The Risk Arbitrage Report for Sep 4, 2017

New Deals:

• Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) to acquire IXYS Corporation (IXYS).
• Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) to acquire Polaris Materials Corp (PLS.TO).
• Optum & Vista Equity Partners to acquire The Advisory Board Company (ABCO).
• Warburg Pincus to acquire Arc Logistics Partners LP (ARCX).
• Harland Clarke Holdings to acquire MaxPoint Interactive Inc (MXPT).
• Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) to acquire Kite Pharma Inc (KITE).

Closed Deals:

• Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) completes acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM).
• Dow Chemical Co (DOW) completes acquisition of DuPont (DD).
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) completes acquisition of Patheon NV (PTHN).
• True Wind Capital Management completes acquisition of ARI Network Services, Inc. (ARIS).
• Fiserv Inc (FISV) completes acquisition of Monitise plc [$=GBX] (MONI.L).
• Expo Holdings II Ltd completes acquisition of Global Sources Ltd. (Bermuda) (GSOL).
• The Carlyle Group and GTCR LLC completes acquisition of Albany Molecular Research, Inc (AMRI).
• Stryker Corporation (SYK) completes acquisition of NOVADAQ Technologies (NVDQ).
• RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) completes acquisition of FelCor Lodging Trust (FCH).
• Horizon Bancorp (HBNC) completes acquisition of Lafayette Community Bancorp (LFYC).
• West Town Bancorp (WTWB) completes acquisition of Sound Banking Company (SNBN).