Merger Arbitrage Spreads
This list of the largest merger arbitrage spreads is a FREE list of cash spreads trading on major US exchanges. The Merger Arbitrage Spread List March 1, 2020 is the latest list of opportunities available. The FREE spreadsheet below contains the latest essential deal information and criteria as per official company announcements. This merger arbitrage spread list provides the user with an investable database of deal spread opportunities. This information can provide a solid foundation for making merger arbitrage investing part of your investment portfolio.
We encourage traders and investors to perform their own due diligence before making investments. However, merger arbitrage (also known as risk arbitrage) is relatively simple to understand and execute. Review our strategy section and make risk arbitrage part of your investment strategy. A review and performance analysis of last weeks list constituents is also now available featuring commentary on BREW, CY, MLNX & RRGB.
Additional Merger Arbitrage Resources
Complementary to our merger arbitrage spread list, you can also access more FREE content using the menu bar above.
- Quickly obtain merger details and news updates on selected deals such as
- Visit our deals category for more pending all cash & stock deal acquisitions and takeovers, or click the blue link in the spreadsheet below
- Visit our closed deals category to review past deals
- Scroll through the listings on the “performance” and “strategy” pages to view our regular weekly output
- In addition, to the right you can see what everyone else is reading in “Recent Posts” or click on the “Categories” links
- Download our FREE to use Excel merger arbitrage spread calculation tool. This can calculate any stock-for-stock deal spreads you may be interested in trading along with detailed instructions for use. Investors can also use this tool in a pairs trading strategy
Merger Arbitrage Spread List March 1, 2020
The Past
- CLOSURES
- There were no deals from the list that closed during the week
- FAILURES
- There were no deal failures from the list during the past week
- LIST REMOVALS
- Adesto Technologies (IOTS) is removed from the list this week as the spread falls outside the top 20 ranking
- Changyou.com (CYOU) is removed from the list this week as the spread falls outside the top 20 ranking
- LogMeIn (LOGM) is removed from the list this week as the spread falls outside the top 20 ranking
- CLOSURES
The Present
- CONSTITUENTS
- The T20 list operates with a full complement of 20 constituent deals
- NEW DEALS ENTRY(S)
- EXISTING DEAL ENTRY(S)
- LARGEST SPREAD
- The largest simple spread this week is
- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) offering 45.45%.
- AVERAGE SPREAD
- The average spread of the T20 components is 5.39%, which is marginally lower than the previous week.
- The average completion date is May 22, 2020. This gives an annualized return of 26.52%.
- Previously, May 22, 12.19%
- CONSTITUENTS
The Future
- EARNINGS
- DIVIDENDS
- There are no dividends scheduled to be paid this week from list members
- REGULATORY
- There are no regulatory events expected from list members in the coming week
- MEETINGS
- Aircastle Limited (AYR) has a special meeting scheduled for March 6
We will announce deal news relating to this week’s T20 list in real time via our twitter feed @MergeArbLimited.
*These dates may include estimated dates. Traders are advised to check for updates on this site or via our twitter feed.
And Finally…
- The markets woke up to the reality this week of just how serious the coronavirus will be affecting the global economy. Although we previously suggested that the fact that “the Chinese has lowered rates in an attempt to support the economy suggests the effect may be more serious than currently recognized” we still not envision a drop of this magnitude.
- Spreads widened violently during the week. Although we had warned they had become tight, this movement still represents a seismic shift. We suspect, once again, the portfolio will be largely effected by the volatility of RRGB which is now the largest simple spread in the index currently standing at 45.45%.
