Suppose that the price of the target firm 43 is after the announcement. The acquirer's share price is 74 after the announcement, and it is 82 on the deal completion date. The acquirer offers to exchange 0.679 shares of the acquirer for each share of the target at the completion of the deal. Compute the return for a merger arbitrageur assuming that the deal is successful. The answer should be given_in decimal form with three decimals. For example, write 0.105 instead of 10.5 or 10.5 % when the correct answer is 10.5 %.

Suppose that the price of the target firm 43 is after the announcement. The acquirer's share price is 74 after the announcement, and it is 82 on the deal completion date. The acquirer offers to exchange 0.679 shares of the acquirer for each share of the target at the completion of the deal. Compute the return for a merger arbitrageur assuming that the deal is successful. The answer should be given_in decimal form with three decimals. For example, write 0.105 instead of 10.5 or 10.5 % when the correct answer is 10.5 %.

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter23: Corporate Restructuring

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