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The craze surrounding Facebook is getting even more out of hand, this time with Wall Street setting the valuation of the company at some $50 billion. A fresh investment from Goldman Sachs Group...
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The rumors and thought of private equity in retail is going on and on, oddly enough with the same player. BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE: BJ) is the newest target according to many web reports,...
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Fabrics and craft retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (NYSE: JAS) has agreed to accept a buyout offer of $61.00 share from private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners that values the retailer at about...
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When Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) agreed to be acquired by privately held Attachmate Corp. in late November, part of the deal included the concurrent sale of some of Novell’s intellectual property...
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Data from Reuters shows that global M&A activity rose to $2.2 trillion in 2010. The 2010 improvement was the first since 2007. Most comments about the news said that 2011 should be an even...
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Carl Icahn usually makes his headlines by criticizing management for not rewarding shareholders. This morning he is in the news because he is buying Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN) for a higher price than...
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Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a name which has been thrown around buyout circles before. While the company has remained independent, there appear to be fresh buyout rumors driving interest...
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Swift Transportation Co. (NASDAQ: SWFT) is set come public this week, and that should read “come public again.” The trucking giant is coming back as a public company on Wednesday after shares...
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It appears that the talk about China’s Bright Food Group Co. wanting to buy US nutritional retailer GNC Holdings Inc. is about to prove true. The Wall Street Journal is citing “people familiar...
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When it comes to deep-value technology stocks, two companies which consistently arise in screens are Seagate Technologies PLC (NASDAQ: STX) and Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC). Seagate had lifted...
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Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is one of the country’s largest electric power producers. In August, the company’s board announced an offer from the world’s largest private equity firm, Blackstone...
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Retail and apparel mergers are still alive and well for good brands. J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG) is reportedly close to being acquired in a private equity buyout led by TPG Capital and Leonard...
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Do we need another public casino chain? It must be that we do not. Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. has dropped its plan to come public “due to market conditions.” The private equity-owned...
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Dollar stores are still king… Unemployment is expected to remain high, or at least ‘under-employment’ will reign as a continued theme ahead. This presents a challenge for many retailers out...
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BankUnited Inc. was one of the first public bank casualties in the financial meltdown. Filings last week show that the turnaround acquisition is coming public again, and the filing was for up to...
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