38% Upside To Black Knight Shareholders If Intercontinental Exchange Deal Closes

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Summary

  • Black Knight is being acquired by Intercontinental Exchange for $68 + 0.144 share.
  • The market is very skeptical whether the deal will pass muster with regulators.
  • This leaves around ~38% upside to the closing of the deal.
  • I'm not convinced the downside scenarios will be all that disastrous.

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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) announced a deal for Black Knight, Inc. (BKI) on May 4, 2022. Initially, BKI traded up on the deal, but it has started to slide. Since the day before the deal announcement it has lost nearly as

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Bram de Haas brings 15 years of investing experience to the table and has over 5 years of experience managing a Euro hedge fund. He is also a former professional poker player and utilizes his bundle of risk management skills to uncover lucrative investments based on special situations.

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