The Power of Bidding Wars in Merger Arbitrage – Merger Arbitrage Mondays

In merger arbitrage, one of the most interesting things that can happen to any deal is the emergence of a bidding war for the target company. This helps offset some of the risk from failed mergers, which often leads to a big drop in the target’s stock price.

This week, we saw two bidding wars that came to different conclusions, but in both cases, it mean…