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 May 17, 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 arbitrage list constituents is also now available featuring commentary on RRGB, BITA, FSCT & WBC.
Additional Merger Arbitrage Resources
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- Quickly obtain merger details and news updates on selected deals such as
- Visit our deals category for more pending all cash acquisitions & stock deal mergers and takeovers, or click the blue link in the spreadsheet below
- Visit our closed deals or failed deals categories 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 May 17, 2020
The Past
- CLOSURES
- There were no deal closures from the previous list during the past week
- FAILURES
- There were no deal failures from the previous list during the past week
- LIST REMOVALS
- There were no additional removals from the list this week
- CLOSURES
The Present
- CONSTITUENTS
- The T20 list operates with a full complement of 20 constituent deals
- NEW DEALS ENTRY(S)
- There were no new deals that enter the list this week
- EXISTING DEAL ENTRY(S)
- There are no existing deals that enter the list this week
- LARGEST SPREAD
- The largest simple spread this week is Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) offering 210.80%.
- CONSTITUENTS
| Date | Avg. Simple Spread | ECD* | Annualized Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | 20.63% | June 15 | 182.15% |
| April 17 | 18.27% | June 30 | 128.80% |
| April 24 | 17.32% | June 24 | 160.07% |
| May 1 | 15.45% | July 9 | 113.82% |
| May 8 | 13.76% | July 14 | 101.84% |
| May 15 | 16.93% | August 12 | 89.92% |
| Week Ending | Friday May 15, 2020 | ||
The Future
- EARNINGS
- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) has a scheduled earnings announcement on May 21
- DIVIDENDS
- There are no dividend announcements scheduled for the coming week from list members
- REGULATORY
- There are no regulatory announcements scheduled for this week
- MEETINGS
- There are no special meetings scheduled for this week
- EARNINGS
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…
- Economic news rose to the fore as earnings season winds down. Retail sales and industrial production for April registered their steepest declines since 1957. However, the move to block semiconductor shipments to Huawei escalating tension with China has caused many investors to question any further extent of the current market rebound.
- Spreads gave up ground during the week in conjunction with various adjustments to the expected closing date given on some deals. We expect deals with Chinese connections to once again rise to prominence as tensions rise. As COVID-19 is merged into the trade war, we expect more regulatory activity in the M&A arena. For a more in depth discussion of how the COVID-19 pandemic is effecting merger arbitrage investing, see our article Covid-19 and Merger Arbitrage Trading.
