Hershey’s market capitalisation: $8.6bn
The amount of debt HSY needs to buy Cadbury: $9bn
Jump in HSY 5-year CDS price move after HSY confirmed its interest: 33 per cent
A pretty chart of Hershey’s equity versus 5-year CDS, courtesy of GFI:

Related links:
Kinder Surprise for Kraft? – FT Alphaville
Hershey-Cadbury data points du jour – FT Alphaville
