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InternetNews
February 5, 2007
Clint Boulton |
HP Buys Some Mainframe Management HP agreed to acquire partner Bristol Technology Inc., which makes software that helps customers running transactions on mainframes, including insurance claim processes, product orders and inventory management.   |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Open Solutions Is Going Dot-Com This nice growth business that provides software to financial institutions is so nice that two top private equity firms will buy it out. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2007
Tom Taulli |
The VIP Ticket to a Buyout Deal Private equity firms are allowing shareholders to take part in mega-buyouts. Despite the advantages, investors need to realize that equity stubs are fairly rare for public shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Billy Fisher |
EOP Fuels the REIT Fire The acquisition of Equity Office Properties Trust has a ripple effect throughout the industry. REIT investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Barbarians at SunGard The data systems company is going private in a megadeal. Is there a conflict at the top? Bottom line: current shareholders of SunGard don't reap a whole lot of benefit from this deal. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
A Major REIT Retreat Many believe that the office REIT market is shrinking for a simple reason: private buyers value listed portfolios higher than the public markets. One thing is fairly certain: Equity Office won't be the last REIT to take a handsome exit package. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel's Future Clarified Following months of contentious debate, the radio station operator is poised to join the ranks of newly private companies. Investors, steer clear. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2005 |
Return on Equity: The Basics A company's return on equity (ROE) reflects the productivity of the net assets (assets minus liabilities) a company's management has at its disposal. Let it be your crystal ball when evaluating stocks. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Private Eye on Insight Private equity firms seek investments in the cable industry. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2007
Tom Taulli |
China's Private Equity Dynasty? In the past, Chinese government regulation has prevented foreign private equity firms from buying companies, however, China now apparently recognizes the need for a domestic private equity industry. |
InternetNews
January 5, 2006
Clint Boulton |
CA Pays $375M For Wily App Management Computer Associates will acquire application management specialist Wily Technology to fortify itself versus the competition. |
CFO
April 1, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last? |
InternetNews
January 6, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Making CA More Wily Computer Associates acquisition of Wily Technology will help the company become a lot more formidable in the multi-billion-dollar management software space. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Public Dangers of Private Equity Deals allowing small investors to get in on private equity transactions are flourishing. What does that mean for the investors? |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel's Fuzzy Picture With an upcoming shareholder vote, a private-equity effort to acquire radio giant Clear Channel still looks extremely iffy. |
InternetNews
May 17, 2007
Paul Shread |
Earnings, Mergers No Help for Stocks Solid earnings from the likes of HP and more tech sector mergers couldn't keep stocks from closing just below the flat line Thursday... Amazon fell on its digital music plans... Gerber Scientific jumped on its earnings... etc. |
InternetNews
April 2, 2007 |
Tech Stocks Tick Down, Slightly Tech Stocks got the second quarter off to middling start Monday, but some merger and M&A news helped awaken the larger markets and ease the friction from the previous session Friday... Chips stocks were middling to lower... Shares of AMD closed down... etc. |
InternetNews
July 25, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Equity Firm Pockets WatchGuard Francisco Partners offers $4.25 in cash per share for security appliance maker WatchGuard. |
InternetNews
June 22, 2007
Paul Shread |
Stocks Plummet on Rate Fears Rising interest rates and oil prices and subprime mortgage losses at a Bear Stearns hedge fund sent stocks tumbling again on Friday... Jabil was a standout... Cognos fell on its results... etc. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 9, 2004
Parke Chapman |
Blackstone To Buy Extended Stay America for Nearly $2 Billion Private equity firm Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire lodging chain Extended Stay America for $1.99 billion. With the purchase, Blackstone will assume $1.13 billion worth of Extended Stay America's debt. |
InternetNews
July 25, 2007
Clint Boulton |
HP-Opsware Bid Boosts BladeLogic's IPO Price Industry experts were blown away by the 38 percent premium HP offered for Opsware. It may be time for other datacenter automation specialists to reap the rewards of that bid. |
InternetNews
February 3, 2004
Michael Singer |
Nokia Redials HP for IT Services In its latest 'mega-deal,' HP sews up five more years with the Finnish mobile phone giant. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: A Note to Blackstone A humble request from an interested investor. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Blackstone Falls in the Red Private equity firm Blackstone had a wild 2007. It began as a secretive private investment company making eye-popping deals, went public in June, and ended the year with a fourth-quarter loss. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bear Rebuttal Huge amounts of private equity could mean big problems for investors. |
InternetNews
