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| May 21, 2013 | | 07:12 EDT |  | BX | Buyout firms eye Rockwood Holdings pigments businesses, Reuters reports
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WALL STREET JOURNAL: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) plans to shake-up of its board even if every director wins re-election at today’s shareholder meeting and James Dimon keeps his dual job as chairman and CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports...Mutual-fund firms are joining activist investors in getting more aggressive over demands for change in how board members are paid at U.S. companies. Activist investors have been experimenting more frequently with incentive pay packages for the board members they nominate in proxy fights, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings’s (ROC) pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group (BX) and Advent International, sources say, Reuters reports...The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse (CS) replaced Morgan Stanley (MS) as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148B hedge funds industry, according to a survey by AsiaHedge. Goldman Sachs (GS) remains Asia's top prime broker with 179 clients and total assets under management of $24.6B, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Bank managers in the U.S. are less likely to engage in mergers and acquisitions this year as regulators heighten scrutiny on potential deals and sellers wait for higher valuations, according to a KPMG survey, Bloomberg reports...PIMCO’s Bill Gross says the bull market for bonds may have ended last month. But investors are staying put. Four years into the biggest rally in U.S. stocks since 2000, bond mutual funds are attracting more money than their equity counterparts, Bloomberg reports. | | | May 20, 2013 | | 13:06 EDT |  | BX | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were modestly higher at midday as the Dow and S&P seek to continue their march higher after closing last week at record levels. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the light domestic economic calendar included the Chicago Fed National Activity index, which slipped to -0.53 for April from its prior reading of -0.23. In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite both climbed after Chinese home prices were reported to have risen in April. COMPANY NEWS: Yahoo (YHOO) confirmed it is buying social media platform Tumblr for $1.1B, as widely reported over the weekend, and promised "not to screw it up" in its press release to announce the deal... Actavis (ACT) agreed to acquire Warner Chilcott (WCRX) in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.5B. The deal, which was approved by the boards of both companies, equates to a value of $20.08 per Warner Chilcott share based on Actavis' closing share price on Friday, the companies said. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were some other companies with M&A news: Acquity Group (AQ) shares more than doubled after Accenture (ACN) agreed to buy the company for $13.00 per American Depositary Share, and Pactera Technology (PACT) gained 31% after receiving a non-binding proposal from a Blackstone (BX) affiliate to be taken private for $7.50 per ADS. Among the noteworthy losers was XenoPort (XNPT), which fell 11% after one of its drugs failed in a Phase III trial for multiple sclerosis spasticity. Also lower were shares of Red Hat (RHT), which slid 4% following a downgrade to Market Perform at BMO Capital. INDICES: Near 1 pm ET, the Dow was up 13.67, or 0.09%, to 15,368.07; the Nasdaq was up 1.13, or 0.03%, to 3,500.10; and the S&P 500 was up 2.18, or 0.13%, to 1,669.65. | | | 12:52 EDT |  | BX | Blackstone biggest outside investor in SAC Capital, CNBC reports
Blackstone (BX) is the biggest outside investor in SAC Capital, with over $400M placed at the hedge fund, CNBC's Kate Kelly reports. Blackstone expects to pull some money from SAC, added Kelly. | | | 11:34 EDT |  | KCG | High option volume stocks: FLR CST DANG KCG SCTY
| | | 10:52 EDT |  | FB | Facebook near session lows, levels to watch
The stock is drifting lower today, nearing session lows at $25.73. At that price, next support is at $25.33, the 1-month low. Resistance is at $26.25. | | | 09:26 EDT | | BX | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:38 EDT | | BX | First Potomac sells industrial portfolio for $259M
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:30 EDT |  | KKR | KKR & Co. to host investor day
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:00 EDT | | FB | New Facebook projects probably won't bear fruit soon, AllThingsD says
Subscribe for More Information | | | | May 19, 2013 | | 17:10 EDT | | FB | Facebook's Waze deal being held up by move from Israel, NY Post says
Facebook’s negotiations to buy mapping firm Waze are being held up as founders of Waze, based in Israel, are holding out for more money, the NY Post says. Citing sources, the Post says that Waze founders want more money if they are going to be forced to move from Israel to Silicon Valley as part of the deal. Reference Link | | | May 17, 2013 | | 06:51 EDT | | FB | Facebook volatility at low end of historic range
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:36 EDT | | FB | Google to add new apps to Google Glass, NY Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 07:11 EDT | | BX, KKR | Some asset managers want investors to buy their shares, Reuters reports
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Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:59 EDT | | FB | High tech firms involved in immigration battle, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:57 EDT | | FB | Facebook implied volatility at lower end of index mean range
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 17:46 EDT | | FB | SAC Capital gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Discovery (DISCA), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Liberty Media (LMCA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Cubist (CBST). INCREASED STAKES: Suncor (SU), EQT Corporation (EQT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Visa (V), and GNC Holdings (GNC). DECREASED STAKES: News Corp. (NWSA), Facebook (FB), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Avago (AVGO). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Coach (COH), Dover (DOV), and Virgin Media (VMED), . | | | 16:09 EDT | | BX | DDR Corp. acquires select prime power centers from its Blackstone JV for $1.46B
