Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 9 from last week to 296
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports the U.S. rig count is up nine from last week to 296 with oil rigs up 10 to 221, gas rigs down one to 72, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at three.
Baker Hughes has been reporting weekly rig counts for more than 50 years
U.S. Rig Count is down 526 rigs from last year’s count of 822, with oil rigs down 470, gas rigs down 58 and miscellaneous rigs up two.
The U.S. offshore rig count is unchanged at 13, down nine year-over-year.
The Canada rig count is up three from last week to 86, with oil rigs down two to 40, gas rigs up five to 46.
Canada rig count is down 56 rigs from last year’s count of 142, with oil rigs down 53, gas rigs down three.
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Brent crude is down $0.37 to $37.89 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is down $0.40 to $35.77 per barrel.
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Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) and Inphi Corporation (IPHI) announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Marvell will acquire Inphi in a cash and stock transaction.
Israel’s Marvell buys rival Inphi Corp.
In conjunction with the transaction, Marvell intends to reorganize so that the combined company will be domiciled in the United States, creating a U.S. semiconductor powerhouse with an enterprise value of approximately $40B.
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the transaction consideration will consist of $66 in cash and 2.323 shares of stock of the combined company for each Inphi share.
Inphi sold to Marvell
Upon closing of the transaction, Marvell shareholders will own approximately 83% of the combined company and Inphi stockholders will own approximately 17% of the combined company.
Marvell intends to finance the transaction with cash on hand, and additional financing. Marvell has obtained debt financing commitments from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
The transaction is not subject to any financing condition and is expected to close by the second half of calendar 2021, subject to the approval of Marvell shareholders and Inphi stockholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals.
“Our acquisition of Inphi will fuel Marvell’s leadership in the cloud and extend our 5G position over the next decade,” said Matt Murphy, president and CEO of Marvell.
“Inphi’s technologies are at the heart of cloud data center networks and they continue to extend their leadership with innovative new products, including 400G data center interconnect optical modules, which leverage their unique silicon photonics and DSP technologies.
We believe that Inphi’s growing presence with cloud customers will also lead to additional opportunities for Marvell’s DPU and ASIC products.”
“Our acquisition of Inphi will fuel Marvell’s leadership in the cloud and extend our 5G position over the next decade,” said Matt Murphy, president and CEO of Marvell.
“Inphi’s technologies are at the heart of cloud data center networks and they continue to extend their leadership with innovative new products, including 400G data center interconnect optical modules, which leverage their unique silicon photonics and DSP technologies. We believe that Inphi’s growing presence with cloud customers will also lead to additional opportunities for Marvell’s DPU and ASIC products.”
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Spotify (SPOT) is scheduled to report third quarter results before market open on Thursday, October 29, with a conference call scheduled for 8:00 am ET. What to watch:
Spotify reports results on October 29th
1. USER METRICS: Spotify’s monthly active users, or MAUs, are a measure of its popularity and growth potential. In the second quarter, Spotify reported 299M MAUs, up 29% year-over-year and 5% quarter-over-quarter.
The company also reported 170M ad-supported MAUs, up 31% year-over-year and 4% quarter-over-quarter. In addition, the company reported that Premium Subscribers grew to 138M, up 27% year-over-year and 6% quarter-over-quarter.
Along with the report, the company said, “Early in the quarter, we observed some COVID related softness in several countries across our emerging regions. Parts of Latin America and Rest of World saw slower than expected growth in April and May as we saw lower intake, an increase in churn, and increases in payment failures from our Premium users.
Spotify is now available in Russia and most of Eastern Europe
Encouragingly, things rebounded significantly in June as we saw increased reactivations and a step down in churn. While we finished below forecast in aggregate across these regions, our strength in North America and other areas more than offset the slow start to the quarter.”
2. GUIDANCE: With its last report, Spotify guided to Q3 revenue of EUR1.85B-EUR2.05B. The company also forecast Q3 total MAUs of 312M-317M and total Premium Subscribers of 140M-144M.
