The practice of merger arbitrage is one of the more popular and profitable strategies employed by many hedge funds. At … its core, the strategy is one that earns an excess return for the assumption of a specified risk. Merger arbs purchase … usually trade some measure below the agreed-upon merger price, due to the risk that the merger might not actually occur. If …

This paper examines the annual risks and returns of three disparate, hypothetical merger arbitrage portfolio strategies … December 2016 time period. Previously written and undoubtedly the most prominent literature into M&A and merger arbitrage … of such from noise/shock trading and the risk & return characteristics of a merger arbitrage trading strategy …

and above the normal charge-offs. This paper examines the risk associated with post-merger variability in the charge … measure of risk to profitability in a bank's loan portfolio based on traditional portfolio theory. This measure is used to … the years following the merger.The paper finds that the combined loan portfolios of merging BHCs have higher than average …

and above the normal charge-offs. This paper examines the risk associated with post-merger variability in the charge … measure of risk to profitability in a bank's loan portfolio based on traditional portfolio theory. This measure is used to … the years following the merger. The paper finds that the combined loan portfolios of merging BHCs have higher than average …