Every material Form 8-K GDL FUND has filed with the SEC since September 21, 2010, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
GDL Fund disclosed that its chairman and portfolio manager, Mario J. Gabelli, was admitted to the hospital for observation and testing after a medical incident on March 19, 2026, and that his condition is improving. The timeline for his return is not yet known, so day-to-day operations will be led by co-CEO Douglas R. Jamieson and new GAMCO President Christopher J. Marangi, with Willis Brucker managing the Fund's portfolio.
Mario J. Gabelli was admitted to the hospital after a medical incident on March 19, 2026; the filing says his condition is improving.
No timeline for Mr. Gabelli's return has been set.
GAMCO named Christopher J. Marangi its President on March 22, 2026, under a succession plan in place for several years.
Willis Brucker will handle day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio during Mr. Gabelli's absence.
The Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Global Deal Fund amended and restated its bylaws in their entirety, effective December 3, 2010. The updated bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the 8-K, which was signed by the Secretary on December 9, 2010. The filing is administrative and does not describe any change in the Fund's financial results or operations.
Board of Trustees adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws on December 3, 2010
Bylaws were deemed effective December 3, 2010
Full text filed as Exhibit 3(ii), dated December 3, 2010
8-K signed by Secretary Agnes Mullady on December 9, 2010
The Gabelli Global Deal Fund disclosed that Agnes Mullady returned from leave and resumed her role as Treasurer effective September 15, 2010, replacing Bruce N. Alpert as Acting Treasurer. Effective September 20, 2010, she was also appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Open-End Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC, the fund's investment adviser, which oversees financial reporting across the fund complex.
Agnes Mullady, age 52, resumed the Treasurer position effective September 15, 2010.
Bruce N. Alpert ceased serving as Acting Treasurer but remains President of the Fund.
Effective September 20, 2010, Mullady was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Open-End Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC.
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