The Risk Arbitrage Report for Dec 14, 2015

New Deals:

• Dow Chemical Co (DOW) to merge with DuPont (DD).
• JAB Holding Company-Led Investor Group to acquire Keurig Green Mountain Inc (GMCR).
• American Securities to acquire Blount International Inc (BLT).
• Baihe Network Co to acquire Jiayuan.com International Ltd (DATE).
• BTG Hotels to acquire Homeinns Hotel Group (ADR) (HMIN).
• BBCN Bancorp Inc (BBCN) to acquire Wilshire Bancorp Inc (WIBC).
• Univest Corp. of PA (UVSP) to acquire Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (FXCB).
• Management to acquire Taomee Holdings Ltd (ADR) (TAOM).

Closed Deals:

• NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) completes acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (FSL).
• Summitview Capital completes acquisition of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc (ISSI).
• Enghouse Systems Limited (ESL.TO) completes acquisition of CTI Group Holdings Inc (CTIG).
• Catterton completes acquisition of Steiner Leisure Ltd (STNR).
• Insiders completes acquisition of Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM).
• Siris Capital Group, LLC completes acquisition of Premiere Global Services, Inc. (PGI).
• Management & Buyer Group completes acquisition of WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (WX).
• Sycamore Partners completes acquisition of Belk Inc (BLKIA).
• Solvay completes acquisition of Cytec Industries Inc (CYT).
• Community Bank System, Inc. (CBU) completes acquisition of Oneida Financial Corp (ONFC).
• Juniata Valley Financial Corp (JUVF) completes acquisition of FNBPA Bancorp, Inc. (FNBP).

Updated Deals:

• Bridgestone increases offer for Pep Boys-Manny Moe and Jack (PBY) to $15.50 from $15.00.
• Southern Co (SO) announces that the HSR waiting period has expired in planned merger with AGL Resources Inc. (GAS).
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) receives early HSR termination in merger with King Digital Entertainment PLC (KING).
• Towers Watson & Co (TW) shareholders approve acquisition by Willis Group Holdings PLC (WSH) .
• Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM) shareholders approve acquisition by Insiders.
• Solera Holdings Inc (SLH) shareholders approve acquisition by Vista Equity Partners.
• TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG) announces that the HSR waiting period has expired in planned merger with Breeze-Eastern Corp (BZC).
• Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) received a second request for information under HSR in merger with Rite Aid Corporation (RAD).