Comments on: Arbitrage and Special Situations http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/ Special situation stocks and value investing Fri, 16 May 2008 18:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: David Veprek http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-209461 David Veprek Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:26:58 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-209461 If you are someone looking for merger data, you should check out http://www.madmergers.com. If you are someone looking for merger data, you should check out http://www.madmergers.com.

]]> By: Merger Arbitrage http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-110041 Merger Arbitrage Mon, 21 May 2007 02:24:17 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-110041 Another site that is very useful is http://www.mergerinvesting.com since they have real time profit calculations and merger related news for every announced merger involving a public company in the US at http://www.mergerinvesting.com Another site that is very useful is http://www.mergerinvesting.com since they have real time profit calculations and merger related news for every announced merger involving a public company in the US at http://www.mergerinvesting.com

]]> By: Why I Study Warren Buffett - Fat Pitch Financials http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-354 Why I Study Warren Buffett - Fat Pitch Financials Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:36:41 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-354 [...] Those are some pretty amazing numbers. Let’s take a little closer look at the transactions that make up that record. Martin and Puthenpurackal analyzed a total of 261 investments during their study period from 1980 to 2003. The average annualized returns for the stock investments in Berkshire’s portfolio from 1980 to 2003 are an amazing 39.38%. I was somewhat surprised to find out that 59 of those 261 investments could be labeled as arbitrage investments. The average annualized return for the arbitrage stocks was 81.28%! Given that statistic, I now know that I’m not wasting my time pursuing going private transactions and other arbitrage opportunities. “When long-term investment possibilities are limited, Berkshire Hathaway has used risk arbitrage as an alternative to holding short-term cash equivalents. These are arbitrage opportunities that present themselves after an announced corporate event such as sale of the company, merger, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, self-tender, etc. The major risk incurred is the risk of the event not happening. Berkshire prefers to engage in only a few large transactions each year because of the effort required to monitor the progress of transactions and the market movements of related stocks .” [...] […] Those are some pretty amazing numbers. Let’s take a little closer look at the transactions that make up that record. Martin and Puthenpurackal analyzed a total of 261 investments during their study period from 1980 to 2003. The average annualized returns for the stock investments in Berkshire’s portfolio from 1980 to 2003 are an amazing 39.38%. I was somewhat surprised to find out that 59 of those 261 investments could be labeled as arbitrage investments. The average annualized return for the arbitrage stocks was 81.28%! Given that statistic, I now know that I’m not wasting my time pursuing going private transactions and other arbitrage opportunities. “When long-term investment possibilities are limited, Berkshire Hathaway has used risk arbitrage as an alternative to holding short-term cash equivalents. These are arbitrage opportunities that present themselves after an announced corporate event such as sale of the company, merger, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, self-tender, etc. The major risk incurred is the risk of the event not happening. Berkshire prefers to engage in only a few large transactions each year because of the effort required to monitor the progress of transactions and the market movements of related stocks .” […]

]]> By: 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor - Day 28 - Fat Pitch Financials http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-330 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor - Day 28 - Fat Pitch Financials Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:13:57 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-330 [...] Today’s tip on becoming a better investor comes from deep within my archives. Last year I started exploring investment alternatives when I was having trouble finding value opportunities in wide moat companies. I discovered arbitrage and special situation opportunities. Take a few minutes tonight to explore my initial thoughts on these unique investment opportunities. [...] […] Today’s tip on becoming a better investor comes from deep within my archives. Last year I started exploring investment alternatives when I was having trouble finding value opportunities in wide moat companies. I discovered arbitrage and special situation opportunities. Take a few minutes tonight to explore my initial thoughts on these unique investment opportunities. […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-3 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/18/arbitrage-and-special-situations/#comment-3 Congrats on getting this posted on the Carnival.<br /><br />M&M Congrats on getting this posted on the Carnival.

M&M

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