3. INITIATIVES, PARTNERSHIPS: In July, Spotify launched in 13 new markets across Europe, including Russia and the Ukraine. The company also announced in July a podcast with former first lady Michelle Obama and the launch of video podcasts with select creators.
Special Podcasts have helped Spotify
Additionally in July, Spotify signed a multi-year global license agreement with Universal Music Group, a Vivendi (VIVHY) company. In August, the company announced a multi-year deal with Riot Games, a subsidiary of Tencent (TCEHY), as its exclusive audio streaming partner for League of Legends events.
Spotify uses partnerships to expand its footprint
In September, the company launched virtual event listings on artist profiles and in the Concerts hub and also announced it was testing a new Polls feature for podcasts. Additionally in September, Spotify announced a multi-year first look partnership with Chernin Entertainment.
4. ANALYST VIEW: On Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Lloyd Walmsley raised the firm’s price target on Spotify to $250 from $240 and kept a Hold rating on the shares. The analyst said he expects “solid” Q3 results for Spotify with strong monthly active user growth driven by new markets and podcast launches as well as improving churn.
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne raised the firm’s price target on Spotify to $300 from $275 and kept an Overweight rating on the shares.
Results from U.S. digital audio competitor Pandora last week were “encouraging” and suggest his current 5%-6% growth estimate for Spotify’s ad revenue could be conservative, Swinburne said. He also pointed to recent data that suggest Spotify is taking market share and evaluating price increases.
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Xilinx to be acquired by AMD for $35B in all-stock transaction
AMD (AMD) and Xilinx (XLNX) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for AMD to acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35B.
Under the terms of the agreement, Xilinx stockholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 1.7234 shares of AMD common stock for each share of Xilinx common stock they hold at the closing of the transaction.
Xilinx makes programmable logic devices
Based on the exchange ratio, this represents approximately $143 per share of Xilinx common stock. Post-closing, current AMD stockholders will own approximately 74% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis, while Xilinx stockholders will own approximately 26%.
The transaction is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
AMD expects to achieve operational efficiencies of approximately $300 million within 18 months of closing the transaction, primarily based on synergies in costs of goods sold, shared infrastructure and through streamlining common areas.
AMD goes shopping taking advantage of Intel’s troubles
The transaction has been unanimously approved by the AMD and Xilinx Boards of Directors.
The acquisition is subject to approval by AMD and Xilinx shareholders, certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The transaction is currently expected to close by the end of calendar year 2021.
Until close, the parties remain separate, independent companies. Dr. Lisa Su will lead the combined company as CEO. Xilinx President and CEO, Victor Peng, will join AMD as president responsible for the Xilinx business and strategic growth initiatives, effective upon closing of the transaction.
In addition, at least two Xilinx directors will join the AMD Board of Directors upon closing.
Xilinx, Inc. designs and develops programmable devices and associated technologies worldwide. The company offers integrated circuits (ICs) in the form of programmable logic devices (PLDs), such as programmable system on chips, and three dimensional ICs; adaptive compute acceleration platform; software design tools to program the PLDs; software development environments and embedded platforms; targeted reference designs; printed circuit boards; and intellectual property (IP) core licenses covering Ethernet, memory controllers, Interlaken, and peripheral component interconnect express interfaces, as well as domain-specific IP in the areas of embedded, digital signal processing and connectivity, and market-specific IP cores. XLNX closed at $114.55.
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Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 5 to 287 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 5 from last week to 287 with oil rigs up 6 to 211, gas rigs down 1 to 73, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 3.
Baker Hughes has been reporting weekly rig counts for more than 50 years
The U.S. Rig Count is down 543 rigs from last year’s count of 830, with oil rigs down 485, gas rigs down 60 and miscellaneous rigs up 2.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 1 to 13, down 8 year-over-year.
An international offshore rig
The Canada Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 83, with oil rigs up 2 to 42, gas rigs up 1 to 41.
The Canada Rig Count is down 64 rigs from last year’s count of 147, with oil rigs down 60, gas rigs down 4.
