Mergers & Acquisitions

Falconhead Capital Sells Competitor Group To Calera Capital

Falconhead Capital Sells Competitor Group To Calera Capital Falconhead Established Company in 2007 Through Acquisition and Combination of Three Separate Businesses Growth Initiatives Lead to Successful Investment PR Newswire NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 NEW YORK , Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Falconhead Capital, LLC (“Falconhead”), a private equity firm specializing in growing consumer-focused businesses, today announced that it has sold its portfolio company Competitor Group, Inc. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

ChromaDex Acquires Spherix Consulting

ChromaDex Acquires Spherix Consulting – Spherix Consulting Brings Technical and Regulatory Services to Further Build ChromaDex’s Offering of Science-Based Solutions – PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012 IRVINE, Calif. , Dec […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Eporgen’s Portfolio Company Genovax Sells GX301, its Clinical-Stage Therapeutic Vaccine for the Treatment of Various Types of Cancer, to Mediolanum Farmaceutici

Eporgen’s Portfolio Company Genovax Sells GX301, its Clinical-Stage Therapeutic Vaccine for the Treatment of Various Types of Cancer, to Mediolanum Farmaceutici PR Newswire MILAN and COLLERETTO GIACOSA, Italy, December 3, 2012 MILAN and COLLERETTO GIACOSA, Italy , December 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Mediolanum Farmaceutici SpA, a privately owned company that leads the Mediolanum Farmaceutici Group of companies, and Genovax srl, a private company which belongs to the portfolio of Eporgen Venture and was originated from the University of Genoa , announced the acquisition by Mediolanum of the global rights to GX301, Genovax’s therapeutic vaccine to treat various types of cancer. The first clinical study with GX301 was successfully completed earlier this year in prostate and renal cancer patients. […]

Momentum Stocks

Cooper Tire & Rubber – Momentum (CTB)

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. ( CTB ) reported solid third quarter results early last month, which led to an increase in all earnings estimates for this year over the past 30 days. This Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) replacement tire maker also reached its 52-week high of $24.98 on November 29 […]

Max Keiser

Keiser Report: Insect-Like Humans (E374)

[youtube 1KTaka00MDU] In this episode, Max Keiser urges “Sami don’t pay,” challenges the anti-anti-fragile Nassim Taleb to a black swan event and coins a new phrase, ‘insectual,’ to describe the increasing insect like behavior of humans online and in markets. Keiser and Stacy Herbert also discuss GATA getting attention in Austria where the central bank is haplessly looking for its alleged gold. In the second half, Max Keiser talks to Andy Bichlbaum of the Yes Men about their new film, The Yes Men are Revolting and about Action Switchboard and the war against anti-corporate activism […]