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In late-afternoon trading, shares of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) are up by more than 12% at $7.77 on news that Ron Burkle is preparing a bid for the company. What we are curious about is...
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Landry’s, Lone Star, Capital Grille, Outback, Smith & Wollensky, and on and on… How many public restaurant and dining chains can be taken private? Apparently many more. McCormick &...
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This morning there is an interesting take out there regarding American Apparel Inc. (AMEX: APP). PEHub.com has reported that American Apparel is working with Rothschild as advisor to help it...
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GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNC) is public again. The vitamin and nutrients retailer sold 22.5 million shares at a price of $16.00 per share. This was in the middle of the $15.00 to $17.00 indicated...
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Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) is looking like a bit of a dud of an IPO. Some will think that this could temper some of the excitement around private equity and the ambitions of coming...
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If you have watched Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) or Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) recently, you will have figured out that the banks are not just in trouble. These banks could literally be...
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Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) finds itself in a mixed position as it reportedly is exploring its merger possibilities. Shares originally popped up almost 10% to $22.37 when we first covered this...
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It’s 1:00 PM and time for “The IPO Daily” covering anything and everything around initial public offerings. Last week it looked as though the IPO for Apollo Global Management, LLC was going...
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) tried and failed to acquire online coupon leader Groupon.com just a few months ago. The valuation was said to be around $ 6 billion but ultimately Groupon turned the...
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Lawson Software Inc. (NASDAQ: LWSN) is trading well above its current fresh $11.25 cash buyout from Golden Gate Capital and Infor. There is a reason… Investors believe more is coming. Carl...
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The world of private equity is not what it once was, but the remaining private equity leaders that survived out there do now seem to be stronger if they survived. Apollo Management has tried to...
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Lawson Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWSN) has bucked the market today and shares have risen after news of its $1.8 billion buyout offer on Friday. It was an offer from software company Infor and from...
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There has been an interesting trend of late that might lead investors to wonder if they should be involved in or not. Dollar stores and discounters seem to be in the middle of an economic magic...
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Something happened in recent weeks which was easy to miss out on and easy to have forgotten about, but which Irish bank investors need to consider. Other geopolitical news has taken over. Wilbur...
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It was rather surprising when we saw that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) had suddenly sold all of the Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) holdings back in mid-November. ...
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