The Risk Arbitrage Report for August 30, 2010

New Deals:

• Dell (DELL) to acquire 3PAR (PAR).
• HP (HPQ) revises proposal to acquire 3PAR (PAR) and 3PAR's board accepts offer. 
• Intel (INTC) to acquire McAfee (MFE). 
• PricewaterhouseCoopers to acquire Diamond Management (DTPI). 
• Medtronic (MDT) to acquire Osteotech (OSTE).  
• Marlin Equity Partners to acquire Phoenix Technologies (PTEC).
• Leonard Green & Partners to acquire Prospect Medical Holdings (PZZ).
• Reynolds Group Holdings Limited to acquire Pactiv Corporation (PTV).
• FLIR Systems (FLIR) to acquire ICx Technologies (ICXT).
• First Niagara Financial (FNFG) to acquire NewAlliance Bancshares (NAL). 
• The Blackstone Group (BX) to acquire Dynegy (DYN).
  

Completed Deals:

• Allscripts-Misys Healthcare (MDRX) completes acquisition of  Eclipsys (ECLP).
• Gentiva Health (GTIV) completes acquisition of Odyssey HealthCare (ODSY).
• Schlumberger Limited (SLB) completes acquisition of Smith International (SII).
• ABRY Partners completes acquisition of RCN Corp (RCNI).
• Mill Road Capital completes acquisition of Rubio's (RUBO). 
• CGI Group (GOB) completes acquisition of Stanley (SXE).
• TipTree completes acquisition of Care Investment Trust (CRE).

Deal Updates:

• Hess Corp (HES) files S-4 for acquisition of American Oil & Gas (AEZ).
• CenturyLink (CTL) and Qwest (Q) shareholders approve merger.  
• HSR complete on Continental (CAL) and United (UAUA) deal. 
• HSR expires on Hewitt Associates (HEW) and Aon Corp (AON) deal.
• HSR expires on Micrus Endovascular (MEND) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) deal.
• HSR expires on AmeriCredit Corp (ACF) and General Motors deal. 
• HSR expires on ADC Telecommunications (ADCT) and Tyco Electronics (TEL) deal. 
• LB Foster (FSTR) extends offer for Portec Rail (PRPX) until Aug 30. 
• SEC declares S-4 effective on Hertz (HTZ) and Dollar Thrifty (DTG) merger.
• Continental Airlines (CAL) sets Sept 17 for shareholders vote on merger with UAL Corp (UAUA).
• NBTY (NTY) sets Sep 22 for shareholder vote on merger with Carlyle Group.

To Read:

• DealBook: How Matching Rights Give Dell an Edge
• DealBook: Dynegy and the Evolving Nature of Deals
• DealBook: How Innovations Spread in Deal-Making
• DealBook: Dollar Thrifty’s Promising Day in Court
• DealBook: Buffett Offers to Buy Rest of Wesco Financial