When Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) made its offer to buy El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) for $21 billion, the purchase included some assets of El Paso that Kinder Morgan is not…
The initial public offering market in 2012 is likely to be much stronger than many anticipate. Despite the lingering uncertainty and the underperformance of many popular IPOs in 2011, this year may…
2011 is all but gone and research firms are handing out their top picks for 2012. We have been reviewing some of the “Small Cap Stocking Stuffers” from the top small cap ideas…
Korea’s Samsung C&T, the engineering and construction unit of Samsung Group, will pay about $780 million for Parallel Petroleum, a Texas-based company owned by Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO). Apollo has…
99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) was supposed to be acquired for somewhere between $22.00 and $24.00 per share according to reports in mid-September. The company was supposed to have interest from Apollo…
If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!! After that it is discount stores. Even though dollar stores are…
Another private equity giant is set to come public in an initial public offering. The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR),…
The 2011 Class of Private Equity-Backed IPOs is really off to a rough start. The market conditions of late have all culminated to create a cautious IPO environment and even a cautious…
We have a new mortgage Real estate investment trust coming on the market. Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE: AMTG) is coming public after pricing its initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares at…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggIt is a big day for analyst research calls. These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. The AES…
Jon OggEach morning during the week we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see in the market. After looking deeper through the calls individually, there are always some critical…
Private equity firms are known for finding value and milking additional value out of many public companies. Some companies are very generic and bought for cash flow, while others are unique and…
Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) has been public for just over a month and its quiet period has ended for research analysts. The private equity giant sold almost 30 million shares…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.…
Jon OggApollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) is looking like a bit of a dud of an IPO. Some will think that this could temper some of the excitement around private equity and…
