http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/17/is-merger-arbitrage-going-the-way-of-the-dodo/ A finance blog about hedge funds, portable alpha and alternative investing. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/17/is-merger-arbitrage-going-the-way-of-the-dodo/comment-page-1/#comment-154138 Mkt Commentator Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:51:51 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4352#comment-154138 Leave it to academics to ignore the crucial data of 2008, when risk arb spreads, due to financing shakiness, consistently blew out to historical levels, in some cases greater than 20% gross. Merger arb is not dead, and will not be dead. Like all strats, it goes in cycles. Leave it to academics to ignore the crucial data of 2008, when risk arb spreads, due to financing shakiness, consistently blew out to historical levels, in some cases greater than 20% gross. Merger arb is not dead, and will not be dead. Like all strats, it goes in cycles.

]]> http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/17/is-merger-arbitrage-going-the-way-of-the-dodo/comment-page-1/#comment-153605 Hedgie Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:09:22 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4352#comment-153605 The study appears to cover a period ending in 2007. The spreads in merger arb opportunities have widened considerably over the last fifteen months. Consider Inbev/BUD and Roche/Genentech. The study appears to cover a period ending in 2007. The spreads in merger arb opportunities have widened considerably over the last fifteen months. Consider Inbev/BUD and Roche/Genentech.

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