Well, looks like I am going to lose on my decision to buy HUN for the short term. They announced the deal was killed today, with Hexion paying break fees to HUN ($750M cash, $250M notes).
I went against my gut and held, when I should have sold earlier (I wrote about maybe getting out of [...]
Well, the banks are off the hook now (see this article at Marketwatch.com). Looks like Hexion is gonna be in some deep financial straights if it has to pony up all those millions if the deal goes south.
Regardless, I no longer have my status for this one as a Buy. I do own shares in [...]
The banks at the heart of the Hunstman deal are backtracking on their commitment to fund the merger. Acquirer Hexion is suing those banks to force them to fund the deal. There are some big financial penalties for Hexion if they cannot complete the deal, so they have some serious motivation to sue [...]
Looks like Hexion and Apollo are now going to try and complete the Huntsman (HUN) deal. At HUN’s current trading price, if the deal goes through at the original buyout price, the ROI is huge.
Target: Huntsman Corp. (HUN)
Buyer: Hexion and Apollo Management LP
Deal: $28 cash per share
Target share price: $12
Closes on: ??
Backstory:
Hexion/Apollo have wanted [...]
