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Are SPACs Still Alive?
October 30, 2024
The recent rise and fall of SPAC issuance and the poor returns of SPAC mergers might suggest that SPACs are a flash in the pan, but this is far from the truth. To the contrary, SPACs have been a compelling asset class for more than two decades. We explore the SPAC market, its history, and its investment characteristics, including why we believe SPACs are a safe investment when managed properly, with the potential for significant upside.
White Paper
Corporate Arbitrage
May 18, 2023
We introduce the main corporate arbitrage strategies, make the case for a multi-strategy approach, and review the role of a corporate arbitrage allocation within a broader portfolio.
White Paper
Market Crashes and Merger Completions
February 24, 2020
A primary concern in mergers and acquisitions is the risk that the deal may be cancelled before completion. We document that this "interim risk" varies asymmetrically with the aggregate stock market: When the market falls sharply, cash deals are more than twice as likely to be cancelled.
Working Paper
Learning, Dispersion of Beliefs, and Risk Premiums in an Arbitrage-Free Term Structure Model
July 24, 2015
In this paper, researchers explore the idea that knowing how much professionals disagree about how quickly the U.S. economy is emerging from a recession may produce actionable insight into the future performance of the bond market.
Journal Article
The Limits to Arbitrage and the Low-Volatility Anomaly
January 2, 2014
Researchers have found that a strategy of buying prior low volatility stocks and selling prior high volatility risk stocks has historically generated substantial abnormal returns in the U.S.
Journal Article
Arbitrage Crashes and the Speed of Capital
May 27, 2011
Modern finance theory rests on the ability of arbitrageurs to ensure that substantially similar assets trade at substantially similar prices.
Journal Article
When Everyone Runs for the Exit
January 1, 2009
The severe consequences for the global economy brought about by the 2008 liquidity crisis highlight the importance of liquidity risk.
Journal Article
Price Pressure Around Mergers
February 1, 2004
It has been well documented that when companies use stock as the currency in a takeover, the acquiring company’s share price tends to fall between –2% and –3% around the time a deal is announced.
Book
Merger Arbitrage
July 23, 2003
How does one regulate systemic risk in the financial sector? We propose charging each financial firm a tax based on its expected loss during a systemic crisis.
Journal Article
Limited Arbitrage in Equity Markets
December 17, 2002
This paper examines impediments to arbitrage in equity markets using a sample of 82 situations between 1985 and 2000.