M&A Update – Aug 21

– VGR to be acquired by Japan Tobacco for $15.00 cash per share, 7.2% premium, $3.3 billion
– ARCH to be acquired by CEIX for 1.326x shares, -0.9% discount, $2.1 billion
– SDIG to be acquired by BITF for 2.52x shares, 103.0% premium, $175 million
– ATRI / NDSN deal closed
– CHUY / DRI filed PREM14a, filed HSR July 31, vote Oct 10, closing Q4 2024
– ACI / KR priced $10.5 billion of senior notes to finance acquisition
– ATRI / NDSN filed delisting notice, closing Aug 21
– ALE vote
– PARA go-shop expires