Original ARIA position is long from $7.11.  The buyout price represents 237% return.  If you bought subsequently you are long from about $8.80.  ARIA has accepted a $24 per share cash buyout offer from Takeda (TKPYY).

We had expected the 118th company in our portfolio to receive a buyout offer or benefit significantly from M&A to be ALIOY, but it turned out to be ARIA.  ALIOY is still in play and if it receives an offer it will be the 119th company.

What To Do Now

Those holding ARIA may consider tendering their shares for $24 cash.

If not in ARIA, it is too late to buy it now.  Probability of a competing higher offer is low although possible.  This is the reason to not sell ARIA stock in the open market at this time but only tender.

Those holding ALIOY may continue to hold.

Those not holding ALIOY may wait for a signal on the Real Time Feed in the event the stock pulls back.

On The Arora Report Market Blog, previously ARIA was number one on the list of potential take over biotech company targets.  Please see INTELLIGENCE: EIGHT POTENTIAL BUYOUT TARGETS IN THE WAKE OF MEDIVATION BUYOUT $ARIA $BMRN $EXEL $FOLD $INCY $RARE $SGEN $TSRO $MDVN $PFE

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