Merger arbitrage is a strategy which allows investors to profit from upcoming corporate transactions by purchasing the takeover target's shares at a price lower than the proposed closing value. Merger ...

A stock-for-stock merger occurs when shares of one company are traded for another during an acquisition. Shareholders can trade the shares of the target company for shares in the acquiring firm's ...

When one company agrees to acquire another company, it usually pays a premium. Normally, however, there's a slight discount to that price in the market until the merger is fully consummated. The ...

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