3 Stocks in Takeover Talks – Week of 12/17

Takeover deals can be a signal of positive market sentiment, indicating that the acquiring company is confident in its growth prospects and is willing to invest in expanding its market share. Such deals often lead to an increase in stock prices as they indicate potential value creation and synergies for the acquiring company. Takeover deals may provide an opportunity for investors to capitalize on market inefficiencies and earn profits through arbitrage strategies, such as buying the target company’s stock at a discount to the offer price and profiting from the price convergence upon deal completion.

Here are three takeover targets for the week –

Macy’s, Inc. – SYM: M
Recent Price: $19.75
Takeover Action: According to WSJ, an investor group has submitted a bid for the famed department store chain Macy’s (M) that would take the retailer private at a value of $5.8 billion. Arkhouse Management, a real-estate focused investing firm, and Brigade Capital Management, a global asset manager, on December 1 submitted a proposal to acquire the Macy’s stock they don’t already own for $21 a share.
Description: Macy’s, Inc., an omni-channel retail organization, operates stores, websites, and mobile applications in the United States. The company sells a range of merchandise, such as apparel and accessories for men, women, and kids; cosmetics; home furnishings; and other consumer goods under the Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and bluemercury brands.

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Equitrans Midstream Corporation – SYM: ETRN
Recent Price: $10.03
Takeover Action: According to Bloomberg, Equitrans Midstream Corp. (ETRN) is in the early stages of exploring a potential sale.
Description: Equitrans Midstream Corporation owns, operates, acquires, and develops midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin. It operates through three segments: Gathering, Transmission, and Water. The company operates dry gas gathering systems of high-pressure gathering lines; FERC-regulated interstate pipelines and storage systems; and water pipelines and other facilities that deliver fresh water from local municipal water authorities, the Monongahela River, the Ohio River, local reservoirs, and several regional waterways. Equitrans Midstream Corporation was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Five9, Inc. – SYM: FIVN
Recent Price: $83.79
Takeover Action: According to Bloomberg, Five9 Inc. (FIVN) has been exploring a potential sale, a little more than two years after the call center software provider scrapped a multibillion-dollar takeover by Zoom Video Communications Inc.
Description: Five9, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides intelligent cloud software for contact centers in the United States and internationally. The company offers virtual contact center cloud platform that delivers a suite of applications, which enables the breadth of contact center-related customer service, sales, and marketing functions. Its platform allows to manage and optimize customer interactions across voice, chat, email, web, social media, and mobile channels directly or through its application programming interfaces. The company serves customers in various industries, such as banking and financial services, business process outsourcers, retail, healthcare, technology, and education. Five9, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Ramon, California.

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