Since starting Member Ideas feature back in November, I have received and posted a total of 20 special situation ideas from the members. Some of these have already worked out quite well and the others are still pending:
Current Price – $8.66
Potential Recovery – $9.23-$9.65
Upside – $100 for odd-lots if priced at the upper limit
Expiration Date – 19th of December 2017
Current Price – $72.53;
Offer Price – $66 – $72.5;
Upside – no upside currently;
Expiration date – 4 August 2016;
A quick update
Exchange rate for BAX/BXLT split off transaction (see here for further info) has been determined at 1.1591. To lock in profit from this transaction one needs to buy 99 BAX, short sell 115 BXLT and then tender BAX shares till tomorrow (18th of May).
Current Price – $7.87
Offer Price – $7.75
Upside – N/A
Expiration date – 8 June 2016
Current Price – $18.88
Offer Price – $18.00- $19.75
Upside – potentially 5% or $90 (if the upper pricing limit is used)
Expiration date – 21 March 2016
No proration for odd lot holders
Summary:
We are conducting the tender offer through a procedure commonly called a modified “Dutch Auction.” This procedure allows you to select the price per share (in increments of $0.25) within a price range specified by us at which you are willing to sell your
Current Price – $9.05
Offer Price – $8.2 – $9.4
Upside – potentially 3% or $35 (if the upper pricing limit is used)
Expiration date – 11 March 2016
No proration for odd lot holders
Some thoughts: With the recent market volatility there is a good chance that better buying opportunities will appear before expiry of the offer
Summary:
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, is offering to purchase shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share
Current Price – $4.36
Offer Price – $4.25 – $4.75
Upside – potentially 9% or $40 (if the upper pricing limit is used)
Expiration date – 4 March 2016
No proration for odd lot holders
Summary:
Fortress Investment Group LLC, is offering to purchase for cash up to $100,000,000 of its Class A shares representing Class A limited liability company interests, no par value (the “Shares”), pursuant to auction tenders at prices specified by the tendering shareholders of not greater than
Quick note. SNR share price has declined (currently $8.65) and the tender is current profitable even at lower limit ($9). Check with your broker if you are still able to submit the shares today.
Current Price – 7.55
Offer Price – 8.22
Upside – 9% ($134 guaranteed return for odd lots)
Odd lots – shareholders who own less than 200 shares will be bought out on priority basis.
Expiration date (to tender shares) – 11 February 2016
This is a hostile tender offer carried out by ASX, and as such is has a higher risk of being cancelled than other tenders presented on this site. Moreover, the tender is subject to regulatory approval. However,
Current Price – $16.29
Offer Price – $15.5 – $17.75
Upside – 9% or $140 (if the upper pricing limit is used)
Expiration date – 12 January 2016
Summary:
We are offering to purchase up to $35,000,000 in value of shares in the Offer. On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, we will determine a single per share price, not greater than $17.75 per share nor less than $15.50 per share, net to
The share price shot up right after the announcement but might reverse during the course of the tender.
Current Price – $17.39;
Offer Price – $15.5 – $18;
Upside – $60 or 3.5% (if the upper pricing limit is used);
Expiration date – 16 December 2015;
No proration for odd lot holders;
Summary:
Willis Lease Finance Corporation is offering to purchase for cash up to 516,129 shares of its outstanding common stock, pursuant to auction tenders at prices specified by
This is a possibility to start position before the tender offer details are revealed.
Fly Leasing announced last week, that the company will start Dutch tender offer for $75m. No further details on pricing or timing have been announced yet (expected early this week).
From historical experience, these Dutch tenders tend to have odd-lot provision and quite often price jumps upon pricing announcement (quite often arbitrage disappears after trading announcement.. Keeping in mind that FLY is currently trading at 12-month
Current Price – $27;
Offer Price – $26 – $29.5;
Upside – $250 or 9% (if the upper pricing limit is used);
Expiration date – 11 December 2015;
No proration for odd lot holders;
Summary:
NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation invites our shareholders to tender shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to auction tenders at prices specified by the tendering shareholder of not less than $26.00 and not greater than $29.50 per Share. We are offering
Quick update: Exchange ratio risk has been almost eliminated and this starts to look like a standard Odd Lot tender offer (besides having to short SYF) with guaranteed $200 return. The main risk remaining is that transaction will be cancelled due to low participation (I consider this unlikely). As per filling “The minimum condition provides that GE is not required to complete the exchange offer unless at least 634,743,750 shares of Synchrony common stock will be distributed in exchange for shares