Need an Overview on M&A Arbitrage (Modelling specifically)

Became interested in M&A Arbitrage recently and am hoping to get a deeper look at how it all works. Know the bare minimum basics, but need some recommendations on readings/resources to learn more. 

Also am more specifically interested in learning how the valuation process works in the M&A Arbitrage strategy + the research process surrounding the job. If anyone knows where I can find some resources on how to build M&A Abirtrage specific valuation models (if there even is such a thing) would be much appreciated. 

Don't have a quant background at all but from my readings, I've seen that M&A Arbitrage is apparently both art and science, and can approach the strategy from a fundamental outlook rather than a math/quant driven approach which is what I mean regarding potentially modelling out the strat. 

Thanks for any help/insight anyone can provide. 

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