DDR Corp. (DDR) announced an agreement to acquire a portfolio of prime power centers from its existing joint venture with Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII (BX). The acquisition, which is expected to close in Q4 subject to customary closing conditions, will significantly increase DDR's cash flow generated by very high quality, large format prime power centers located in top MSA's in the United States. The joint venture between Blackstone and DDR currently owns 44 shopping centers, and DDR has executed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Blackstone's 95% common equity ownership interest in 30 of these shopping centers for $1.46B. DDR intends to fund this acquisition through a combination of the assumption of $398M in existing debt, nearly $150M from the repayment of preferred equity and mezzanine loans previously funded by DDR and proceeds from the issuance of common equity and unsecured debt. As part of the consideration, DDR has the right, subject to certain conditions, to issue common shares to Blackstone in an amount not to exceed $250M. | | | 16:07 EDT | | BX | DDR Corp. acquires select prime power centers from its Blackstone JV for $1.46B
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 07:11 EDT | | BX, KKR | Some buyout firms move beyond buyouts, WSJ reports
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Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:59 EDT | | FB | Corporate boards recruit newcomers with digital knowledge, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 14, 2013 | | 17:48 EDT | | FB | Lone Pine gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), Virgin Media (VMED), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), CME Group (CME), and Liberty Media (LMCA). INCREASED STAKES: Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), News Corp (NWSA), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Monsanto (MON), and Qualcomm (QCOM). DECREASED STAKES: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Equinix (EQIX), Ralph Lauren (RL), Disney (DIS), and Oceaneering International (OII). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Facebook (FB), Crown Castle (CCI), Accretive Health (AH), Informatica (INFA), and NetEase (NTES). | | | 06:07 EDT | | FB | AT&T may drop HTC Facebook phone, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:53 EDT | | FB | Web browsers are being reinvented, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:44 EDT | | BX | Banks work deals from both sides of the field, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 13, 2013 | | 12:17 EDT | | FB | Facebook's Waze deal hits snag, BGR reports
Facebook's acquisition of social navigation company Waze has hit some complications, said BGR, citing a report from the Israeli newspaper Calcalist. The main area of contention is Facebook's desire to close Waze’s Israel-based R&D center and transfer several employees to the U.S., the report said. Reference Link | | | 06:40 EDT | | FB | Facebook Home not very popular so far, AllThingsD says
Less than 1M people have downloaded Facebook's (FB) new Android app, Facebook Home, since the app was released about a month ago, AllThingsD reported Friday afternoon, citing statements by the social network. As far as popularity is concerned, the app is "not exactly a home run," AllThingsD stated. On the other hand, it is only currently available for five devices that use Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, the website added. Reference Link | | | May 12, 2013 | | 13:44 EDT | | FB | Facebook's general counsel leaving company, AllThingsD says
Facebook’s general counsel Ted Ullyot is leaving the company to take some time off. Ullyot will be leaving in July and the search for his replacement will include internal and external candidates, says AllThingsD. Reference Link | | | | May 10, 2013 | | 10:53 EDT | | FB | Facebook adds Facebook Home launcher to more Android phones, androidcentral says
Facebook (FB) has added the Facebook Home launcher to a number of smartphones using Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, including Samsung's (SSNLF) Galaxy S4 and the HTC One, androidcentral reported last night. Reference Link | | | 07:49 EDT | | BX | Blackstone targets corporations rich balance sheets, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 9, 2013 | | 12:12 EDT | | FB | Leon Cooperman names Facebook, Qualcomm as stock picks
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:34 EDT | | BX | Simon Graduate School of Business to hold a conference
2013 Simon NYC Conference is being held in New York on May 9. | | | 06:17 EDT | | FB | Facebook smartphone discounted to 99c at AT&T, NY Post reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:22 EDT | | FB | Facebook in talks to acquire Waze for about $1B, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 8, 2013 | | 07:11 EDT | | FB | Target uses Facebook to see if deals attract shoppers to stores, Reuters reports
Target (TGT) is rolling out a service that combines social networking and discounts to attract shoppers into its physical stores. The company’s program relies on shoppers using their Facebook (FB) accounts, and they can only redeem the offers they choose in Target's U.S. stores, not online, reports Reuters.Reference Link | | | 06:05 EDT | | FB | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:05 EDT | | KKR | China Mengniu Dairy to pay $410M for KKR, CDH milk stake, Reuters reports
China Mengniu Dairy's will pay $410M for a stake in China's largest unpasteurized milk producer is a strategic move to rebuild trust after a series of scandals, reports Reuters. Mengniu said today it would buy 26.92% of China Modern Dairy Holdings from private equity firms KKR & Co. (KKR) and CDH Investments. The deal will increase Mengniu's stake in China Modern to about 28%.Reference Link | |
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