Merger Arbitrage

Sub Index - Merger Arbitrage

Merger Arbitrage are those managers looking to exploit deal spreads in announced transactions. Funds in this category will typically focus on announced deal transactions (at least 90% of risk) and will seldom invest in other event based situations. When considering the basis risk inherent in the trades, Merger Arbitrage tends to have the lowest basis with positions generally fully hedged, with the aim of isolating the M&A premium. Looking through the lens of duration, merger arbitrage tends to be a relatively low duration strategy, with managers trading only announced deals where there is typically a defined timeline for the event (typically a few weeks to a few months). Leverage is typically high for this cohort of managers given their broadly market neutral portfolio constructs, and is often a function of the attractiveness of merger spreads.

Strategy AUM
30 September 2023
£2.9b
-28.2% YoY

Performance

Monthly Returns

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YTD
2023 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -2.3 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.8 -0.6 1.4 0.8
2022 -0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.6 -1.4 -0.7 1.2 0.9 -0.8 1.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0
2021 1.1 1.0 -0.3 1.4 0.5 0.1 -1.1 0.8 0.1 0.3 -0.4 0.5 4.1
2020 0.2 -0.4 -7.8 4.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.9 -0.1 0.4 0.8 2.1 1.1 0.4
2019 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.9 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 3.4
2018 0.6 -0.2 -1.0 -0.2 1.2 0.6 -0.6 0.3 0.2 -0.4 1.5 -0.7 1.3
2017 -0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 0.3
2016 0.3 0.3 1.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.8 0.5 1.1
2015 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.8 -0.7 -0.5 -0.9 -0.7 0.5 -0.4 0.3 0.0
2014 0.0 0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 -0.4 0.4 -0.9 -0.9 0.6 0.4 0.5
2013 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.9 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 3.4
2012 0.4 0.9 -0.1 0.1 -1.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 1.2 0.8
2011 0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.0 0.4 -0.5 -1.3 -1.9 -0.4 2.1 0.4 0.0 -0.6
2010 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.6 2.1 0.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 5.6
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  • Region Global
  • Currency Local Currency
  • Frequency Monthly Rebalancing
  • Methodology Equally Weighted
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Name Inception Date Geography AUM AMC Perf. Fee Hurdle Min Inv. Liquidity MTD YTD 2022 1W 1M 3M 6M 1Y 2Y 3Y ISIN Liquidity Domicile Inv. Adviser Portfolio Manager UN PRI Signatory Companywide ESG Policy SFDR ESG Data Integration Active Ownership ESG Exclusion List Return Consistency
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Percentile Rank
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Percentile Rank
Alpine Merger Arbitrage Fund Jul 2018 Global £205m 1.00% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily 0.1 -1.4 0.1 0.1 1.8 2.4 8.5 -0.7 -0.7 3.6 IE00BG7PPQ01 Daily Ireland Alpine Associates Management Robert E. Zoellner, Jr Yes No Article 6 No N/A Yes 55 29 79 68 28
Amundi Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Feb 2013 Global £1.0b 1.40% 20% 100,000 Daily 0.1 5.3 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.0 6.1 6.0 6.2 12.6 IE00B905SX62 Daily Ireland TIG Advisors LLC Drew Figdor Article 6 92 61 56 68 89
Bantleon Event Driven Equities Jun 2019 Global £30m 0.95% 10% Yes 250,000 Daily 0.0 3.6 -7.8 0.1 1.1 1.4 5.8 2.6 -4.6 6.2 LU1989517732 Daily Luxembourg Bantleon Bank AG Oliver Scharping / Leonard ... Yes Yes Article 6 No Yes Yes 23 20 25 10 14
Candriam Equities L Risk Arbitrage Opportunities Mar 2021 Global £45m 1.00% 20% Yes 0 Daily -0.1 -1.4 -2.3 0.0 0.5 0.9 3.4 -1.3 -3.0 LU2223683918 Daily Luxembourg Candriam Fabienne Cretin, Stéphane D... Yes Yes Article 6 No Yes Yes
Carmignac Portfolio Merger Arbitrage Apr 2023 Global £150m 0.60% 20% Yes 0 Daily -0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.3 LU2585800878 Daily Luxembourg Carmignac Gestion Stéphane Dieudonné, Fabienn... Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A
Carmignac Portfolio Merger Arbitrage Plus Apr 2023 Global £84m 0.95% 20% No 0 Daily -0.2 -0.2 0.2 1.0 3.8 LU2585801330 Daily Luxembourg Carmignac Gestion Stéphane Dieudonné, Fabienn... Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A
First Private Systematic Merger Opportunities Apr 2020 Global £9m 0.75% 10% Yes 250,000 Daily 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 3.5 1.5 1.3 5.5 DE000A0Q95G3 Daily Germany First Private Investment Ma... No Yes Article 6 No Yes Yes 54 40 84 60 88
Franklin K2 Bardin Hill Arbitrage UCITS Fund Sep 2019 Global £101m 1.25% 12.5% 5,000,000 Daily 0.0 3.0 3.0 -0.1 2.0 1.9 4.7 3.8 6.1 10.6 LU2039784561 Daily Luxembourg Bardin Hill Investment Part... Gian Maria Magrini Article 6 99 65 39 63 95
GAMCO Merger Arbitrage Oct 2011 Global £504m 1.00% 20% 100,000 Daily 0.0 2.1 2.5 0.0 1.1 0.7 4.6 2.5 5.6 13.4 LU0687944552 Daily Luxembourg GAMCO Investors Ralph Rocco , Mario Gabelli Article 6 97 75 27 53 90
Laffitte Risk Arbitrage UCITS Dec 2007 Global £9m 1.40% 15% 150,000 Daily 0.1 1.0 -3.2 0.2 1.2 0.9 2.3 1.1 -1.2 2.8 LU1602251818 Daily Luxembourg Laffitte Capital Management 43 38 54 50 80
Man GLG Event Driven Alternative Jul 2019 Global £706m 1.00% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily 0.1 4.7 2.1 0.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 5.0 7.3 13.4 IE00BJJNGV56 Daily Ireland Man Group Plc Cristian Cibrario No Yes Article 6 No N/A N/A 100 82 55 72 99
MontLake Abrax Merger Arbitrage UCITS Fund Jul 2019 Global £18m 1.50% 15% No 100,000 Daily -12.1 -10.0 -5.3 -9.6 -17.4 -23.0 -14.6 IE00BZ01DF31 Daily Ireland AUM Asset Management Ltd Xavier Robinson No Yes Article 8 Yes No Yes 9 10 55 34 14
MontLake Burren Global Arbitrage UCITS Jun 2015 Global £8m 1.50% 20% 100,000 Daily -0.6 1.9 0.5 -0.3 0.9 2.4 4.6 2.3 2.4 1.1 IE00BWGCG729 Daily Ireland Burren Capital Advisors 19 18 74 70 60
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