Merger Arbitrage Update: December 27, 2011

Tue, 12/27/2011 - 16:05 EDT - Seeking Alpha

By Asif Suria: Merger activity increased last week with six new deals announced and four closing.
You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours.

Deal Statistics:

Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011
202

Total Number of Deals Not Completed in 2011
6

Total Number of Pending Deals

Cash Deals
33

Stock Deals
15

Stock & Cash Deals
9

Total Number of Pending Deals
57

New Deals:

The acquisition of Winn-Dixie Stores (WINN) by BI-LO for $560 million or $9.50 per share in cash.
The acquisition of CommerceFirst Bancorp (CMFB) by Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) for $25.4 million in a cash plus stock deal, where shareholders of CommerceFirst Bancorp will receive 0.8043 Sandy Spring shares for each CommerceFirst share or the cash consideration will be $13.60 per share. CommerceFirst shareholders will be permitted to elect Sandy Spring common stock or

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