Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF) announced Monday it has signed an agreement to purchase the United States unit of ArcelorMittal S.A. (NYSE: MT).
What Happened: The $1.4 billion transaction would be made on a cash-free and debt-free basis with 78.2 million shares of the Cleveland-Cliffs common stock — worth about $460 million as of Friday’s closing. Additionally, it would involve the transfer of non-voting preferred Cleveland-Cliffs stock worth approximately $373 million and $505 million in cash, Cleveland-Cliffs said in a statement.
The company expects cost savings to the tune of $150 million annually after the transaction is completed.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s (NYSE: GS) investment arm is acting as financial advisor to Cleveland-Cliffs, while BofA Securities, the investment banking arm of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), to ArcelorMittal.
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval.
Why It Matters: Post-transaction, Cleveland-Cliff would become the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America with combined shipments of 17 million net tons in 2019, according to the company.
ArcelorMittal was looking to offload $2 billion of assets by the middle of 2021 to reduce its debt and agreed to sell a 50% stake in its shipping business in December, Reuters reported.
The Luxembourg-based steel maker has also sold its stake in Brazillian steelmaker Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB).
Price Action: Cleveland-Cliffs shares closed nearly 3% higher at $5.88 on Friday. On the same day, ArcelorMittal shares closed almost 0.3% lower at $12.09 and fell almost 1.5% in the after-hours session.
isnt it priced in, all i'm seeing is a lot of CLF stock will get dumped in the upcoming weeks/months. Those shares are already on the mkt or they just diluted the existing float?
Levi Perry
>Dow implied open: +215.04
Evan Cook
>Story that Trump has done nothing illegal
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Carter Reyes
Please tell me if this is a good idea: Tomorrow my plan is to go all in with 75 QQQ and 50 TQQQ. I intend to keep an eye on them, but my hope is that I will be able to just hold. My general strategy would be that if the market starts looking shaky I might pull the TQQQ (or part of it) and only if it starts going severely pear shaped should I sell the QQQ. I would like to know if this sounds reasonable, and also where you guys would put trailing stop losses (which should also be a good guide for when I might want to pull out)? My thought was something like 8% on the QQQ and 12% on TQQQ.
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Lincoln Williams
This is a short squeeze right? Should I hold onto my shorts?
Michael Phillips
Delusional bobos btfo.
Can't wait for Tuesday to buy Palantir!
Isaiah Edwards
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Daniel Barnes
Sell, then buy back, kind of thing? Is it still better (for taxes) if I can to hold at least a year, or on what timeframe do you recommend I take profits?
Justin Rogers
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