Leveraged Buyouts

By Sam Forgione and Aaron Pressman NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Barry Rosentein's JANA Partners liked grocery chain Supervalu Inc in a big way in the first quarter, while Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management lost its stomach for the company's shares....

BOSTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Highfields Capital bought 23 million shares of PC maker Inc in the first quarter, according to a securities filing by the fund on Wednesday. Dell is embroiled in a leveraged buyout deal led by founder Michael Dell to...

May 13 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Theragenics Corp said it had received a takeover offer of $69.9 million to $71.4 million from Juniper Investment Co, representing a premium of 51-54 percent to its closing stock price on Friday. The company's...

By Christian Plumb and Matthieu Protard PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) - Activist investor Guy Wyser-Pratte said he is seeking board seats at French phone directories company PagesJaunes to force its biggest shareholder - U.S. private equity firm Cerberus -...

At a special shareholders meeting, investors in WMS Industries approved the company's takeover by Scientific Games Corp. The deal, announced in January, combines the two gaming machines makers for $1.42 billion in cash and debt. That put the value...

May 10 (Reuters) - Glass Lewis: * Glass lewis recommends Clearwire Corp shareholders vote against proposed buyout by Sprint Nextel Corp * Glass lewis says Clearwire board, special committee show markedly disproportionate fealty to the interests of...

May 10 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc, two of Dell Inc's largest shareholders, have proposed an alternative to a $24.4 billion buyout deal led by founder Michael Dell, the Wall Street Journal reported....

Shareholders of EDAC Technologies, an aerospace manufacturer with operations in Farmington and Cheshire, have approved the sale of the company to a New York private equity firm and its subsidiaries after a months long buyout process involving competing...

May 6 (Reuters) - Wireless service provider Clearwire Corp said on Monday its proposed buyout by majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp was the best option for Clearwire's minority stockholders. Clearwire shares, which fell about 6 percent in an initial...

BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS NONE NEW LISTINGS NONE EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES -- Food processor McCain Foods...

FRANKFURT, May 2 (Reuters) - Germany's Kion Group the world's No.2 fork lift truck maker, said it may seek to float shares on the stock exchange this year. "I can confirm that KION GROUP is considering a potential IPO in 2013," a spokesman for Kion said...

By Martinne Geller May 2 (Reuters) - Kellogg Co and Hillshire Brands reported quarterly results on Thursday in line or better than Wall Street estimates, but both food companies' shares fell in early trading. U.S. packaged food stocks have gained more...