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 Justin Kuepper     www.takingthestreet.com     Graphic_subscribe   

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CAKE   FTC   Peltz Takes the Cake (CAKE) 12/19/07   —  The Cheesecake Factory (NDAQ:CAKE) shares spiked over ten percent today after Nelson Peltz's Star Trust revealed a ten percent stake in the company. The activist investor also requested and received early termination notice from the FTC, which is required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust la...
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TSS   TSYS   Total Systems Services Completes Spin-Off (TSS) 12/19/07   —  Total Systems Services, Inc. (NYSE:TSS) announced that its shareholders would receive $3.03 per share in connection with the company's nearly completed spin-off from parent Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV). Shareholders applauded the spin-off and one-time dividend as effective methods for unlocking...
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CPRT   Activist Takes Stake in Copart 12/18/07   —  Copart Inc. (NDAQ:CPRT) executives and board members may be in for a shake up after Jana Partners disclosed a 5 percent stake in the company, according to a Schedule 13D filing with the SEC. Jana is well known in the hedge fund community as a constructive activist that works with management to improv...
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S   Q   Sprint Installs New CEO 12/18/07   —  Sprint Nextel Corp (NYSE:S) announced that Dan Hesse would be the company's new chief executive after Gary Forsee agreed to stepdown amid shareholder pressure. The move comes as the telecommunicatio company is struggling to regain its foothold and win back marketshare that it has lost over the past y...
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CNA   Loews to Spin Off Tobacco Business 12/18/07   —  Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR) announced yesterday that it would finally separate itself from the tobacco business via a spin off of its Lorillard Tobacco interests. The diversified conglomorate had been slowly divesting its stake for some time, but has enjoyed a good ride on the stock over t...
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PNRA   TRY   Shamrock Orchestrates Panera Turnaround (PNRA) 12/17/07   —  Panera Break Co. (NDAQ:PNRA) may face a shakeup after Roy Disney's Shamrock Activist Value Fund set its targets on the restaurant chain. The activist hedge fund demanded that the company declassify its staggered board and separate the chairman and chief executive roles, according to a Schedule 13D fi...
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MOT   CSCO   Icahn Demands Motorola Spin Off (MOT) 12/14/07   —  Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is likely to face more pressure from billionaire activist Carl Icahn to breakup the company after the announcement that chief executive Ed Zander would be replaced by Greg Brown. Icahn told the Wall Street Journal today that a breakup of Motorola would likely improve the comp...
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YUM   MCD   Yum Brands Reinvents Itself (YUM, MCD) 12/13/07   —  Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) announced that it would be following McDonald's lead by instituting a broad turnaround effort aimed at improving its margins and sending more money to its bottom line. Shareholders are hoping that the new measures can help keep up the company's historical growth rate, which has ...
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BX   REIT   Blackstone Closes Vulture Fund (BX) 12/13/07   —  The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) announced this morning that it has closed the Blackstone Credit Liquidity Partners to new investments after securing more than $1.3 billion in capital. The vulture fund was created to capitalize on the recent dislocations in the credit markets by investing in a broad ra...
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PDLI   MEDX   PDL BioPharma Targeted Yet Again (PDLI) 12/12/07   —  PDL BioPharma (NDAQ:PDLI) just can't seem to distance itself from the activist crowd. The pharmaceutical company already bent to shareholder pressures earlier this year when it forced its chief executive out of office and agreed to pursue a sale of the company. Now, activists are complaining tha...
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MBI   ARM   Is MBIA Out of the Woods? (MBI) 12/12/07   —  MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) is one of the most popular short sales during the current mortgage crisis, but that may be changing after the company received a $1 billion capital injection from buyout firm Warburg Pincus. The bond insurer is expected to take losses of between $1.97 billion and $3.2 billio...
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WB   ARM   Banks Announce Further Subprime Losses (WB, BAC) 12/12/07   —  Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) announced today that it would be doubling its expected loan loss provision for the fourth quarter to $1 billion in additional write downs, up from previous estimates of $500 million to $600 million. Difficulties in the California and Florida mortgage markets h...
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PEP   Peltz Increases Stake in Cadbury (CSG) 12/11/07   —  Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE:CSG) shares moved up this week after activist investor Nelson Peltz reported raised his stake in the company from 3.47% to 4.5%, according to a report put out by the company. No official confirmation could be made because Peltz owns less than 5% of the company and is not ...
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TUC   IPO   Mac-Gray Shareholder Demands Dividend or Sale (TUC) 12/10/07   —  Mac-Gray Corporation (NYSE:TUC) executives may have to fight for their jobs after an activist hedge fund expressed their concerns about the company in a letter to the board of directors. Fairview Capital Investment Management voiced its apprehension over the laundry company’s growth and capital...
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SWHC   EML   Gun Manufacturers Feel the Heat (SWHC) 12/07/07   —  Smith & Wesson (NYSE:SWHC) shares fell 28% today hitting a new 52-week low after the company announced that its gun inventories were building up substantially as lower retail traffic caused a slow-down beginning in October. Many are attributing this slow-down to a drop in the U.S. crime rate, whi...
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CFC   NFS   Despite Troubling Mortgage News, Countrywide Rises (CFC) 12/06/07   —  In a report today, the Mortgage Bankers Association said that delinquencies rose to over 5.5%, making them the highest they have been since 1986. Delinquencies, defined as being more than 30 days behind on mortgage payments, are seen as spelling future trouble for the housing market as many delinquen...
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URI   RAMR   United Rentals Seeks a Suitor (URI, RAMR) 12/05/07   —  United Rentals Inc. (NYSE:URI) shareholders may be in for a ride after SuttonBrook Capital Management disclosed a 5.83 percent stake in the company and announced that they may hold discussions with management, other shareholders or possible acquirers regarding a potential sale of the company. Many sh...
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FNM   RWT   Fannie Mae Faces Further Losses (FNM) 12/05/07   —  It should come at no surprise that Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) has been loosing money, but just how much remains uncertain. The company's shares plummeted yesterday after it announced that it was cutting its quarterly dividend by 30 percent and raising $7 billion in new preferred securities after a strong ...
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WBSN   SYMC   Shamrock Sees Value in Websense (WBSN) 12/05/07   —  Websense Inc. (NDAQ:WBSN) shares moved up marginally after the Shamrock Activist Value Fund disclosed a 6.09 percent stake in the company - up from its previous stake of 5.03 percent. The activist hedge fund has made no indications that it would be seeking to unlock value, so many investors are assum...
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Activist Hedge Funds Take a Hit 12/04/07   —  Activist hedge funds have had a rough couple of months recently after several key deals have begun to fall through as the markets have plummeted. The hedge funds, which buy up cheap stock when they believe a catalyst could boost the share price, have seen double digit months for some time now. Howeve...
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