Standard & Poor's CapitalIQ tracks deal spreads, or the difference between the offer price and the deal's current value. CapitalIQ reports the following five buyouts had the smallest spreads, as of June 4.
1.
Cellco Partnership said it would buy Rural Cellular Corp. on July 29, 2007
Offer price per share: $45
Share price on June 4: $44.80
Spread: 0.4 percent
2.
United Technologies Corp. said it would buy Diebold Inc. on Feb. 19, 2008
Offer price per share: $40
Share price on June 4: $39.73
Spread: 0.7 percent
3.
Fifth Third Bancorp said it would buy First Charter Corp. on Aug. 15, 2007
Offer price per share: $31
Share price on June 4: $30.76
Spread: 0.8 percent
4.
Nokia Inc. said it would buy NAVTEQ Corp. on Aug. 28, 2007
Offer price per share: $78
Share price on June 4: $76.89
Spread: 1.4 percent
5.
WebMD Health Corp. said it would buy HLTH Corp. on Feb. 20, 2008
Offer price per share: $12.59
Share price on June 4: $12.39
Spread: 1.6 percent
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