Merger Arbitrage Mondays – October 11, 2010

Symbols: CVR, DIVX, HGRD, ICXT, SNIC, UNCA
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Merger Activity remained steady this week with six new deals announced and four deals closing.

Deal Statistics:

Total Number of Deals Closed in 2010 85
Total Number of Deals That Did Not Complete in 2010 5
Total Number of Pending Deals
Cash Deals 52
Stock Deals 12
Stock & Cash Deals 13
Total Number of Pending Deals 77


New Deals:

  1. The acquisition of Actel Corporation (ACTL) by Microsemi Corporation (MSCC) for $430 million or $20.88 per share in cash.
  2. The acquisition of Thermadyne Holdings (THMD) by Irving Place Capital for $422 million or $15.00 per share in cash.
  3. The acquisition of T-3 Energy Services (TTES) by Robbins & Myers (RBN) for $422 million in a cash plus stock deal where T-3 shareholders will receive 0.894 common shares of Robbins & Myers plus $7.95 in cash.
  4. The acquisition of Henry Bros. Electronics (HBE) by Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (KTOS) for $45 million or $7.00 per share in cash.
  5. The acquisition of Monroe Bancorp (MROE) by Old National Bancorp (ONB) for $83.5 million in an all-stock deal, where Monroe shareholders will get 1.275 shares of Old National for every share held. The price worked out to $13.35 at the time of announcement and was a 148% premium to the closing price of Monroe Bancorp on Tuesday.
  6. The acquisition of Crucell NV (CRXL) by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) for $2.41 billion or $34.40 per share in cash.  


Modified Deals:

  1. On October 06, 2010, after terminating its previously announced agreement with Trustmark Corporation, Cadence Financial Corporation (CADE) agreed to be acquired by Community Bancorp LLC for $38 million or $2.50 per share in cash.


Closed Deals:

  1. The acquisition of ICx Technologies (ICXT) by FLIR Systems (FLIR) on October 04, 2010.
  2. The acquisition of Unica Corporation (UNCA) by International Business Machines (IBM) on October 06, 2010.
  3. The acquisition of Health Grades Inc (HGRD) by Vestar Capital Partners on October 07, 2010.
  4. The acquisition of DivX (DIVX) by Sonic Solutions (SNIC) on October 08, 2010. This was one of three deals I had highlighted as personally interesting to me and I wanted to get into but had to pass on because I could not find shares of Sonic Solutions to short. The other two were Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) which completed last week and Portec Rail Products (PRPX).


Top 10 Deals with largest spreads:

Symbol Announced
Date
Acquiring
Company
Closing
Price
Last
Price
Closing
Date
Profit Annu.
Profit
TLCR 06/07/2010 Grifols (GRF.MC) $28.53 $23.37 12/31/2010 22.10% 99.59%
MROE 10/06/2010 Old National Bancorp (ONB) $12.57 $10.9999 03/31/2011 14.29% 30.50%
MAJC 09/21/2010 Bayside Capital Partners (N/A) $0.45 $0.395 03/31/2011 13.92% 29.72%
SSE 02/23/2010 Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp (NVSL) $6.75 $6.03 12/31/2010 11.94% 53.81%
ADAM 08/30/2010 Ebix Inc. (EBIX) $7.12 $6.45 12/31/2010 10.41% 46.90%
DTG 04/26/2010 Avis (CAR) $53.12 $48.29 12/31/2010 10.00% 45.05%
AAI 09/27/2010 Southwest Airlines (LUV) $7.94 $7.36 03/31/2011 7.82% 16.70%
PVG 09/21/2010 Penn Virginia Resource Partners (PVR) $25.11 $23.74 12/31/2010 5.76% 25.96%
AYE 02/11/2010 FirstEnergy (FE) $25.66 $24.40 03/31/2011 5.16% 11.02%
Q 04/22/2010 Century Link (CTL) $6.62 $6.34 04/21/2011 4.35% 8.28%

List of all Pending Deals:

  Symbol Announced
Date
Acquiring
Company
Closing
Value
Closing
Price
Last
Price
Closing
Date
Profit Annu.

