Month: July 2011

Mergers & Acquisitions

Stradling Wins Strategic Acquisition of the Year in Inaugural ACG New York Champion’s Awards

July 1, 2011 0

Stradling Wins Strategic Acquisition of the Year in Inaugural ACG New York Champion’s Awards Top Deals and Professionals Honored Before Sell-Out Crowd PR Newswire NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 1, 2011 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. , July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The M&A Advisor and ACG New York revealed the winners in 25 different categories for the Inaugural ACG New York Champion’s Awards at a sold-out gala dinner at Sotheby’s New York . Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, along with Marlin & Associates, was recognized for Strategic Acquisition of the Year, in the sale of iSuppli Corporation to IHS, Inc. […]

Technicals

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday – Tale of the Tape (CCL) (GMAN) (MS) (RYAAY) (SORL)

July 1, 2011 0

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Carnival Corp ( CCL ) Gordmans Stores ( GMAN ) Morgan Stanley ( MS ) Ryanair Holdings ( RYAAY ) Sorl Auto Parts ( SORL ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . CARNIVAL CORP (CCL): Free Stock Analysis Report GORDMANS STORES (GMAN): Free Stock Analysis Report MORGAN STANLEY (MS): Free Stock Analysis Report RYANAIR HLDGS (RYAAY): Free Stock Analysis Report SORL AUTO PARTS (SORL): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research […]

Stock Analysts

Allegheny’s Labor Contract with USW (ATI) (CRS) (SUTR)

July 1, 2011 0

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated ( ATI ) announced that the United Steelworkers (USW) represented employees at Allegheny's Ludlum plants and Albany, Ore., titanium operations ratified new four-year labor agreements. The new agreements wil expire on June 30, 2015, and succeed the existing contracts that run through August 1, 2011. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Blackboard to be Acquired by Providence Equity Partners for $45.00 Per Share in Cash or $1.64 Billion

July 1, 2011 0

Blackboard to be Acquired by Providence Equity Partners for $45.00 Per Share in Cash or $1.64 Billion – Transaction Represents 21% Premium to Company’s “Unaffected” Stock Price – Blackboard to become a privately held company PR Newswire WASHINGTON, July 1, 2011 WASHINGTON , July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Blackboard will be acquired by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners (” Providence “) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.64 billion , plus the assumption of approximately $130 million in net debt. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Blackboard’s stockholders will receive $45.00 in cash for each share of Blackboard common stock […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

7 Days Group Holdings Limited Enters into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Huatian Star

July 1, 2011 0

7 Days Group Holdings Limited Enters into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Huatian Star PR Newswire GUANGZHOU, China, July 1, 2011 GUANGZHOU, China , July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — 7 Days Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: SVN) (“7 Days” or the “Company”), a leading economy hotel chain based in China , announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement on July 1, 2011 (the “Agreement”) with Huatian Hotel Group Co. Ltd. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Taleo Completes Jobpartners Acquisition

July 1, 2011 0

Taleo Completes Jobpartners Acquisition PR Newswire DUBLIN, Calif., July 1, 2011 DUBLIN, Calif. , July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Jobpartners, a European provider of talent management solutions, for approximately $38 million ( 26 million Euros ). The acquisition doubles Taleo’s customer base in Europe , making it one of the largest SaaS-based talent management vendors in the region. […]