Merger Arbitrage 7
Stock Swap Mergers with a Collar
Leveraged Buyouts and Hostile Takeovers
Growth and Recent Developments in Merger Arbitrage
Deal Flow and Other Factors Affecting Volume
Stress Period: The Third Quarter of 1998
Merger arbitrage usually involves buying the common stock of a company that is being acquired, or merging with another company and selling short the stock of the acquiring company. Some managers may use options rather than stocks if the trade can be done more cheaply that way.
The target company's stock will typically ...
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