Hot M&A Catch-Up: Twitter, Adobe, Silicon Motion

Investing.com  |  Author Daniel Shvartsman

Published Sep 19, 2022 05:20

  • Adobe loses ground after agreeing to buy Figma
  • Twitter holders approve Musk deal
  • Silicon Motion has a tempting merger-arbitrage spread

In case you missed it, here are some of the hottest pieces of M&A news from this past week.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) announced it has inked a $20 million cash-and-stock deal to buy Figma , a design platform, triggering a 3% selloff in the shares. Analysts foresee regulatory risks to the closing of the deal.

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) shareholders have approved Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover .

Store Capital (NYSE:STOR), a real estate investment trust headquartered in Arizona, is being taken private by GIC and funds managed by Oak Street in a deal valued at $14 billion.

The Justice Department is poised to block Sweden's Assa Abloy (OTC:ASAZY) from acquiring Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB), according to sources cited by Bloomberg.

And fresh produce giant Fresh Del Monte has picked up takeover interest from a second potential private equity buyer, according to a source cited by StreetInsider.

Finally, here are the top 10 merger arbitrage spreads for the week.

Silicon Motion (NASDAQ:SIMO) tops out the list with a 52.9% spread, up quite a bit from its 30% average spread since the deal was announced in May: