The Risk Arbitrage Report for January 6, 2014

New Deals:

• Stryker Corporation (SYK) to acquire Patient Safety Technologies In (PSTX).
• Management to acquire ChinaEdu Corporation (ADR) (CEDU).

Busted Deals:

• Apollo Tyre (APOLLOTYRE) terminates agreement with Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (CTB).

Closed Deals:

• Plains All American Pipeline, (PAA) completes acquisition of PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. (PNG).
• Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (SLXP) completes acquisition of Santarus, Inc. (SNTS).
• Fidelity National Financial In (FNF) completes acquisition of Lender Processing Services, In (LPS).
• ProAssurance Corporation (PRA) completes acquisition of Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc (EIHI).
• Union First Market Bankshares (UBSH) completes acquisition of Stellarone Corp (STEL).

Updated Deals:

• Vitran Corporation, Inc. (USA) (VTNC) agrees to be acquired by TransForce Inc. and terminates deal with Manitoulin Transportation.
• Essilor International announces that the HSR waiting period has expired in planned merger with Costa Inc (ATX).
• American Industrial Partners  announces that the HSR waiting period has expired in planned merger with Flow International Corporation (FLOW).