Forescout Technologies Up 20% On Takeover News

Activist target Forescout Technologies (NASDAQ: FSCT) shot up 20% on Thursday following news that it entered into an agreement with private equity firm Advent International to be acquired for $33.00 per share.

On October 21, 2019 activist hedge fund Corvex Management run by Carl Icahn protégé Keith Meister filed a 13D Filing disclosing a 7.2% stake in the FSCT. Corvex invested alongside Jericho Capital. Based on the initial 13D filing, Corvex’s average purchase price for FSCT was ~$30.13 per share. 

On the day of the public filing FSCT closed at $28.70. On Feb 6, 2020, the day of the acquisition announcement the stock shot up and closed at $33.28 per share – an annualized increase of 54%. You can sign up here to receive email alerts as soon as 13D filings are made.

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