I bit on all three small arbitrage opportunities today and added them to my real money portfolio. ROI’s from between 3.3% to 8.7% based on today’s stock prices. My goal is to net 5% ROI combined and be out of the position within 3-4 months (for about a 20% annualized return). To see my entry [...]
Alcatel-Lucent stock is trading higher on loose speculation of a possible takeover by Huawei Technologies and ZTE (both Chinese firms).
The NY Times sums up pretty well why the idea of a buyout from a Chinese firm is unlikely:
“…A merger with a Chinese firm would be complicated, given that Alcatel-Lucent owns Bell Labs, a major military [...]
UPDATE:
I still think VIGN is a takeover target, and so does The 451 Group (here’s another article by them on this topic)
Currently trading at $6.78.
As reported months ago in this article by The 451 Group, Content Management Software vendor Vignette could be a likely takeover target in the near future.
Arb Status: WATCH
Deal Stage: none yet
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