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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
A T & T INC (NEW) COM 00206R102 10,540 313,881 SH   SOLE   313,881 0 0
ACOR 1 3/4 6/15/21 CONVERTIBLE BOND 00484MAA4 341 400,000 PRN   SOLE   400,000 0 0
ADOBE INC COM 00724F101 2,700 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
AETNA INC (B:AET) COM COM 00817Y108 47,701 235,156 SH   SOLE   235,156 0 0
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 00971T101 3,292 45,000 SH   SOLE   45,000 0 0
AKORN INC COM 009728106 2,859 220,296 SH   SOLE   220,296 0 0
ALAMOS GOLD INC NEW COM CL A COM 011532108 87 18,847 SH   SOLE   18,847 0 0
ALLERGAN PLC SHS COM G0177J108 389 2,040 SH   SOLE   2,040 0 0
ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN HLDGS LP UN COM 01881G106 213 7,000 SH   SOLE   7,000 0 0
ALTABA INC COM 021346101 32,509 477,228 SH   SOLE   477,228 0 0
AMD 2 1/8 9/1/26 CONVERTIBLE BOND 007903BD8 584 150,000 PRN   SOLE   150,000 0 0
ANDEAVOR COM 03349M105 24,338 158,551 SH   SOLE   158,551 0 0
ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTDSH COM G05384105 6,158 147,326 SH   SOLE   147,326 0 0
ATHENAHEALTH INC COM COM 04685W103 3,560 26,649 SH   SOLE   26,649 0 0
AV HOMES INC COM COM 00234P102 6,795 318,271 SH   SOLE   318,271 0 0
AVISTA CORP COM COM 05379B107 14,434 285,486 SH   SOLE   285,486 0 0
BANCROFT FUND LTD COM MUTUAL FUNDS 059695106 1,282 56,000 SH   SOLE   56,000 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 3,454 117,229 SH   SOLE   117,229 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CV PFD L 7.250 CONVERTIBLE PREF 060505682 226 175 SH   SOLE   175 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 561 11,000 SH   SOLE   11,000 0 0
BELMOND LTD CL A COM G1154H107 235 12,900 SH   SOLE   12,900 0 0
BMRN 1 1/2 10/15/20 CONVERTIBLE BOND 09061GAF8 210 175,000 PRN   SOLE   175,000 0 0
BUNGE LIMITED COM COM G16962105 220 3,200 SH   SOLE   3,200 0 0
CA INC COM 12673P105 24,800 561,726 SH   SOLE   561,726 0 0
CBS CORP CLASS A COM 124857103 607 10,450 SH   SOLE   10,450 0 0
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 16119P108 424 1,302 SH   SOLE   1,302 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 1,052 8,600 SH   SOLE   8,600 0 0
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODS HLDGS ICO COM G21515104 352 4,400 SH   SOLE   4,400 0 0
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CL COM 169656105 2,954 6,500 SH   SOLE   6,500 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 1,145 5,500 SH   SOLE   5,500 0 0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS CL COM 18451C109 164 27,500 SH   SOLE   27,500 0 0
CLF 1 1/2 1/15/25 CONVERTIBLE BOND 185899AA9 463 275,000 PRN   SOLE   275,000 0 0
CNH INDUSTRIAL NV COM N20944109 216 18,000 SH   SOLE   18,000 0 0
COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP/WA COM 19046P209 1,360 80,000 SH   SOLE   80,000 0 0
COBIZ FINANCIAL INC COM COM 190897108 7,389 333,739 SH   SOLE   333,739 0 0
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS-CVR WARRANT AND RIGH 203668116 3 471,530 SH   SOLE   471,530 0 0
CONNECTICUT WTR SVC INC COM COM 207797101 1,047 15,100 SH   SOLE   15,100 0 0
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC OC-CO COM 218352102 205 14,600 SH   SOLE   14,600 0 0
CTS CORP COM 126501105 209 6,100 SH   SOLE   6,100 0 0
CURTISS WRIGHT CORP COM 231561101 687 5,000 SH   SOLE   5,000 0 0
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM CL V COM 24703L103 3,524 36,284 SH   SOLE   36,284 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 927 23,200 SH   SOLE   23,200 0 0
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION COM 25470M109 311 8,700 SH   SOLE   8,700 0 0
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP COM 26483E100 14,315 100,450 SH   SOLE   100,450 0 0
EATON CORP PLC SHS COM G29183103 685 7,900 SH   SOLE   7,900 0 0