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Brent crude is down $0.84 to $41.62 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is down $0.93 to $39.70 per barrel.
Gasoline last traded at $1.13 per gallon down three cents.
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PNM Resources to be acquired by Avangrid for $50.30 per share
PNM Resources (PNM) announced with Avangrid (AGR) that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avangrid will acquire all the outstanding shares of PNM Resources.
The agreement, which has been unanimously approved by both companies’ boards, creates a U.S. regulated utility and renewable energy platform.
PNM sold for $4.3B
Under the terms of the agreement, PNM Resources shareholders will receive $50.30 in cash for each share of PNM Resources common stock held at closing, representing an equity value of approximately $4.3B.
The proposed transaction implies a 19.3% premium to PNM Resources 30-day volume weighted average price, or VWAP, as of October 20.
The combination creates a larger, more diversified regulated utility and renewable energy company with electric and gas utilities.
Regulated utility operations expand under the transaction and provide increased operational and regulatory diversification, serving more than 4M electric and natural gas customers of 10 regulated utilities across New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Texas.
These combined operations are supported by $14B of rate base, including more than 104,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines.
PNM Resources operations will continue to be overseen locally and the current headquarters of the utilities in New Mexico and Texas will remain.
Pat Vincent-Collawn will step down as chairman, president and CEO upon closing of the transaction. Don Tarry, current CFO of PNM Resources, will oversee the continuing operations of PNM and TNMP.
Two directors from the current PNM Resources board will serve as independent directors of Avangrid. One director from the current PNM Resources board will also serve on the board of the Avangrid Networks business.
PNM remains committed to exiting coal through the approved abandonment of San Juan Generating Station in 2022 and the continued efforts to exit its 200-megawatt ownership interest in the Four Corners Power Plant earlier than originally planned.
PNM sees the potential for additional customer savings by exiting the plant sooner than the expiration of the ownership and coal supply agreements in 2031.
An earlier exit from Four Corners also opens the door for the combined company to bring additional renewable resources onto the grid in support of New Mexico’s increasing renewable energy standards and 2045 carbon-free mandate.
The transaction is subject to PNM Resources shareholder approval, regulatory approvals from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Justice, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Communications Commission and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and other customary closing conditions.
The transaction is expected to close between October and December 2021.
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ConocoPhillips, Concho Resources to combine in all-stock transaction
ConocoPhillips (COP) and Concho Resources (CXO) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine companies in an all-stock transaction.
ConocoPhillips buys Concho Resources
Under the terms of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, each share of Concho Resources common stock will be exchanged for a fixed ratio of 1.46 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock, representing a 15% premium to closing share prices on October 13.
The transaction will create a company with an approximately $60B enterprise value.
The combined company will hold approximately 23B barrels of oil equivalent, or BBOE resources with an average cost of supply of below $30 per barrel WTI. The transaction brings together acreage positions across the Delaware and Midland basins that also includes leading positions in the Eagle Ford and Bakken in the Lower 48 and the Montney in Canada.
The companies announced that together they expect to capture $500M of annual cost and capital savings by 2022.
The identified savings will come from lower general and administrative costs and a reduction in ConocoPhillips’ future global new ventures exploration program. This de-emphasis of ConocoPhillips’ organic resource addition program is driven by the addition of Concho’s large, low-cost resource base.
Additional supply chain, commercial and drilling and completion capital efficiency savings are not yet included in these cost-reduction estimates. ConocoPhillips will offer a compelling ordinary dividend supplemented by additional distributions as needed to meet its target distribution of greater than 30% of cash from operations.
Low oil prices and soft demand forces Concho to sell
The company seeks to maintain a strong investment-grade credit rating across price cycles. On a pro forma basis, the combined company net debt is approximately $12B as of June 30, representing an attractive leverage ratio of 1.3 at 2021 consensus commodity prices.
