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United Rentals, From Failed Private Equity Buyout To Acquirer (URI, RRR)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 6:21 am

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is a leftover public company from the wave of failed private equity buyouts (of Cerberus) right before the recession took hold.  As far as infrastructure building ...
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SonoSite, Some Rumored Mergers Come True (SONO)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 7:58 am

Some rumors surrounding the world of mergers and acquisitions actually do manage to come true.  The newest deal to hit the tape is an acquisition by FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation of SonoSite, Inc. ...
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Why Own 20% of Yahoo! (YHOO)?

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:10 am

Among the most preposterous rumors about Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) potential sale is that private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will take a 20% stake in the ...
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THL May Buy Yahoo! Domestic

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 3:48 am

There are a number of rumors about which company or companies may buy part of all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). There is even speculation that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could partner ...
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Victory in Uranium Miner Acquisition (RIO, CCJ, HTHXF, DNN, URZ, URRE, ARVCY)

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 11:33 am

Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) stands to complete its offer a junior uranium miner with the withdrawal of Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) from the bidding for Hathor Exploration Ltd. (OTC: ...
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Will Deutsche Telekom Buy Sprint-Nextel (S)?

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 6:05 am

Deutsche Telekom will receive a $4 billion break-up fee if AT&T (NYSE: T) cannot engineer a buyout of the Germany company’s T-Mobile unit. That would create a large war chest. ...
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Beyond the T-Mobile Charge… AT&T’s Big Dividend Conundrum (T, VZ, S)

Posted: November 25, 2011 at 12:23 pm

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has been in the news because of what is turning into a more and more likely failed acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom.  While a $4 ...
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Yahoo! (YHOO) Signs Confidentiality Agreement With Microsoft (MSFT)

Posted: November 24, 2011 at 7:48 am

According to several media sources, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) that would allow the software giant access to Yahoo! financial statements and senior management. ...
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AT&T (T) To Take $4 Billion Charge On T-Mobile Deal Concerns

Posted: November 24, 2011 at 7:41 am

AT&T (NYSE:T) has admitted that government resistance to its deal to buy T-Mobile may wreck the chances that the transaction will happen. The huge American telecom company said, "As a ...
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Gilead Paying Up (too much) for Pharmasset (GILD, VRUS)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 7:51 am

Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) is trading lower on news that it is spending some $11 billion to buy Pharmasset, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRUS).   What is interesting is that Pharmasset was ...
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Bidding War for Uranium Miner Mushrooms (RIO, CCJ, POT, BHP, HTHXF, DNN, URZ, URRE)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 11:25 am

Mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) has gotten itself into another bidding war. This time the playing field favors Rio over Canadian uranium miner Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) mostly ...
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November Share Buybacks Already Nearing $30 Billion (ALL, AIG, CBS, FIS, PFE, RAI, SBUX, SYY, TMO, VIA, VRX, PKW)

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 10:57 am

Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not.  Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are ...
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E*TRADE Can’t Find M&A (ETFC, GS, SCHW, AMTD, MS)

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 4:35 pm

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) was one we had on the calendar because this was the day that it was due to meet with its Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) as ...
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The Odd Dynegy Bankruptcy… Good for Stockholders (DYN, BX, IEP)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 11:21 am

It has happened before, but it is rare.  Very rare.  A bankruptcy that is good for shareholders. Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is seeing a sharp rise in its common stock after ...
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Kodak Image Sensor Unit Sale… Is It Giving Away Its Future? (EK)

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 6:27 pm

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is trading higher in the after-hours on news that it has completed the sale of its Image Sensor Solutions business to Platinum Equity.  Our question ...
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