Profit

+ TLCR 06/07/2010 Grifols (GRF.MC) $3.4 billion $28.53 $23.37 12/31/2010 22.09% 99.55%
+ MROE 10/06/2010 Old National Bancorp (ONB) $83.5 million $12.57 $10.9999 03/31/2011 14.29% 30.50%
+ MAJC 09/21/2010 Bayside Capital Partners (N/A) $7.8 million $0.45 $0.395 03/31/2011 13.92% 29.72%
+ SSE 02/23/2010 Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp (NVSL) $19.5 million $6.75 $6.03 12/31/2010 11.94% 53.81%
+ ADAM 08/30/2010 Ebix Inc. (EBIX) $66 million $7.12 $6.45 12/31/2010 10.41% 46.90%
+ DTG 04/26/2010 Avis (CAR) $1.56 billion $53.12 $48.29 12/31/2010 10.00% 45.05%
+ AAI 09/27/2010 Southwest Airlines (LUV) $1.4 billion $7.94 $7.36 03/31/2011 7.82% 16.70%
+ PVG 09/21/2010 Penn Virginia Resource Partners (PVR) $954 million $25.11 $23.74 12/31/2010 5.76% 25.96%
+ AYE 02/11/2010 FirstEnergy (FE) $8.5 billion $25.66 $24.40 03/31/2011 5.16% 11.02%
+ Q 04/22/2010 Century Link (CTL) $10.6 billion $6.62 $6.34 04/21/2011 4.35% 8.28%
+ BGH 06/11/2010 Buckeye Partners LP (BPL) $1.14 billion $45.80 $44.00 12/31/2010 4.10% 18.47%
+ NCOC 09/28/2010 Ranger Energy Investments (N/A) $8.6 million $1.00 $0.9658 12/15/2010 3.54% 19.88%
+ ATBC 05/10/2010 Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) N/A $2.31 $2.25 12/31/2010 2.58% 11.62%
+ PRPX 02/17/2010 L.B. Foster Co. (FSTR) $112 million $11.80 $11.56 12/30/2010 2.08% 9.47%
+ NHWK 09/27/2010 Virtual Radiologic (N/A) $170 million $6.50 $6.37 03/31/2011 2.04% 4.36%
+ NAL 08/19/2010 First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) $1.5 billion $12.94 $12.68 05/15/2011 2.02% 3.41%
+ BNE 02/23/2010 RR Donnelley (RRD) $481 million $11.50 $11.28 09/30/2010 1.95% 0.00%
+ RAE 09/20/2010 Battery Ventures (N/A) $95 million $1.60 $1.57 12/31/2010 1.91% 8.61%
+ ID 09/20/2010 Safran (N/A) $1.1 billion $12.00 $11.78 03/31/2011 1.87% 3.99%
+ MFE 08/19/2010 Intel Corporation (INTC) $7.68 billion $48.00 $47.15 12/31/2010 1.80% 8.12%
+ SMTB 07/15/2010 People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT) $60 million $3.90 $3.84 12/31/2010 1.69% 7.60%
+ HBE 10/06/2010 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) $45 million $7.00 $6.89 12/31/2010 1.60% 7.19%
+ OCNW 09/16/2010 Calix Inc. (CALX) $171 million $7.62 $7.51 12/31/2010 1.52% 6.87%
+ OICO 09/14/2010 ITT Corporation (ITT) $29 million $12.50 $12.315 12/31/2010 1.50% 6.77%
+ TTES 10/06/2010 Robbins & Myers Inc. (RBN) $422 million $32.70 $32.24 12/31/2010 1.41% 6.37%
+ CCBP 08/09/2010 F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) $70 million $40.99 $40.50 12/31/2010 1.20% 5.42%
+ EPE 09/07/2010 Enterprise Products (EPD) $8 billion $61.44 $60.73 12/31/2010 1.17% 5.27%
+ XJT 08/04/2010 SkyWest (SKYW) $133 million $6.75 $6.68 12/31/2010 1.05% 4.72%
+ MIR 04/12/2010 RRI Energy In. (RRI) $1.6 billion $10.69 $10.58 12/31/2010 1.02% 4.60%
+ NRGP 08/09/2010 Inergy (NRGY) $2.07 billion $31.39 $31.07 12/31/2010 1.01% 4.57%
+ DDMX 10/01/2010 Greenbriar Equity Group (N/A) $210 million $21.25 $21.07 02/15/2011 0.85% 2.46%
+ WAIN 06/29/2010 Eastern Bank (N/A) $163 million $19.00 $18.84 12/31/2010 0.85% 3.83%
+ CLU 09/16/2010 Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) $247 million $12.00 $11.90 12/31/2010 0.84% 3.79%
+ INET 09/20/2010 an affiliate of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners (N/A) $640 million $13.35 $13.24 12/31/2010 0.83% 3.74%
+ OMNI 06/04/2010 Wellspring Capital Management (N/A) $122 million $2.75 $2.73 11/15/2010 0.73% 7.64%
+ ALOY 06/24/2010 ZelnickMedia (N/A) $126.5 million $9.80 $9.73 12/31/2010 0.72% 3.24%
+ NUHC 09/20/2010 Arrow Electronics (ARW) $130 million $7.00 $6.95 12/31/2010 0.72% 3.24%
+ ME 04/15/2010 Apache (APA) $2.7 billion $25.10 $24.93 12/31/2010 0.70% 3.14%
+ TUNE 09/08/2010 Zoran Corporation (ZRAN) $84 million $2.92 $2.90 12/31/2010 0.69% 3.11%