Upon closing, Concho’s chairman and CEO Tim Leach will join ConocoPhillips’ board of directors and executive leadership team as executive vice president and president, Lower 48. This transaction will enhance the company’s competitive position in Midland.
The transaction is subject to the approval of both ConocoPhillips and Concho stockholders, regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.
In the meantime, an integration planning team consisting of representatives from both companies will be formed to ensure required business processes and programs are implemented seamlessly post-closing.
In light of the pending merger, ConocoPhillips has suspended share repurchases until after the transaction closes.
This article does not constitute investment advice. Each reader is encouraged to consult with his or her individual financial professional and any action a reader takes as a result of information presented here is his or her own responsibility.
Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 13 to 282 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 13 from last week to 282 with oil rigs up 12 to 205, gas rigs up 1 to 74, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 3.
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The U.S. Rig Count is down 569 rigs from last year’s count of 851, with oil rigs down 508, gas rigs down 63 and miscellaneous rigs up 2.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 14 down 8 year-over-year.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 14
The Canada Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 80, with oil rigs up 1 to 40, gas rigs down 1 to 40.
The Canada Rig Count is down 63 rigs from last year’s count of 143, with oil rigs down 58, gas rigs down 5.
Brent crude is down $0.23 to $42.94 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is down $0.12 to $40.84 per barrel.
Gasoline last traded at $1.16 per gallon down two cents.
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Blackstone says BioMed Realty to be sold for $14.6B to investor group
Blackstone (BX) announced that Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII L.P. and co-investors have agreed to sell BioMed Realty for $14.6B to a group led by existing BioMed investors.
This is part of a new long-term, perpetual capital, core+ return strategy managed by Blackstone.
BioMed is the largest private owner of life science office buildings
BioMed is the largest private owner of life science office buildings in the United States with an 11.3 million square foot portfolio concentrated in the leading innovation markets including Boston/Cambridge, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and Cambridge U.K.
Blackstone bought BioMed Realty for about $8B in 2016
In connection with the recapitalization, existing BioMed investors were offered the option to exit for cash or reinvest their proceeds from the sale.
The investment will generate $6.5 billion of cumulative profits for BREP VIII and BioMed co-investors. BREP VIII, an opportunistic Real Estate investment fund, and co-investors acquired BioMed in January 2016.
The recapitalization is expected to close within five business days of the conclusion of the “go-shop” process.
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies.
The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia.
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Acorn International enters merger agreement for going private transaction
Acorn International (ATV) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with First Ostia Port, a Cayman Islands exempted company and its wholly owned subsidiary Second Actium Coin, a Cayman Islands exempted company, pursuant to which, the merger sub will merge with and into the company thereby becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the controlling shareholder.
Acorn taken private
Acorn International, Inc. develops, promotes, and sells a portfolio of proprietary-branded products in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through two segments, Direct Sales and Distribution Sales.
The company will be acquired in an all-cash transaction by the controlling shareholder.
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, each ordinary share, par value 1c per share, of the company, including shares represented by American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty shares, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time, other than the excluded shares shall be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $1.05 in cash per share without interest.
As each ADS represents twenty shares, each ADS issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time, other than ADSs representing excluded shares, shall represent the right to receive $21.00 in cash without interest pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the merger agreement.
The per share merger consideration represents a premium of 44.1% over the company’s closing price of $14.57 per ADS as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, on August 17, the last trading day prior to the day when the company received a non-binding “going private” proposal from the controlling shareholder.
The merger consideration also represents an increase of approximately 38.0% over the $15.22 per ADS offered by the controlling shareholder in its revised going-private proposal on August 18 and a premium of approximately 39.4% over the company’s closing price of $15.07 per ADS on October 9, the last trading day prior to issuance of this press release.
The controlling shareholder intends to fund a substantial portion of the consideration for the merger in the form of debt funding from a third-party lender and has delivered to the company duly executed copies of the loan and security agreement.
The board, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of a committee of independent directors established by the board, approved the merger agreement and the merger.
The special committee negotiated the terms of the merger agreement with the assistance of its independent financial and legal advisors.
