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A merger arbitrage lesson to learn

The big news ON Monday was the failed merger talks between Sun Microsystems and IBM. Sun Microsystems (JAVA) lost almost 23% of its value after the n[...] read more »
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Pfizer/Wyeth Merger Arbitrage Opportunity

Yesterday, the big news that moved markets was Pfizer’s 68 billion dollar acquisition of rival Wyeth. Pfizer will pay $33 in cash plus 0.985 shares of Pfizer stocks for each share of Wyeth. At Monday Wyeth closed at $43.39, which is 10.30% lower tha read more »
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Merck/Schering-Plough Merger Arbitrage Opportunity

In this tough market, investors are always looking for a way to make a buck. Merger Arbitrage is a strategy where investors could profit from the spr[...] read more »
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Arbitrage Opportunities – CEG and ROH

CEG and ROH continue to trade at steep discounts to their acquisition prices. read more »
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AT&T/Centennial Communications Merger Arbitrage Opportunity

Reader Saku tipped me on an interesting merger arbitrage opportunity, which has a large spread for arbitrageurs. In essence, AT&T (T) is acquiring Ce[...] read more »
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