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Tag Archives: acquisition
Let’s Play ‘Spot the Questionable, Small-Time Financial Structure’
Can you guess? I bet you can. Lets see . . . Colorado corporation organized for a completely different business? Check. Ridiculous capital structure with enormous number of outstanding shares? Check. Grandiose name? Check. Lack of assets and revenues? Check. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Strategy, Late Filing, M&A, Reverse Merger
Tagged acquisition, Ilustrato, late filing, M&A, Merger, Movie, Movie Production, OTC, Over the Counter, Pink Sheets, reverse merger
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Can You Hear Me Now?* Paulson Joins Schoenfeld In Opposing MetroPCS/T-Mobile Deal
*Yes, I know that is for Verizon, but neither company has such a snappy catchphrase. Paulson & Co., of multibillion dollar mortgage short fame, owns about 9.9% of the MetroPCS outstanding stock, making it the largest shareholder. Paulson sent some static … Continue reading
Posted in Activist Investor, Hedge Funds, M&A
Tagged acquisition, AT&T, Cell Phone, Deutsche Telekom, John Paulson, M&A, Merger, MetroPCS, Paulson, Paulson & Co., PCS, Schoenfeld, Sprint, Verizon, VZ, Wireless
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Compuware Going Private?
After previously sparring with Elliott Associates over a takeover offer, Compuware decides to take its ball and go home. And invites Elliott Associates. The always awesome Elliott Associates previously made a $3.2 billion bid for Compuware Corporation (CPWR). The market … Continue reading
Posted in Activist Investor, Elliott Associates, Hedge Funds, IPO, M&A, Private Equity, Spinoff
Tagged acquisition, Blackstone, BX, Compuware, Covisint, CPWR, Elliott Associates, Elliott Management, Going Private, Golden Gate Capital, M&A, Merger, TPG Capital
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Starboard Value Nudges Office Depot To Create Some Shareholder Value. In Totally Unrelated News, Office Depot to Merge With OfficeMax.
On September 18, 2012, we reported that Starboard Value was having a shredding party with Office Depot (ODP), announcing it owned over 13% of its shares and telling them how to run their business. ODP closed at $2.59/share that day. … Continue reading
Posted in Activist Investor, Hedge Funds, M&A, Starboard Value
Tagged acquisition, Dunder Mifflin, Form 10-K, M&A, Merger, ODB, ODP, Office Depot, Office Space, OfficeMax, Ol Dirty Bastard, OMX, PC Load Letter, Starboard, Starboard Value, Steve Carrell, takeover, The Office, Wu Tang Clan
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New Post on Dish Network’s Intentions for Clearwire’s Spectrum Assets Now Available in Our PRO Reports Section
New PRO Report on the Clearwire/Dish/Sprint/Softbank saga is now online. Join now to get our PRO Reports!
Posted in Business Strategy, M&A
Tagged acquisition, Clearwire, Comcast, Dish, Dish Network, Google, M&A, Merger, Michelle Jenneke, Softbank, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, Strategic Investment, Telecom, Time Warner, Wireless
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Is the Loan Servicing Industry Where Its At For Investors?
Walter Investment Management Corp. (WAC) has been on a tear since last August after limping along following a gentle decline from 2004 to 2007 and a steep fall in 2007 and 2008, along with the rest of the mortgage-related world. … Continue reading
