All of which seems like a real misperception at this point: a) Management is successfully pursuing the asset management / seeding strategy they laid out for investors, they've executed a number of value - enhancing
tender offers, and they also appear focused now on the long - term rewards to come from being shareholders (rather than screwing shareholders!)
Twenty companies announced a share repurchase, either through the open market, or through more formalized programs such as Dutch Auction
tender offers (see our M&A Insights: «What About a Dutch Auction?»
I think reading the paper and just staying in tune with corporate events (set up Google keywords for «spinoffs» «restructuring» «
tender offers», etc...) is the best way.
There were
tender offers that appeared as plain as day.
I have been mentally factoring in about a 90 % success probability for
tender offers, so I guess I'm not too far off from reality.
I usually try to avoid buying into
tender offers when shares are trading significantly above the lower end of the tender price range.
The company managed to opportunistically buy back shares via two
tender offers far below NAV.
and a series of potentially 3
tender offers for up to 30 % of the outstanding shares.
or whether
the tender offers will even happen are unknowns.
Part of my rationale was the prospect of participating in potentially 3
tender offers at or close to Net Asset Value each for 10 % of outstanding shares.
As a small investor, I find that cash
tender offers for odd lots or for small companies going private offer the best opportunities.
Resource conversions include: changes of control; mergers and acquisitions;
tender offers; massive asset redeployments; massive liability restructurings, whether in leveraged buyouts or the reorganization of troubled companies; large scale distributions to stock holders in the form of dividends and / or stock buy - backs; and split ups.
While the JAKK and CACC tenders haven't yet completed a bunch of new
tender offers with odd lot provisions have already been announced for July.
Recently, one of the bloggers I follow, Experiments in Finance, decided to try investing in
tender offers.
Here's a rundown of his full list: Solera Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLH) has extended
tender offers for outstanding 6.00 percent Senior Notes due 2021 and 6.125 percent...
HFRI Event Driven Index maintains positions in companies currently or prospectively involved in corporate transactions of a wide variety including, but not limited to, mergers, restructurings, financial distress,
tender offers, shareholder buybacks, debt exchanges, security issuance, or other capital structure adjustments.
At the RITC this year, held Feb. 23 and 24, there were six scenarios: open outcry pit trading, oil and refined commodities, stock options, stock
tender offers, and liquidity, bonds and algorithmic trading.
One might ask why Rule 14e - 3 is focused only on
tender offers and not on other acquisition structures?
This was during the era of «raiders,» who often made
tender offers, and well before the current era of «activists.»
The answer is simply that the Williams Act gave the SEC authority to adopt rules regulating
tender offers and this rule was adopted in 1980, at a time when
tender offers were the principal means of acquisitions and there were concerns about people trading based on advanced knowledge of
tender offers.
The total unrecognized compensation cost increased $ 105.5 million related to 17,843,888 RSUs in the year ended December 31, 2015 due to
the tender offers.
In the year ended December 31, 2015, we conducted
tender offers to allow all employees the opportunity to amend the terms of their RSUs.
As manager of the firm's Corporate Governance Consulting Group with over 30 years of experience in the field, Bill has guided companies through a wide range of governance and takeover challenges, including contentious shareholder proposals and compensation - based initiatives, proxy contests,
tender offers, and other corporate control matters.
«Our model, ALERT (Acquisition Likelihood Estimate Ranking Tool), combines stock characteristics, cohort membership, and data regarding offers to forecast probabilities that stocks receive
tender offers in the coming 12 months,» said Brian Hayes, the global head of quantitative research, in a note on Tuesday.
I'll take advantage of
this tender offer at the right price.
What are your thoughts on Softbank's
tender offer of $ 32.96 per share?
Son sounded uneasy about whether the so - called Uber «
tender offer» would succeed — or whether he would seek a different investment, Recode reports.
Uber reported its financials to shareholders as part of a formal
tender offer, revealing a loss as it faces fierce competition, legal challenges, and regulatory scrutiny.
Under the new terms agreed with NXP's board, Qualcomm said it needs to buy a minimum 70 percent of NXP's outstanding shares in
a tender offer, instead of the 80 percent required in the earlier agreement.
Daiichi Sankyo bought another 30 % via purchases from the company and a public
tender offer.
Per my investment thesis, commencing this buyback immediately would ultimately result in further stock appreciation of 140 % for the shareholders who choose not to sell into the proposed
tender offer.
With such an enormous valuation gap and such a massive amount of cash on the balance sheet, we find it difficult to imagine why the board would not move more aggressively to buy back stock by immediately announcing a $ 150 Billion
tender offer (financed with debt or a mix of debt and cash on the balance sheet).
Furthermore, to invalidate any possible criticism that I would not stand by this thesis in terms of its long term benefit to shareholders, I hereby agree to withhold my shares from the proposed $ 150 Billion
tender offer.
If Qualcomm does buy more than 70 percent in
the tender offer, it can force the remaining shareholders to sell out without further negotiations.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals and receipt of a majority of Popeyes shares on a fully diluted basis in
a tender offer to Popeyes» shareholders.
Herbalife also announced a self -
tender offer to buy as much as $ 600 million of its own shares that comes with a contingent cash payment if Herbalife is acquired in a private transaction within two years.
Icahn's proposed
tender offer will be financed with $ 7.5 billion of cash on the balance sheet, the $ 5.2 billion credit facility and $ 2.9 billion from the sale of receivables.
Under the terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of HPE will commence
a tender offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding shares of Nimble common stock for $ 12.50 per share in cash.
The tender offer and merger and closing of the transaction are expected to be completed in April, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the offer conditions set forth in the agreement.
Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on
its tender offer for Clearwire Corp..
Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on
its tender offer for Clearwire Corp..
Nimble stockholders representing approximately 21 percent of Nimble's outstanding shares have entered into a Tender and Support Agreement committing them to tender their shares into
the tender offer.
Whirlpool also said it expects to buy back up to $ 1 billion of shares through
a tender offer at an anticipated price of $ 150 to $ 170 per share.
Clearwire's board last week recommended that its shareholders vote against Sprint's $ 3.40 per share offer at a special meeting scheduled for June 24 and instead urged them to accept Dish's
tender offer to buy Clearwire shares for $ 4.40 each.
The Benton Harbor, Michigan - based company said it intends to execute open market share repurchases throughout 2018 after the completion of
the tender offer.
Following the successful completion of
the tender offer, the agreement provides that Nimble will merge with a subsidiary of HPE and become a wholly owned subsidiary of HPE, and all remaining outstanding shares of Nimble will receive in the merger the same consideration paid to other stockholders in
the tender offer.
Pomerantz is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against international pharmaceutical company Perrigo plc concerning allegations related to the company misleading investors as to its revenue growth potential in order to encourage them to reject
a tender offer by Mylan N.V.
Accordingly, the Offer is subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements, including with respect to withdrawal rights, settlement procedures and timing of payments that are different from those applicable under U.S. domestic
tender offer procedures and laws.
In addition, these provisions may make it difficult and expensive for a third party to pursue
a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by the Principal Stockholders, our management or our Board of Directors.