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

Private Equity Wire

Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, the report outlines that Rees has been discussing the idea with potential partners, and would involve combining three to five firms from Blue Owls portfolio, focusing on areas such as private equity buyouts, infrastructure, credit investments, and real estate.

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

The Motley Fool

The company was created through the merger of analytics company BigBear and systems integrator NuWave by private equity firm AI Industrial Partners. Two other analytic companies were later added to the mix, and the company went public via a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) back in 2021. government defense industry.

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Update: KKR and Stonepeak edge closer to £1.61bn Assura takeover

Private Equity Insights

The firm, which owns more than 600 buildings, including doctors surgeries across the UK, has been a target of multiple acquisition attempts in recent months. Assura also confirmed it had rejected a merger proposal from Primary Health Properties (PHP), which valued the company at approximately 43p per share.

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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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Update: Cinven seals €3.5bn exit from Viridium in landmark Allianz-led deal

Private Equity Insights

The sale follows Viridiums abandoned attempt to acquire a $20bn life insurance portfolio from Zurich last year. Since then, the insurer has expanded through acquisitions, including Skandia and Entis, growing its assets under management from 5bn to 67bn and its policyholder base from 600,000 to 3.4