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Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is finding itself caught between a rock and a hard place. We have covered the reporting that Navistar could ultimately go bankrupt, but it could also...
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Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) has become one controversial stock. Some pundits are even saying that ultimately this company could be at risk of bankruptcy. Others believe that there...
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Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) is not your typical sort of company that an activist investor would normally go after. in fact, Lazard itself advises companies and individuals on things like financial...
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There has been very little activity in the initial public offering market of late. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is largely to blame, as was the “Sell in May and Go Away!” theme which gripped the...
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Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) is rumored to be back in play. If you will recall, this was the subject of a private equity buyout back during the private equity bubble and its $6.5 billion...
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How often do ratings agencies talk about buyout rumors? That is what we are faced with this morning after a report was issued by Fitch Ratings covering Best Buy Co, Inc. (NYSE: BBY). The report is...
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TrimTabs and BarclayHedge report each month about hedge fund inflows and outflows, and if you have been watching the tape you shouldn’t be surprised that the trend is toward ‘outflows’ of...
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Private equity’s newest public company is none other than the giant Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG). Now that 40 calendar days have passed those analysts who work at the underwriting firms are free...
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Debt-laden natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) is reportedly in discussions with private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) regarding a sale of Chesapeake’s stake...
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We had two rather large secondary offerings today where private equity firms are unloading stock. The tally was about $3.4 billion that the market had to absorb in new shares as Kinder Morgan, Inc....
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Bill Gross is the de facto Bond King. Running a giant institution like PIMCO give you quite some power. Gross makes monthly outlooks and his June report is not offering any great hope for a...
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Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) has been a disaster since its private equity group buyout imploded. Or has it? When companies lose a buyer it is never a good thing. The deal was...
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In what is probably just a sign of how badly managed the company has been, The Talbots Inc. (NYSE: TLB) agreed today to a $2.75/share buyout by private equity group Sycamore Partners. Talbots turned...
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BMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) has been under fire to sell itself or to shake up its valuation. A filing of a presentation by Elliot Associates, L.P. this morning may give investors hope. At...
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Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) was supposed to be the next buyout. Apparently not and shares are getting crushed. The news is out confirming that Gores is ditching its planned...
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