ENERGEN CORP COM COM 29265N108 6,652 77,200 SH   SOLE   77,200 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP COM 29278N103 398 17,900 SH   SOLE   17,900 0 0
ENPRO INDS INC COM COM 29355X107 277 3,800 SH   SOLE   3,800 0 0
ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP COM 29414D100 14,653 320,421 SH   SOLE   320,421 0 0
EXAS 1.000 01/15/25 CONVERTIBLE BOND 30063PAA3 463 375,000 PRN   SOLE   375,000 0 0
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPAN COM 30219G108 37,291 392,500 SH   SOLE   392,500 0 0
FALCON MINERALS CORP COM 30607B109 2,485 225,923 SH   SOLE   225,923 0 0
FIRST CONN BANCORP INC MD COM COM 319850103 4,209 142,440 SH   SOLE   142,440 0 0
FOREST CITY REALTY TRUST CL A REAL ESTATE INVE 345605109 16,301 649,690 SH   SOLE   649,690 0 0
FORUM MERGER II CORP UNIT EX 0 UNITS 34986F202 3,726 368,900 SH   SOLE   368,900 0 0
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER&GOLD C COM 35671D857 1,773 127,400 SH   SOLE   127,400 0 0
GABELLI GLB SML & MD CP VAL CO MUTUAL FUNDS 36249W104 961 78,828 SH   SOLE   78,828 0 0
GABELLI GLOBAL UTIL & INCOMECO MUTUAL FUNDS 36242L105 2,120 107,171 SH   SOLE   107,171 0 0
GABELLI GO ANYWHERE TRUST MUTUAL FUNDS 36250J109 1,921 102,213 SH   SOLE   102,213 0 0
GABELLI GOLD NAT RES & INCOM MUTUAL FUNDS 36465A109 58 12,265 SH   SOLE   12,265 0 0
GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRST INC MUTUAL FUNDS 36239Q109 995 107,673 SH   SOLE   107,673 0 0
GAMCO INVESTORS INC COM PRIVATE INVESTME 361438104 35,745 1,526,250 SH   SOLE   1,526,250 0 0
GAMCO NAT RESOURCE GOLD X MUTUAL FUNDS 36465E101 67 11,372 SH   SOLE   11,372 0 0
GANNETT INC COM 36473H104 150 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
GCI LIBERTY INC COM CLASS A COM 36164V305 6,146 120,509 SH   SOLE   120,509 0 0
GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INCCO COM 36164Y101 226 8,500 SH   SOLE   8,500 0 0
GDL FUND MUTUAL FUNDS 361570104 6,729 740,516 SH   SOLE   740,516 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604903 216 100 SH Call SOLE   0 0 0
GENWORTH FINL INC COM CL A COM 37247D106 1,195 286,636 SH   SOLE   286,636 0 0
GORDON POINTE ACQUISITION COCO COM 382788107 3,683 373,900 SH   SOLE   373,900 0 0
GORDON POINTE ACQUISITION COWT WARRANT AND RIGH 382788115 146 223,900 SH   SOLE   223,900 0 0
GRAMERCY PPTY TR COM NEW COM 385002308 30,091 1,096,611 SH   SOLE   1,096,611 0 0
GRIFOLS SA SP ADR REP B NVT COM 398438408 6,767 316,651 SH   SOLE   316,651 0 0
GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV ADR (B COM 40049J206 479 27,000 SH   SOLE   27,000 0 0
GYRODYNE LLC COM COM 403829104 1,804 87,994 SH   SOLE   87,994 0 0
HC2 HLDGS INC COM COM 404139107 227 37,100 SH   SOLE   37,100 0 0
HERC HLDGS INC COM COM 42704L104 1,824 35,625 SH   SOLE   35,625 0 0
HLX 4 1/8 9/15/23 CONVERTIBLE BOND 42330PAJ6 259 200,000 PRN   SOLE   200,000 0 0
HONEYWELL INT'L INC COM 438516106 200 1,200 SH   SOLE   1,200 0 0
I AM CAP ACQUISITION CO COM COM 45074Q108 879 86,645 SH   SOLE   86,645 0 0
I AM CAP ACQUISITION RIGHT WARRANT AND RIGH 45074Q124 43 85,000 SH   SOLE   85,000 0 0
ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP DEPOSITRY COM 451100101 509 7,200 SH   SOLE   7,200 0 0
ICPT 3 1/4 7/1/23 CONVERTIBLE BOND 45845PAA6 202 200,000 PRN   SOLE   200,000 0 0
INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP CL COM 45579J104 5,824 570,982 SH   SOLE   570,982 0 0
INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP WT WARRANT AND RIGH 45579J112 168 167,792 SH   SOLE   167,792 0 0
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECH INC COM COM 458118106 8,539 181,643 SH   SOLE   181,643 0 0
INTEL CORP 3.25 8/1/39 CONVERTIBLE BOND 458140AF7 402 175,000 PRN   SOLE   175,000 0 0
INTERNAP CORP COM PAR COM 45885A409 126 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
