Merger Arbitrage Spreads
The merger arbitrage spreads list is a FREE list of the largest all-cash deal spreads trading on a major U.S. stock exchange. Namely, this is the most recent list update of merger Arbitrage Spread List December 6, 2020. The FREE merger tracker spreadsheet below contains the latest essential deal information and criteria as per official company announcements. Thus providing the user with a merger arb spread tracker list and investable database of the largest 20 deal spread opportunities. We refer to this list of arbitrage spreads of pending mergers as the “T20 Index” & “T20 portfolio”. Finally, we demonstrate how examples of this information can provide a solid investment foundation.
Prior to the spread list we review the changes to the list and upcoming any announcements to list members in the “Past, Present & Future” Table. Following the list, we show the average annualized return for the aggregate merger arbitrage spread list using current returns and official expected closing dates.
A review and performance analysis of last weeks arbitrage list constituents is also now available featuring commentary on FIT, RESI, SOGO & UROV. Review our strategy section for further resources and make risk arbitrage part of your investment strategy. We encourage traders and investors to perform their own due diligence before making investments.
Merger Arbitrage Spreads Activity Analysis Table
The Past | |||
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Closures | Hudson (HUD) Mobileiron (MOB) BioSpecifics Technologies (BSTC) | ||
Failures | None | ||
Index Removals | Acacia Communications (ACIA) - Stock traded at/above offer price | ||
The Present | |||
Constituents | 15 constituent deals out of a maximum of 20 | ||
New Deal Entry(s) | None | ||
Existing Deal Entry(s) | None | ||
Largest Simple Spread | Sogou (SOGO) - 4.05% | ||
The Future for the week beginning November 30 | |||
Earnings | HD Supply Holdings (HDS) | December 7 | |
Dividends | None | - | |
Extraordinary General Meeting | None | - | |
Hart-Scott-Rodino | Urovant Sciences (UROV) | December 12 | |
Go-Shop Expiry | None | - |
We will announce deal news relating to this week’s T20 Index 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.
Merger Arbitrage Spread List December 6, 2020
Average Potential Return for T20 Index Cash Merger Arbitrage Spreads
Date | Avg. Simple Spread | ECD* | Annualized Spread |
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November 8 | 1.57% | March 11, 2021 | 4.65% |
November 15 | 1.28% | March 18, 2021 | 3.78% |
November 22 | 1.30% | March 30, 2021 | 5.14% |
November 29 | 1.34% | April 4, 2021 | 4.86% |
December 6 | 1.34% | April 19, 2021 | 3.76% |
Week Ending | Friday December 4, 2020 |
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
- Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR) Acquisition
- Salesforce (CRM) & Slack (WORK) Merger
- S&P Global (SPGI) & IHS Markit (INFO) Merger
- RSA Insurance Group (RSAIF) Acquisition
- Codemasters (CDM.L) & Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) Merger
- Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN) Acquisition
- Visit our deals category for more pending all cash acquisitions & stock deal mergers and takeovers, or click the blue link in the spreadsheet above
- 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
- Quickly obtain merger details and news updates on selected deals such as