The Risk Arbitrage Report for August 19, 2013

New Deals:

• Management to acquire Dole Food Company, Inc. (DOLE).
• Aurora Capital Group to acquire National Technical Systems, In (NTSC).
• Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (MXIM) to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corpora (VLTR).
• Steinway Musical Instruments I (LVB) agrees to be acquired by Paulson & Co and terminates deal with Kohlberg & Company.
• Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) to acquire Pioneer Southwest Energy Partn (PSE).
• Juniper Investment Company to acquire Theragenics Corporation (TGX).
• Mercantile Bank Corp. (MBWM) to acquire Firstbank Corporation (FBMI).

Closed Deals:

• Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc (PNK) completes acquisition of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (ASCA).
• Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) completes acquisition of Fisher Communications, Inc. (FSCI).
• Management completes acquisition of American Greetings Corporation (AM).
• Bellisio Foods, Inc completes acquisition of Overhill Farms, Inc. (OFI).

Updated Deals:

• Fisher Communications, Inc. (FSCI) shareholders approve acquisition by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI).
• Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI) shareholders approve acquisition by Georgia-Pacific.
• Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (STEI) shareholders approve acquisition by Service Corporation Internation (SCI) .