INVUITY INC COM NEW COM 46187J205 2,597 350,975 SH   SOLE   350,975 0 0
K2M GROUP HLDGS INC COM COM 48273J107 9,730 355,492 SH   SOLE   355,492 0 0
KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CCO COM 48562P103 20,653 609,065 SH   SOLE   609,065 0 0
KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLD COM 48253L106 663 20,725 SH   SOLE   20,725 0 0
KLX INC COM COM 482539103 24,920 396,941 SH   SOLE   396,941 0 0
KMG CHEMICALS INC COM 482564101 9,250 122,420 SH   SOLE   122,420 0 0
LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS COM SH BEN COM 517942108 13,670 395,205 SH   SOLE   395,205 0 0
LENNAR B SHARES COM 526057302 6,397 166,155 SH   SOLE   166,155 0 0
LF CAP ACQUISITION CORP CL A COM 50200K108 3,241 339,000 SH   SOLE   339,000 0 0
LF CAP ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP WARRANT AND RIGH 50200K116 186 339,000 SH   SOLE   339,000 0 0
LIBERTY BRAVES GROUP C COM 531229888 309 11,339 SH   SOLE   11,339 0 0
LIBERTY EXPEDIA HOLDINGS SER A COM 53046P109 273 5,800 SH   SOLE   5,800 0 0
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC SHS CL A COM G5480U104 589 20,354 SH   SOLE   20,354 0 0
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC SHS CL C COM G5480U120 1,397 49,599 SH   SOLE   49,599 0 0
LIBERTY SIRIUS GROUP C COM 531229607 26,435 608,400 SH   SOLE   608,400 0 0
LIFEPOINT HOSPS INC COM COM 53219L109 7,726 119,971 SH   SOLE   119,971 0 0
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATNS ICO COM 543881106 6,523 143,668 SH   SOLE   143,668 0 0
MEGALITH FINANCIAL ACQUISITION COM 58518F109 1,902 200,000 SH   SOLE   200,000 0 0
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COM 552953101 307 11,000 SH   SOLE   11,000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1,184 10,350 SH   SOLE   10,350 0 0
MITEL NETWORKS CORP COM COM 60671Q104 22,954 2,082,979 SH   SOLE   2,082,979 0 0
MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION COM COM 60765P103 3,888 384,939 SH   SOLE   384,939 0 0
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL COM 609207105 876 20,400 SH   SOLE   20,400 0 0
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC CO COM 60935Y208 1,562 291,925 SH   SOLE   291,925 0 0
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC COM COM 631103108 257 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO N J COM COM 636180101 398 7,100 SH   SOLE   7,100 0 0
NAVIGATORS GROUP INC COM COM 638904102 2,836 41,047 SH   SOLE   41,047 0 0
NEBULA ACQUISITION CORP COM CL COM 629076100 2,531 260,895 SH   SOLE   260,895 0 0
NEBULA ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP WARRANT AND RIGH 629076118 121 86,965 SH   SOLE   86,965 0 0
NEWMONT MINING CORP HOLDING CO COM 651639106 272 9,000 SH   SOLE   9,000 0 0
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V COM COM N6596X109 46,425 542,987 SH   SOLE   542,987 0 0
NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC COM COM 67072V103 9,888 354,545 SH   SOLE   354,545 0 0
OCEAN RIG UDW INC COM CL A COM G66964118 2,678 77,350 SH   SOLE   77,350 0 0
OCLARO INC COM NEW COM 67555N206 2,715 303,664 SH   SOLE   303,664 0 0
OPKO HEALTH INC COM COM 68375N103 35 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
ORBOTECH LTD ORD COM M75253100 17,502 294,453 SH   SOLE   294,453 0 0
PENSARE ACQUISITION CORP COM COM 70957E105 1,807 181,453 SH   SOLE   181,453 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 1,118 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
PHH CORP COM NEW COM 693320202 5,105 464,512 SH   SOLE   464,512 0 0
PINNACLE ENTMT INC NEW COM COM 72348Y105 10,438 309,812 SH   SOLE   309,812 0 0
PINNACLE FOODS INC DEL COM COM 72348P104 35,648 550,046 SH   SOLE   550,046 0 0
POST HOLDINGS INC COM 737446104 1,471 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
RDUS 3.000 09/01/24 CONVERTIBLE BOND 750469AA6 154 200,000 PRN   SOLE   200,000 0 0
