Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Arbitrage is a fundamental concept in finance, playing a crucial role in determining prices ...

When one company agrees to acquire another company, it usually pays a premium. Normally, however, there's a slight discount to that price in the market until the merger is fully consummated. The ...

Exchange-traded funds started as a way to track broad-based indexes. Over time, ETFs have evolved to offer niche investment approaches. AltShares Merger Arbitrage is an ETF that may be best avoided by ...

Shutterstock's merger with Getty Images offers a potential 40%+ return, as market fears over regulatory delays have depressed ...

Merger arbitrage investors looking for quality M&A picks to eke out some gains got their collective teeth kicked in last week. However, if you’re looking for more merger arbitrage picks in 2024, don’t ...

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), the parent company of Apartments.com and Homes.com, announced its intention to acquire Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR), a virtual tour software platform, for an enterprise value ...

Let me start with this caveat: Investing in closed-end funds ("CEFs") is mostly stupid. Few managers exhibit any investing skills. Their performance is often poor and fees are often high. One of their ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Despite his reputation as a long-term investor, Buffett has engaged in merger arbitrages for more than 30 years, including three notable ones within the past decade. Notably, in all three cases, the ...

Chevron’s merger with Hess is good news for Wall Street’s takeover arbitrage community, which is having a favorable 2025 after two disappointing years. The Hess deal, announced in late 2023, was one ...