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- Zynga (ZNGA) Gains More Real-Money Talent with Latest Purchase
- Stratasys' (SSYS) MakerBot Purchase Provides Better Consumer Exposure (DDD) (XONE)
- Final Conversion Ratio Offered by Pfizer (PFE) for Zoetis (ZTS) Shares is 0.9898
- Stratasys (SSYS) to Acquire MakerBot in All-Stock Deal
- Microsoft (MSFT) and Nokia (NOK) Talks Recently Broke Down Over Device Unit
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2013's Top Deals
Rumor News
- Microsoft (MSFT) Broke Off Talks W/ Nokia (NOK), Was Interested in Device Unit - DJ
- Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nokia (NOK) talks recently broke down - DJN
- UPDATE: Viropharma, Inc. (VPHM) Said to Attract Acquisition Interest - Reuters
- UPDATE: Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX) to Bid for Elan (ELN)
- UPDATE: Herbalife (HLF) Sees Intra-Day Pressure
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Top 50 Takeover Targets
Merger Arbitrage
| Company | Ticker | Acquirer | Announced Date | Deal Price | Current Price | Spread | Expected Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Tire & Rubber | CTB | Apollo Tyres Ltd | 6/12/2013 | $35.00 | $32.60 | 7.4% | 12/31/2013 |
| ExactTarget | ET | Salesforce.com | 6/4/2013 | $33.75 | $33.65 | 0.3% | 7/31/2013 |
| Lender Processing Services, Inc. | LPS | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 5/28/2013 | $22.93 | $31.90 | -28.1% | 12/31/2013 |
| CapLease, Inc. | LSE | American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. | 5/28/2013 | $8.50 | $8.52 | -0.2% | 9/30/2013 |
| NV Energy | NVE | Berkshire Hathaway | 5/29/2013 | $23.75 | $23.53 | 0.9% | 3/31/2014 |
| Omthera Pharmaceuticals | OMTH | AstraZeneca | 5/28/2013 | $12.70 | $13.10 | -3.1% | 9/30/2013 |
| rue21 | RUE | Apax Partners | 5/23/2013 | $42.00 | $41.60 | 1% | 12/31/2013 |
| Smithfield Foods | SFD | Shuanghui International | 5/30/2013 | $34.00 | $33.01 | 3% | 12/31/2013 |
| Stewart Enterprises | STEI | Service Corporation | 5/29/2013 | $13.25 | $13.07 | 1.4% | 3/31/2014 |
| StellarOne | STEL | Union First Market Bankshares | 6/10/2013 | $19.45 | $19.08 | 1.9% | 1/1/2014 |
Highlighted Deal

On February 14, H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) confirmed a deal to be acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) and 3G Capital for $72.50 per share in cash or $28 billion.
The per share price represents a 20% premium to Heinz’s closing share price of $60.48 on February 13, 2013, a 19% premium to Heinz’s all-time high share price, a 23% premium to the 90-day average Heinz share price and a... CONTINUE
