Arbitrage Monday

On August 22, 2005, in healthcare, by Chad Brand

For those of you out there who like to play the merger arbitrage game, take a look at today’s merger announcement between OSI (OSIP) and EyeTech (EYET). OSI is paying $15 cash and 0.12275 shares for each EYET share in a deal expected to close by year-end. The current 5.6% discount on the deal represents a nearly 17% annualized return for arbitrageurs.

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