InsideArbitrage Event Driven Monitor – July 20, 2026

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Merger Arbitrage

1. CCRN: Shareholders of Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN) approved the company’s merger with Knox Lane at a special meeting of shareholders. The merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
2. LSTA: Kuva Labs announced that it has amended the Merger Agreement with Lisata Therapeutics (LSTA) to extend the Outside Date from July 17, 2026, to July 21, 2026. On July 16, 2026, Kuva Labs extended the expiration date of the tender offer to July 20, 2026, from July 16, 2026.
3. EA: Reuters reported that a group of investors, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is set to secure European Union approval for its acquisition of video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) under EU subsidy rules. The European Commission, which acts as the EU competition enforcer, is set to clear the deal after the end of its preliminary review under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) on July 30.

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