The Risk Arbitrage Report for December 8, 2014

New Deals:

• NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) to acquire Hawaiian Electric Industries, (HE).
• Cypress Semiconductor Corporat (CY) to acquire Spansion Inc. (CODE).
• Otsuka  (OTSKY) to acquire Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR).
• Open Text Corp (OTEX) to acquire Actuate Corp (BIRT).

Closed Deals:

• SAP SE (ADR) (SAP) completes acquisition of Concur Technologies, Inc. (CNQR).
• Vista Equity Partners completes acquisition of Tibco Software Inc. (TIBX).
• Sphere 3D Corp (ANY) completes acquisition of Overland Storage Inc (OVRL).
• Tiptree Financial Inc (TIPT) completes acquisition of Fortegra Financial Corp (FRF).
• CU Bancorp (CUNB) completes acquisition of 1st Enterprise Bank (FENB).
• Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc (STTX) completes acquisition of Richfield Oil & Gas (ROIL).

Updated Deals:

• Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) receives HSR termination in merger with Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB).
• CME Group Inc (CME) updates merger consideration in merger with GFI Group Inc. (GFIG).
• Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) shareholders approve acquisition by Merck KGaA .
• Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (KOG) shareholders approve acquisition by Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL).
• Franklin Financial Corp (FRNK) shareholders approve acquisition by TowneBank (TOWN).