If you have ever seen a private equity wish list if companies, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) would be on it. The stores are sleek, the products are at a premium,…
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…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the…
Sometimes bad news has to be looked at as good news. Take Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) this morning as its stock is down sharply after reporting disappointing earnings. Dollar General is…
American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is going to be hard to bet against after its secondary offering if history is any barometer. This 300 million shares sale is expected to price…
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…
Jon OggThe world of private equity is not what it once was, but the remaining private equity leaders that survived out there do now seem to be stronger if they survived. Apollo…
The recorded music business, currently floating on a sea of red, does not appear to be a solid investment, but that’s not keeping some industry giants from trying either to buy or…
The SEC is faced with the challenge between disclosure of public and private companies as Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) invested $450 million in Facebook. (Reuters) US officials said it was critical…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Congress will try to reach an agreement to fund the government short-term–through March 4. (Reuters) Now that the tax package has been approved, the political battle will change to government expenditures.…
Updated throughout the day. Shares of Actelion are up on takeover rumors (Reuters) KKR (NYSE: KKR) is about to buy Del Monte (NYSE: DLM) (Reuters) Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) will raise $1…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Started as Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley. Aeropostale, Inc.…
Updated throughout the day. Blackstone is buying debt stakes in hotels. (WSJ) Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) will try to sell $5 billion in spectrum to raise capital (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett and Henry Kravis…
The Blackstone Group, L.P. (NYSE: BX) has agreed to purchase electricity generator Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN). Blackstone will pay $4.50/share in cash, for a total of about $543 million, and assume Dynegy’s…
Reuters:Â Â BP plc (NYSE: BP) shares have recovered as a relief well nears the leak. Reuters:Â Â Saudi investors are seeking a 10% to 15% stake in BP. Reuters:Â Â Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)…
