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Is Matterport a Worthy Merger Arbitrage Play?

The Motley Fool

As a result, the proposed acquisition creates an opportunity known as merger arbitrage -- a short-term investing strategy where you buy stocks of companies trading below their acquisition prices. or more 0.02906 shares Matterport's Merger Arbitrage Opportunity As of this writing, Matterport trades for roughly $4.40

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iRobot Shows Just How Risky Investing in Mergers and Acquisitions Can Really Be

The Motley Fool

There's an investment tactic on Wall Street called merger arbitrage. On the surface, merger arbitrage seems like it would be easy, but iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) and Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) show it can be harder than it seems. There's no such thing as a free lunch The logic behind merger arbitrage is pretty simple.

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This $22.5-Billion Oil Company Acquisition Could Pay Big Dividends for Investors

The Motley Fool

ExxonMobil kicked off the current boom in mergers and acquisitions last year with its recently closed $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources. Rival Chevron followed with its acquisition of Hess , which it hopes to close in the coming months. A consolidation wave continues to wash over the oil patch.

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Blue Owl co-founder eyes multi-firm merger in the mould of Blackstone and KKR

Private Equity Wire

While Blue Owl itself would not participate in the merger, it owns stakes in firms that could, including infrastructure investors like Stonepeak and I Squared Capital, as well as private equity groups like Vista Equity Partners, Silver Lake, and Platinum Equity.

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Tilray Brands Will Still Be in Acquisition Mode in 2024: Is That a Good Thing for Investors?

The Motley Fool

That has led many marijuana producers to pursue acquisitions to bolster their top lines. But will that help the business and its struggling stock price, or could that be bad news for investors? I will look to do more acquisitions in 2024," the chief executive said. Is acquiring more companies a good move for Tilray Brands?

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SoundHound vs BigBear.ai: Which AI Stock Will Outperform in 2025?

The Motley Fool

The question looking ahead is whether investors should stick with SoundHound or if BigBear.ai The company was created through the merger of analytics company BigBear and systems integrator NuWave by private equity firm AI Industrial Partners. can make a similar run in 2025. BigBear.ai, meanwhile, is focused on the U.S.

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Warren Buffett Is Selling Activision Stock Before the Microsoft Acquisition Closes. Should You?

The Motley Fool

Now, though, Buffett is selling Berkshire's Activision stock before the Microsoft acquisition closes. That was two weeks before a federal appeals court denied the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to temporarily block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision. regulators to block the acquisition. of Activision.