The merger, which is currently expected to close during the last quarter of 2020, is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the merger agreement by a requisite company vote of shares representing at least two-thirds of the voting power of the shares present and voting in person or by proxy at a meeting of the company’s shareholders which will be convened to consider the approval of the merger agreement and the merger.
This article does not constitute investment advice. Each reader is encouraged to consult with his or her individual financial professional and any action a reader takes as a result of information presented here is his or her own responsibility.
Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 3 to 269 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 3 from last week to 269. That is down 587 units from the 856 rigs working this time a year ago.
The number of rigs drilling on land was up 3 week-over-week with a total of 254 units. The number of rigs drilling in inland waters was unchanged at 1 unit for the week. The number of rigs drilling offshore was unchanged at 14.
Baker Hughes publishes rig data weekly
US oil rigs increased by 4 from last week to reach 193 units compared to 712 a year ago. Rigs targeting gas decreased by one unit to reach 73 rigs, 70 fewer than were drilling for gas at this time a year ago.
Brent crude is down $0.52 to $42.82 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is down $0.56 to $40.63 per barrel.
Gasoline last traded at $1.20 per gallon down three cents.
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Morgan Stanley to acquire Eaton Vance for $7B in cash, stock transaction
Morgan Stanley (MS) and Eaton Vance (EV) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Morgan Stanley will acquire Eaton Vance for an equity value of approximately $7B.
Eaton Vance sold to Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, or MSIM, will be an asset manager with approximately $1.2T of AUM and over $5B of combined revenues.
The company said MSIM and Eaton Vance are highly complementary with limited overlap in investment and distribution capabilities.
Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance for $7B
The combination will also bring Eaton Vance’s U.S. retail distribution together with MSIM’s international distribution.
The combination will position Morgan Stanley to generate financial returns through increased scale, improved distribution, cost savings of $150M and revenue opportunities.
By financing the transaction with 50% cash, Morgan Stanley will utilize approximately 100bps of excess capital, and the firm’s common equity tier 1 ratio is expected to remain approximately 300bps above the firm’s stress capital buffer requirement of 13.2%.
Eaton Vance Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the creation, marketing, and management of investment funds in the United States. It also provides investment management and counseling services to institutions and individuals.
The transaction is expected to be breakeven to earnings per share immediately and marginally accretive thereafter, with fully phased-in cost synergies, and add approximately 100bps to return on tangible common equity.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Eaton Vance shareholders will receive $28.25 per share in cash and 0.5833x of Morgan Stanley common stock, representing a total consideration of approximately $56.50 per share.
Based on the $56.50 per share, the aggregate consideration paid to holders of Eaton Vance’s common stock will consist of approximately 50% cash and 50% Morgan Stanley common stock.
The merger agreement also contains an election procedure allowing each Eaton Vance shareholder to seek all cash or all stock, subject to a proration and adjustment mechanism.
In addition, Eaton Vance common shareholders will receive a one-time special cash dividend of $4.25 per share to be paid pre-closing by Eaton Vance to Eaton Vance common shareholders from existing balance sheet resources.
It is anticipated that the transaction will not be taxable to Eaton Vance shareholders to the extent that they receive Morgan Stanley common stock as consideration.
The transaction has been approved by the voting trust that holds all of the voting common stock of Eaton Vance. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in Q2 of 2021.
This article does not constitute investment advice. Each reader is encouraged to consult with his or her individual financial professional and any action a reader takes as a result of information presented here is his or her own responsibility.
Bristol-Myers to acquire MyoKardia for $225.00 per share in cash
Bristol-Myers (BMY) will buy MyoKardia (MYOK) for $225 a share in cash, or $13.1B. MyoKardia’s lead pipeline drug, code-named mavacamten, treats a chronic heart condition that can cause irregular heart rhythms in some patients and even death. Bristol plans to ask U.S. health regulators next year to approve the drug, Bristol CEO Giovanni Caforio says.
