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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 10/28: AHG, FDP, ARMH, CHH Higher; DWT, PRXL, RTIX, RCII Lower
Britannia Bulk Holdings (NYSE: DWT) 86.8% LOWER; after the market opened this morning, Britannia announced that it expects a substantial loss for Q3 due to significant reductions in dry bulk charter rates during the period, exacerbated by the Company's increase in chartered-in capacity during the same period and its entry into the forward freight agreements and a bunker fuel hedge.Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: AHG) 44.2% HIGHER; merger with an affiliate of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) is scheduled to close later today. PAREXEL (Nasdaq: PRXL) 39.6% LOWER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.23, 1 c...
By  Street Insider   (+9.67%  risk: moderate)  10/28/08 Comment


Morning Movers 10/28: Apria (AHG) Higher on Expected Merger Closing, PAREXEL (PRXL) Sinks On Guidance
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Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: AHG) 44% HIGHER; merger with an affiliate of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) is scheduled to close later today.

PAREXEL (Nasdaq: PRXL) 28% LOWER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.23, 1 cent better than the analyst estimate of $0.22. Revenue for the quarter was $263 million, versus the consensus of $274.38 million. Sees Q2 EPS of $0.18-$0.20, versus the consensus of $0.27 and revs of $265-$275 million, versus the consensus of $306.7 million. Raises FY09 EPS from $1.09-$1.17 to $1.07-$1.13, versus the Street of $1.14 and revs move from $1...
By  Street Insider   (+9.67%  risk: moderate)  10/28/08 Comment


Analyst downgrades: Concur Tech, Groupe Danone, General Motors

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, General Motors (GM), UAL Corp (UAUA)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Concur Tech, Groupe Danone and General Motors were today's noteworthy downgrades:

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  • Piper downgraded shares of Concur Tech (NASDAQ: CNQR) to Neutral from Buy after transferring analyst coverage, as they believe potential upside to estimates is priced into shares while competitive concerns from American Express (NYSE: AXP) are not.
    • <>Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Groupe Danone (OTC: GDNNY) to Equal Weight from Overweight to reflect reduced visibility in the company's...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  07/02/08 Comment


    Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 6/19 (AHG/BX, DLX, MON)
    StreetInsider.com Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day:<>
  • Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: AHG) entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Apria shareholders will receive $21.00 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock they hold. The $21.00 per share in cash purchase price represents a premium of approximately 33% over the closing share price on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
    • <>Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) today announced that it h...
    By  Street Insider   (+9.67%  risk: moderate)  06/19/08 Comment


    Blackstone stikes a healthy $1.6 billion deal for Apria Healthcare

    Filed under: Deals, Private equity, Blackstone Group L.P (BX)

    Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: AHG), a home healthcare services company, has seen its shares plunge from $31.57 to $15.31 over the past year. But as of today, things got much brighter, as the shares spiked 26% to $20.

    The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) has agreed to buy the company for $1.6 billion. Debt financing will come from Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Wachovia (NYSE: WB) and Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS).

    <>Apria operates about 550 respiratory and infusion therapy facilities across the US and serves more than two million patient...
    By  Tom Taulli   (+0.00%)  06/19/08 Comment



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