Arbitron, Inc.

• This Hedge Fund Was Heavy On The M&A Front Last Quarter

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: ARB, DIN, SEMG, S, VMED

  Halcyon Asset Management is managed by John Bader and is multi-strategy hedge fund specializing in the credit, merger, and special situations fields. The fund recently filed its 13F with the SEC, describing some of its main investments during 2013’s first quarter. It’s important to take a look at the fund’s favorite holdings, because research has shown that retail investors can benefit from watching hedge fund sentiment; discover more »

• What Does the Business Unit Sale Mean for the Big Merger?

  By Mike Thiessen - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: ARB, NLSN, OCX

  Market-watchers have thus far reacted positively to the news that Canadian private equity company Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX) and media measurement giant Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN) had agreed to a $950 million deal that would see Onex purchase Nielsen's exposition-and-convention business. Inked in early May of 2013, the deal could have far-reaching implications for the two companies' shareholders as well as for Nielsen's pending merger with radio marketing more »

• Will The Merger of Nielsen and Arbitron Go Through After This Delay?

  By Mike Thiessen - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: ARB, NLSN

  The recent announcement that Nielsen's (NYSE: NLSN) proposed merger with Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) is on hold has come as a surprise to investors who were confident that the deal would go through with minimal resistance. The holdup is due to a "second request for information" from the Federal Trade Commission.

  Although the FTC commonly makes such requests of companies that look to acquire additional corporate properties within industries that more »

• Hedge Fund Manager David Abrams’ Top Small-Cap Picks

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: ARB, CBS, CCO, LAMR, WAIR

  Hedge funds generate a significant portion of their alpha in their small-cap investments, primarily because there is less publicly available information about these stocks. At Insider Monkey, we've empirically tested this phenomenon, and according to our own analysis, investing in hedge funds’ top small-cap picks has generated an alpha of about 120 basis points per month.

  We started publishing a quarterly newsletter at the end of August, and since more »

• 23% Stock Gain If the Deal Goes Through

  By Mike Thiessen - January 11, 2013 | Tickers: ARB, CCO, KKR, NLSN

  In mid-December of 2012, New York-based television ratings arbiter Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN) made a formal offer to purchase leading radio-marketing firm Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) in an all-cash deal valued at nearly $1.3 billion. If the deal is approved, the television company will extend cash payments of $48 per share to existing Arbitron shareholders. According to sources within the Nielsen organization, the merger will be funded entirely with cash more »

• Will This Acquisition Live Up to Expectations?

  By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 24, 2012 | Tickers: ARB, NLSN

  Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN), a global information and measurement company, announced that it has signed an agreement that will see it acquiring Arbitron (NYSE: ARB), an international media and marketing research firm, for $1.26 billion. Nielsen is a leading company as far as marketing and consumer information, online intelligence, trade shows and media measurement is concerned. With its headquarters in New York and the Netherlands, the company more »

• Four Companies That Stuck Out on Tuesday; and that Might Trade Higher

  By Brian Nichols - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: ARB, TROX, VNDA, YOKU

  On a day when almost all stocks performed well, there were a few that shined above the rest. And in this article, I am looking at the best of the best, I am determining what moved the stocks, and lastly whether or not the catalyst could lead to additional gains.

  Company	Ticker	Gains
  Arbitron	(NYSE: ARB)	23.63%
  Yoku	(NYSE: YOKU)	13.51%
  Tronox	(NYSE: TROX)	9.84%

  • On Tuesday more »