The Risk Arbitrage Report for February 7, 2011

New Deals:

• Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) to acquire Massey Energy (MEE).
• AMB Property Corp (AMB) to acquire ProLogis (PLD).
• MidOcean Partners to acquire Pre-Paid Legal Se (PPD). 
• AFCV Holdings to acquire Answers Corp (ANSW).
• Time Warner Cable (TWC) to acquire NaviSite Inc. (NAVI). 

• Pepsico Inc. (PEP) makes tender offer for Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD).

Closed Deals:

• Pfizer Inc. Comm (PFE) completes acquisition of King Pharmaceutic (KG).
• Raytheon Company (RTN) completes acquisition of Applied Signal (APSG).
• ASSA ABLOY completes acquisition of LaserCard Corp (LCRD).

Updated Deals:

• Vigor Industrial extends tender offer to acquire Todd Shipyards Co (TOD) to Feb 4 from Jan 28 because insufficient shares had been tendered.
• Axcan Holdings extends tender offer to acquire Eurand N.V. (EURX) to Feb 11 from Feb 3.
• Royal DSM N.V. announces that the HSR waiting period has expired in planned merger with Martek Bioscience (MATK).
• Novell Inc. (NOVL) receives early HSR termination in merger with Attachmate Corp (Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo). 
• Novell Inc. (NOVL) received a second request for information under HSR in the sale patents to CPTN.
• LTX-Credence Corp (LTXC) receives early HSR termination in merger with Verigy Ltd. (VRGY).
• L-1 Identity Solutions (ID) shareholders approve acquisition by Safran. 
• Mediacom Communic (MCCC) sets shareholder meeting for Mar 4 for vote on merger with CEO, Rocco B. Commisso.
• H.I.G Capital increases offer for Matrixx Initiatives (MTXX) to $8.75 from $8.00.
• AGL Resources (AGL) files S-4 in merger with Nicor Inc. (GAS).

To Read:

• DealBook: Deal Makers Start Year With a Bang
• DealBook: Behind the Collapse of the J. Crew Settlement
• WSJ: LAN, Tam Shares Drop After Court Suspends Merger