+ PTV 08/17/2010 Reynolds Group Holdings (N/A) $6 billion $33.25 $33.04 12/31/2010 0.64% 2.86%
+ OSTE 08/17/2010 Medtronic (MDT) $123 million $6.50 $6.46 12/31/2010 0.62% 2.79%
+ PZZ 08/16/2010 Leonard Green & Partners (N/A) $363 million $8.50 $8.45 12/31/2010 0.59% 2.67%
+ ADCT 07/13/2010 Tyco Electronics (TEL) $1.24 billion $12.75 $12.68 12/31/2010 0.55% 2.49%
+ CRXL 10/06/2010 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $2.41 billion $34.40 $34.23 03/31/2011 0.50% 1.06%
+ MAM 03/12/2010 Emera Inc (N/A) $75.7 million $45.00 $44.80 12/31/2010 0.45% 2.01%
+ PSYS 05/17/2010 Universal Health (N/A) $3.1 billion $33.75 $33.60 12/31/2010 0.45% 2.01%
+ ATAC 07/19/2010 Genco Distribution System Inc. (N/A) $513 million $25.00 $24.90 12/31/2010 0.40% 1.81%
+ PPCO 08/09/2010 Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP) $144 million $5.00 $4.98 12/31/2010 0.40% 1.81%
+ AMPH 09/01/2010 ProAssuarance (PRA) $233 million $32.50 $32.40 12/31/2010 0.31% 1.39%
+ LSBX 07/15/2010 People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT) $96 million $21.00 $20.94 12/31/2010 0.29% 1.29%
+ BKC 09/02/2010 3G Capital (N/A) $3.26 billion $24.00 $23.94 12/31/2010 0.25% 1.13%
+ ZGEN 09/07/2010 Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) $885 million $9.75 $9.73 12/31/2010 0.21% 0.93%
+ KEI 09/28/2010 Danaher Corporation (DHR) $340 million $21.60 $21.56 12/31/2010 0.19% 0.84%
+ AEZ 07/28/2010 Hess Corp (HES) $450 million $8.59 $8.57 12/31/2010 0.18% 0.81%
+ NZ 09/20/2010 International Business Machines (IBM) $1.7 billion $27.00 $26.96 12/31/2010 0.15% 0.67%
+ NYM 07/15/2010 ProSight (N/A) $230 million $25.75 $25.72 12/31/2010 0.12% 0.53%
+ ARST 09/13/2010 Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) $1.5 billion $43.50 $43.45 12/31/2010 0.12% 0.52%
+ COGT 08/30/2010 3M Co. (MMM) $943 million $10.50 $10.49 12/31/2010 0.10% 0.43%
+ ACAP 07/08/2010 The Doctors Company (N/A) $386 million $41.50 $41.47 12/31/2010 0.07% 0.33%
+ GLG 05/17/2010 Man Group (N/A) $1.6 billion $4.50 $4.50 10/15/2010 0.00% 0.00%
+ DTPI 08/24/2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers (N/A) $378 million $12.50 $12.51 12/31/2010 -0.08% -0.36%
+ THMD 10/05/2010 Irving Place Capital (N/A) $422 million $15.00 $15.03 12/31/2010 -0.20% -0.90%
+ STU 09/17/2010 Discover Financial Services (N/A) N/A $30.00 $30.10 12/31/2010 -0.33% -1.50%
+ ACV 09/27/2010 Unilever PLC (N/A) $3.7 billion $37.50 $37.67 12/31/2010 -0.45% -2.03%
+ PTEC 08/17/2010 Marlin Equity Partners (N/A) $139 million $3.85 $3.87 12/31/2010 -0.52% -2.33%
+ PTEC 08/17/2010 Marlin Equity Partners (N/A) $139 million $3.85 $3.87 12/31/2010 -0.52% -2.33%
+ ACTL 10/04/2010 Microsemi (MSCC) $430 million $20.88 $21.01 01/02/2011 -0.62% -2.72%
+ RSCR 09/07/2010 Onex Corp (N/A) $390 million $13.25 $13.61 12/31/2010 -2.65% -11.92%
+ CGC 10/01/2010 Gammon Gold (GRS) $288 million $4.49 $4.65 12/31/2010 -3.48% -15.66%
+ ALY 08/12/2010 Seawell (N/A) $890 million $4.25 $4.44 12/31/2010 -4.28% -19.28%
+ DYN 08/13/2010 Blackstone Group (BX) $4.7 billion $4.50 $4.71 12/31/2010 -4.46% -20.09%
+ ABII 06/30/2010 Celgene (CELG) $2.9 billion $73.13 $77.09 12/31/2010 -5.13% -23.12%
+ TRBN 08/12/2010 Emergent BioSolution (EBS) $96.8 million $4.33 $4.59 12/31/2010 -5.69% -25.66%
+ DVD 09/27/2010 )–Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc (DDE) N/A $1.71 $1.88 12/31/2010 -9.13% -41.13%
+ CADE 10/06/2010 Community Bancorp LLC (N/A) $38 million $2.25 $2.4799 03/31/2011 -9.41% -20.09%
+ BXC 07/22/2010 Cerberus Capital Management (N/A) $111.1 million $3.40 $4.00 12/31/2010 -15.00% -67.59%
+ OTIX 09/13/2010 William Demant (N/A) $50 million $8.60 $10.50 12/31/2010 -18.10% -81.54%

Contributing Author: Ann Kumar


 
 
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