MYOK sold for $13.1B
The transaction was unanimously approved by both the Bristol Myers Squibb and MyoKardia Boards of Directors and is anticipated to close during the fourth quarter. Bristol Myers Squibb expects to finance the acquisition with a combination of cash and debt.
The transaction is expected to add a significant growth driver during the medium- to long-term.
Bristol-Myers goes shopping, Stockwinners
It is expected to be minimally dilutive to Bristol Myers Squibb’s non-GAAP EPS in 2021 and 2022 and accretive beginning in 2023. Bristol Myers Squibb reaffirms its existing 2021 non-GAAP EPS guidance range.
MyoKardia, Inc. discovers, develops, and commercializes targeted therapies for the treatment of serious and neglected rare cardiovascular diseases. Its lead product candidate is mavacamten, an orally administered small molecule, which is in Phase III clinical trial that is designed to reduce left ventricular contractility to alleviate the functional consequences and symptoms of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and prevent or reverse HCM progression, as well as in Phase II clinical trial for non-obstructive HCM.
The company also develops MYK-491, an orally-administered small molecule, which is in Phase IIa clinical trial that is designed to restore normal cardiac muscle contractility in the diseased dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) heart. Its preclinical programs include MYK-224, a HCM-targeting candidate that is designed to reduce excess cardiac contractility and enhance diastolic function; LUS-1, which is used to counteract a muscle abnormality that results in impaired relaxation of the left ventricle; and ACT-1 targeting genetic DCM due to sarcomeric mutations and impaired calcium regulation.
MYOK closed at $139.60, it last traded at $221.00. BMY closed at $58.72.
This article does not constitute investment advice. Each reader is encouraged to consult with his or her individual financial professional and any action a reader takes as a result of information presented here is his or her own responsibility.
Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 5 to 266 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 5 from last week to 266 with oil rigs up 6 to 189, gas rigs down 1 to 74, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 3.
U.S. Rig Count is down 589 rigs from last year’s count of 855
The U.S. Rig Count is down 589 rigs from last year’s count of 855, with oil rigs down 521, gas rigs down 70, and miscellaneous rigs up 2.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 14 down 10 year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 75, with oil rigs up 4 to 37, gas rigs unchanged at 38.
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The Canada Rig Count is down 69 rigs from last year’s count of 144, with oil rigs down 68, gas rigs down 1.
Brent crude is down $1.48 to $39.45 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is down $1.49 to $37.25 per barrel.
Gasoline last traded at $1.12 per gallon down three cents.
This article does not constitute investment advice. Each reader is encouraged to consult with his or her individual financial professional and any action a reader takes as a result of information presented here is his or her own responsibility.
American Renal Associates to be acquired by Nautic Partners for $11.50 per share
American Renal Associates (ARA) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Innovative Renal Care, an affiliate of Nautic Partners, a middle market private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction that values the company at an aggregate enterprise valuation of approximately $853M excluding non-controlling interest.
ARA sold for $11.50 per share
Under the terms of the agreement, ARA shareholders will receive $11.50 per share in cash.
This consideration represents an approximate premium of 66% to the company’s closing price on October 1.
The board of ARA unanimously approved the agreement. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 of 2021, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, as well as the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Centerbridge Partners has entered into a voting agreement pursuant to which it has agreed to vote in favor of the transaction.
The agreement includes a 40-day “go-shop” period, which permits ARA’s board, with the assistance of independent financial and legal advisors, to actively solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties, and potentially enter into negotiations with parties that make alternative acquisition proposals.
The board has appointed a special committee of independent directors to oversee the go-shop process.
ARA will have the right to terminate the agreement with Nautic to enter into a superior proposal subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement.
There can be no assurance that this process will result in a superior proposal, and ARA does not intend to disclose developments with respect to the solicitation process unless and until its special committee or the board makes a determination requiring further disclosure. The period commences on the date of the agreement.
This article does not constitute investment advice. Each reader is encouraged to consult with his or her individual financial professional and any action a reader takes as a result of information presented here is his or her own responsibility.