August 2, 2007
Paul Shread |
Nokia, CheckFree Send Tech Shares Higher Better than expected earnings from Nokia and the acquisition of CheckFree helped boost tech shares Thursday, while solid results from Disney helped out the broader market... CA was another winner... But Nortel traded lower on its earnings report... etc. |
InternetNews
February 8, 2007
Paul Shread |
McAfee, Broadcom Beat the Street Technology earnings reports continued to roll in late Thursday, with Broadcom and McAfee beating estimates and Gateway shares falling on declining sales... EMC shares surged on news... Spectralink soared on a buyout offer... etc. |
InternetNews
December 12, 2006
Paul Shread |
Investors Get Fed Up Stocks posted modest losses Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it remains more inclined to raise interest rates than to lower them... Weak results from Best Buy also weighed on stocks... Sabre Holdings gained on a private equity buyout... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
Is Finish Line Finished? A hedge fund believes the company can best serve shareholders by selling out. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Andrew Patterson |
SS&C Shows Us the Money Since going public in May 1996, shares of this maker of financial industry software have returned nearly 12% a year. |
InternetNews
March 27, 2006
Clint Boulton |
BMC to Shoot More Trouble in J2EE, .NET BMC Software today agreed to purchase Identify Software Ltd. for $150 million in cash, a move that will add a new dimension of management software to BMC's business services management portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Does This Really Spell Doom for the Market? Private equity giant Blackstone is selling investments; does that mean you should run for the hills? |
InternetNews
October 9, 2006
Paul Shread |
Another Merger Monday Boosts Stocks Stocks rose once again on Monday, led higher by technology shares on merger news and optimism ahead of third-quarter earnings reports... Google confirmed reports that it will acquire YouTube... Powerwave fell on a warning... etc. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2006
Paul Shread |
Stocks Stumble on Jobs Data Continuing strength in the job market Friday had investors wondering whether the economy is slowing down or doing just fine, thank you. |
InternetNews
February 16, 2007
Paul Shread |
Stocks Survive Microsoft Stocks managed to end the day unchanged Friday despite a warning from Microsoft and a steep slide in housing starts... SanDisk fell on pricing concerns... Google shares gained on news that the company will acquire a video game ad company... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Silicon Stays Strong Yesterday, as both the Nasdaq and Dow closed down 0.7% for the day, communications chipmaker Silicon Laboratories issued an earnings warning, but closed the day down less than 0.4%. What gives? |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Blackstone Almighty By the end of the year, there could be a lot of private equity shares on public markets, and that may water down valuations. So, smart investors might want to bide their time on Blackstone. |
InternetNews
October 23, 2006
Paul Shread |
TI Disappoints Texas Instruments fell in late trading Monday on results and guidance that were below Wall Street forecasts... Google hits a new all-time high... MetaSolv gains buyout offer from Oracle... AT&T and Silicom rise, while Neoware falls... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Boston Properties: Structurally Sound This is a quality REIT that delivers consistent returns to shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bear The private equity and M&A space is red-hot, but the risks are major for individual investors. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2004
Paul Shread |
Storage Industry Ends 2003 with a Bang A fourth quarter surge in worldwide sales closes out 2003 in fine form. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Rival Buyers Woo Freescale Multiple bids could drive the semiconductor company's stock even higher. Investors are wise not to get too excited before a deal is officially announced -- but they do have reasons for optimism. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Buttering Up Blackstone Let's not call these guys crooks, but it's undeniable that Blackstone management is getting a much better deal out of the IPO than ordinary shareholders. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2007
Clint Boulton |
HP Makes Big Data Warehousing Play HP will introduce a server to process data from business intelligence applications. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Ralph Block |
To Buy or Not to Buy... Is buying commercial real estate at today's market prices an intelligent strategy that's likely to be applauded by shareholders? |
InternetNews
November 17, 2006
Paul Shread |
HP No Help for Techs Despite another quarter of stellar results and guidance, investors opted to take profits in HP and the Nasdaq on Friday... Autodesk and Smart Modular gained on their results... Sanmina fell on its earnings report... etc. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2006
David Needle |
Freescale Sold For Billions Consortium buys chip firm in mega-deal. |
InternetNews
October 23, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Oracle Stacks Up, Plugs in MetaSolv OracleWorld announcements highlight the software maker's plan to bulk up. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2006
Tom Taulli |
BMC Means "Buy My Company" Software developer BMC posted a decent quarter, but the recent move in the stock price is probably the result of an uptick in buyout activity. |
InternetNews
April 24, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Oracle Stacks Utilities Suite Oracle buys Lodestar to offer the utilities industry a wider range of management software tools. |
