The Risk Arbitrage Report for July 5, 2011

New Deals:

• Leonard Green & Partners to acquire BJ's Wholesale Club Inc (BJ).
• Metropolitan Health Networks Inc (MDF) to acquire Continucare Corp (CNU).
• Mission Community Bancorp (MISS) to acquire Santa Lucia Bancorp (SLBA).
• Scientific Conservation Inc to acquire Servidyne  Inc (SERV).
• S1 Corp (SONE) to acquire Fundtech Ltd (FNDT).
• Providence Equity Partners to acquire Blackboard Inc (BBBB).

 Closed Deals:

• Ducommun Inc (DCO) completes acquisition of LaBarge Inc (LB).
• Stryker Corp (SYK) completes acquisition of Orthovita Inc (VITA).
• Cowen Group Incorporated (COWN) completes acquisition of LaBranche & Co Inc (LAB).
• Danaher Corp (DHR) completes acquisition of Beckman Coulter  Inc (BEC).
• Opus Bank completes acquisition of Cascade Financial Corp (CASB).
• Holly Corp (HOC) completes acquisition of Frontier Oil Corp (FTO).
• MidOcean Partners completes acquisition of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc (PPD).
• PeopleS United Financial Inc (PBCT) completes acquisition of Danvers Bancorp Inc (DNBK).
• Warburg Pincus completes acquisition of Rural/metro Corporation (RURL).
• American National Bankshares Inc (AMNB) completes acquisition of Midcarolina Financial Corp (MCFI).
• Ventas Inc (VTR) completes acquisition of Nationwide Health Properties Inc (NHP).

Updated Deals:

• Exelon Corp (EXC) files S-4 in merger with Constellation Energy Group Inc (CEG).
• Valley National Bancorp (VLY) files S-4 in merger with State Bancorp Inc (STBC).
• Exelon Corp (EXC) received a second request for information under HSR in merger with  Constellation Energy Group Inc (CEG).
• Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc (PPD) shareholders approve acquisition by  MidOcean Partners.
• EnergyConnect Group Inc (ECNG) shareholders approve acquisition by  Johnson Controls  Inc (JCI).
• Frontier Oil Corp (FTO) shareholders approve acquisition by  Holly Corp (HOC).
• Lawson Software Inc (LWSN) shareholders approve acquisition by  Golden Gate Capital  .
• DG FastChannel Inc (DGIT) receives early HSR termination in merger with Mediamind Technologies Inc (MDMD).
• Schneider Electric announces that the HSR waiting period has expired in planned merger with Telvent Git SA (TLVT).
• Costar Group Inc (CSGP) received a second request for information under HSR in merger with  LoopNet Inc (LOOP).