On October 23, 2018, Staples and Essendant (ESND) announced that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, affiliates of Staples, have extended the expiration time of the previously announced tender offer for all outstanding shares of Essendant’s common stock to November 5, 2018.
- On October 24, 2018, Pandora (P) announced the completion of the “go-shop” process under the merger agreement with Sirius XM Holdings.
- On October 24, 2018, Nevsun Resources (NSU) announced that it has been advised by Zijin Mining Group that Zijin has received one of the three required regulatory approvals from the People’s Republic of China and has received Canadian Competition Act clearance for Zijin’ s proposed friendly takeover bid of Nevsun.
- On October 26, 2018, The Delaware Department of Insurance (DDI) announced it has scheduled a public hearing on November 28, 2018 on the proposed acquisition of control of Delaware-domiciled Genworth Life Insurance Company by entities affiliated with China Oceanwide Holdings Group in connection with the merger of Oceanwide and Genworth Financial (GNW).
Closed Deals:
- The acquisition of SUPERVALU (SVU) by United Natural Foods (UNFI) on October 22, 2018. It took 88 days for this deal to be completed.
- The acquisition of Perry Ellis International (PERY) by George Feldenkreis, Perry Ellis’ founder on October 22, 2018. It took 129 days for this deal to be completed.
- The acquisition of Invuity (IVTY) by Stryker Corporation (SYK) on October 23, 2018. It took 42 days for this deal to be completed.
- The acquisition of Pinnacle Foods (PF) by Conagra Brands (CAG) on October 26, 2018. It took 121 days for this deal to be completed.
Top 10 deals with largest spreads:
Closing
Price |
|---|
| RHT | 10/28/2018 | IBM (IBM) | $190.00 | $116.68 | 12/31/2019 | 62.84% | 53.46% |
| GNW | 10/23/2016 | China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (N/A) | $5.43 | $3.61 | 12/01/2018 | 50.42% | 541.23% |
| SCG | 01/03/2018 | Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) | $47.95 | $36.57 | 12/31/2018 | 31.11% | 177.43% |
| KANG | 03/26/2018 | IK Healthcare Investment Limited (N/A) | $20.60 | $16.56 | 10/31/2018 | 24.40% | 2968.20% |
| EHIC | 04/06/2018 | Teamsport Parent Limited (N/A) | $13.50 | $11.65 | 12/31/2018 | 15.88% | 90.56% |
| SHPG | 05/08/2018 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TKPYY) | $194.74 | $169.25 | 06/30/2019 | 15.06% | 22.44% |
| ORBK | 03/19/2018 | KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC) | $60.66 | $52.79 | 12/31/2018 | 14.91% | 85.05% |
| S | 04/29/2018 | T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) | $6.68 | $5.84 | 06/30/2019 | 14.34% | 21.37% |
| STC | 03/16/2018 | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) | $45.77 | $40.59 | 06/30/2019 | 12.75% | 19.00% |
| RSYS | 07/02/2018 | Reliance Industries Limited (N/A) | $1.72 | $1.53 | 12/31/2018 | 12.42% | 70.82% |
List of all pending deals:
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