REIS INC COM COM 75936P105 8,662 376,600 SH   SOLE   376,600 0 0
RENT A CTR INC NEW COM COM 76009N100 2,583 179,640 SH   SOLE   179,640 0 0
RITE AID CORP COM COM 767754104 919 718,314 SH   SOLE   718,314 0 0
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM COM 774341101 40,741 290,036 SH   SOLE   290,036 0 0
SCRIPPS E W CO OHIO CL A COM 811054402 272 16,500 SH   SOLE   16,500 0 0
SHIRE PLC ADR COM 82481R106 33,259 183,476 SH   SOLE   183,476 0 0
SOCIAL CAP HEDOSOPHIA HLDGS CL COM G8250R103 1,081 109,122 SH   SOLE   109,122 0 0
SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIE HO COM G8250R111 2,223 217,903 SH   SOLE   217,903 0 0
SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTDUS COM M9068E105 23,372 163,349 SH   SOLE   163,349 0 0
SONIC CORP COM 835451105 1,478 34,100 SH   SOLE   34,100 0 0
SONY CORP-ADR (B:SNE US) COM 835699307 1,164 19,200 SH   SOLE   19,200 0 0
SPARTON CORP COM COM 847235108 3,644 252,531 SH   SOLE   252,531 0 0
SPWR 4 1/15/23 CONVERTIBLE BOND 867652AL3 442 525,000 PRN   SOLE   525,000 0 0
SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC COM COM 868157108 511 52,500 SH   SOLE   52,500 0 0
SUPERVALU INC COM NEW COM 868536301 6,437 199,777 SH   SOLE   199,777 0 0
SYNTEL INC COM 87162H103 6,315 154,100 SH   SOLE   154,100 0 0
TEGNA INC COM COM 87901J105 658 55,000 SH   SOLE   55,000 0 0
TELEPHONE & DATA SYS COM 879433829 621 20,400 SH   SOLE   20,400 0 0
TENZING ACQUISITION CORP COM G8708A124 1,499 149,000 SH   SOLE   149,000 0 0
TESLA MOTORS 1.250 03/1/21 CONVERTIBLE BOND 88160RAC5 383 400,000 PRN   SOLE   400,000 0 0
TESLA INC COM 88160R951 220 100 SH Put SOLE   0 0 0
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC COM 882508104 311 2,900 SH   SOLE   2,900 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 386 5,400 SH   SOLE   5,400 0 0
THE MEDICINES CO. 2.5 1/15/22 CONVERTIBLE BOND 584688AE5 268 250,000 PRN   SOLE   250,000 0 0
TKK SYMPHONY ACQUISITION CORUN UNITS G88950111 2,107 208,580 SH   SOLE   208,580 0 0
TKK SYMPHONY ACQUISTION COR COM G88950103 1,178 124,000 SH   SOLE   124,000 0 0
TRIBUNE MEDIA CO - A COM 896047503 21,372 556,138 SH   SOLE   556,138 0 0
TRINITY MERGER CORP COM CL A COM 89653L106 4,159 423,100 SH   SOLE   423,100 0 0
TRINITY MERGER CORP WT EXP 051 WARRANT AND RIGH 89653L114 212 423,100 SH   SOLE   423,100 0 0
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX B COM 90130A200 30,844 673,164 SH   SOLE   673,164 0 0
TWIN DISC INC COM COM 901476101 225 9,750 SH   SOLE   9,750 0 0
TWO 6 1/4 1/15/22 CONVERTIBLE BOND 90187BAA9 511 500,000 PRN   SOLE   500,000 0 0
U S G CORP COM NEW COM 903293405 15,659 361,559 SH   SOLE   361,559 0 0
VAXART INC COM 92243A200 54 18,843 SH   SOLE   18,843 0 0
VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP COM COM 92243N103 2,322 242,600 SH   SOLE   242,600 0 0
VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP WT EX WARRANT AND RIGH 92243N111 148 242,600 SH   SOLE   242,600 0 0
VECTREN INC. COM 92240G101 14,664 205,119 SH   SOLE   205,119 0 0
VEON LTD ADR COM 91822M106 64 22,000 SH   SOLE   22,000 0 0
VIACOM INC NEW CL A COM 92553P102 446 12,200 SH   SOLE   12,200 0 0
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC COM G48833100 164 60,550 SH   SOLE   60,550 0 0
WEB COM GROUP INC COM COM 94733A104 2,774 99,422 SH   SOLE   99,422 0 0
WELLS FARGO CV PFD L 7.500 CONVERTIBLE PREF 949746804 321 250 SH   SOLE   250 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 4,294 81,693 SH   SOLE   81,693 0 0
XCERRA CORP COM COM 98400J108 4,594 321,901 SH   SOLE   321,901 0 0
XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NE COM 98416J118 3,245 241,114 SH   SOLE   241,114 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121608 3,737 138,525 SH   SOLE   138,525 0 0
XO GROUP INC COM COM 983772104 7,987 231,644 SH   SOLE   231,644 0 0
ZYNGA INC CL A COM 98986T108 487 121,500 SH   SOLE   121,500 0 0