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Tag Archives: Merger
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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Linn Energy to Buy Berry Petroleum
In the words of Tupac, the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice. What’s darker than the black gold, the Texas tea? Linn Energy (LINE) and Berry Petroleum (BRY) have agreed that Linn will pick the Berry, with BRY holders … Continue reading
Posted in M&A
Tagged acqusitions, Berry Petroleum, BRY, Halle Berry, Keep Ya Head Up, LINE, Linn Energy, M&A, Merger, Oil and Gas, Tupac
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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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