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SIRIUS Wins Round Of Retaining Control (SIRI, LMCA)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 4:06 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been at the center of a process that would have fallen under the 'de facto control' pursuit by Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA).  The ...
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Buffett’s Unusual Position At Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting (BRK-A, BRK-B, GS, IBM, INTC, MSFT, DVA, DG, KO, WFC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 8:55 am

This weekend has perhaps the most widely followed annual meeting from any public company in America as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will have its shareholder meeting in ...
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Carlyle Aims For Value In Private Equity IPO Pricing (CG, BX, APO, KKR)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:33 am

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is originally being viewed as a mixed debut for an initial public offering.  The market remains a bit cautious when it comes to investing into private ...
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What ‘The Scream’ Record Sale Means For Art & Collectibles (BID, AMZN, EBAY)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:06 am

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is almost magically trading lower this morning on a sell-the-news reaction after the auction house (and oldest listed company on the NYSE) posted a record auction price of ...
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Amylin Gets Carl Icahn Off Its Neck! (AMLN, IEP)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:26 pm

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) is supposed to be getting a takeover offer soon, or at least it is expected to receive or disclose several possible bids soon.  Now the company ...
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Extreme Alternative Investing: Edvard Munch’s The Scream, at $80 Million or So (BID)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 7:45 am

If something can rise in value, investors and speculators may be involved. The world of art is one of the true alternative investing venues as investors often compete head-to-head with ...
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Hedge Fund Assets Rise to Record as Risk Appetite Returns

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:43 am

Hedge Fund Research (HFR) put out its quarterly report on assets. The data show that total investor capital allocated to hedge funds in Q1 2012 exceeded $16 billion. Because of ...
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Splunk Underwriters Did Huge Disservice (SPLK, MS, CS, JPM, BAC)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:35 am

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was touted as a hot IPO but became a sizzling hot IPO. The company priced 13.5 million shares at $17.00 per share, but this was a premium ...
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What To Expect As Warren Buffett Battles Prostate Cancer (BRK-A, BRK-B, AXP, KO, KFT, PG, WFC)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 5:46 pm

Warren Buffett is supposed to be invincible.  Unfortunately the world is finding out that this is not the case.  A disclosure letter came from Mr. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ...
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Carlyle Soon To Be Worth Over $7 Billion After IPO (CG)

Posted: April 16, 2012 at 8:50 am

Carlyle is already one of the top and largest private equity firms in the world.  Now it is set to be valued somewhere around $7.6 billion if its pricing goes ...
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Former NFL Competitor USFL Raising $30 Million To Relaunch In 2013 (WWE)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Do you remember the old United States Football League, or the USFL?  It's back, or it least it is trying to be brought back to life.  This is the league ...
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Oaktree Debuts as Double-Busted IPO (OAK)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 9:56 am

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (NYSE: OAK) is looking to be an initial public offering which went from bad to worse.  Let's call is a double-busted IPO.  The initial public offering ...
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A Possible Sale of Travelzoo… At The Lows (TZOO, EXPE, PCLN, OWW)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 8:57 am

Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO) is up for sale.  At least that is what Reuters is reporting with a 'citing sources' of those familiar with the situation.  The Internet travel information ...
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Great Wolf Bidding Gets a Boost (WOLF, APO)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 10:14 am

Pretty much as expected, the bidding for Great Wolf Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF) is heating up. Last week the company got an offer from K-9 Acquisition Inc., an affiliate of ...
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Private Equity Firms in Water Fight (APO, WOLF)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 10:33 am

In mid-March, private equity giant Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) offered to acquire Great Wolf Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF), owner of 11 water parks and resorts, for $5/share and ...
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