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Why Is Big Money Going After Spare Change?
Friday, September 16, 2011 - 12:30pm | 867Read More...There is big money in ninety-nine cents, and even a dollar. There was a report out this morning from the New York Post that private-equity firm Apollo Management would bid $22 to $24 for 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN). As such, shares of the discount retailer are soaring on the news, as are...
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Buyout Firms Vie for GE's Railcar Leasing Unit
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 8:45am | 171Read More...Private-equity firms Warburg Pincus and TPG Capital are said to be cooperating on a bid for General Electric's (NYSE: GE) railcar leasing business, which has about $3 billion in assets. Private-equity firms Cerberus Capital Management and Apollo Global Management also reportedly have made bids....
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Carlyle Group to Take HCR ManorCare Public
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 10:32am | 170Read More...Reuters is reporting that private equity firm The Carlyle Group will soon take HCR ManorCare public in an offering that could raise as much as $500 million. The company is expected to file IPO registration paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within the next month. The IPO...
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Citigroup PT Changes 6/6
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 7:32am | 230Read More...Citigroup has changed the price target on the following companies: AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB) From $20.00 to $19.00 Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG) From $128.00 to $122.00 Apollo Global Management (NASDAQ: APO) From $24.00 to $23.00 Artio Global Investors (NYSE: ART) From $16.00 to $...
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Carlyle Group Gears Up for IPO
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 11:05am | 216Read More...Reuters is reporting that, in the next month, private equity firm Carlyle Group will select banks to underwrite its planned initial public offering. Carlyle hopes to file its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the third quarter, according to sources familiar with the...
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Bloomberg: Buyout Firms Turn into Asset Managers as Takeovers Become Scarce
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 9:55am | 211Read More...As takeover targets become scarce, Carlyle Group, KKR (NYSE: KKR) and other buyout specialists are becoming asset managers that run hedge funds and strip malls, according to a report in Bloomberg. Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), the largest private-equity firm, earns twice as much from owning office...
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Rexnord Takes a Third Shot at an IPO
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 9:36am | 183Read More...Rexnord Corp. has revived its plans to go public, filing to raise up to $700 million in an initial public offering. The U.S. industrial firm is backed by Apollo Global Management. Milwaukee-based Rexnord first filed to go public in 2006 for up to $400 million under the name RBS Global Inc. It was...
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Apollo, Broadway Bid on Charter Hall's U.S. Properties
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 8:59am | 193Read More...Apollo Global Management and Broadway Partners are reported to have offered more than $1.68 billion for the U.S. real estate holdings of Charter Hall Office REIT. Those holdings include office buildings in Boston, Denver and Los Angeles. Other bids for Charter Hall's 14 U.S. properties came from...
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Apollo Global Rated New Outperform at Keefe Bruyette, PT $21
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 7:18am | 16Read More...Keefe Bruyette rated Apollo Global with a New Outperform rating. The price target is set at $21.
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Apollo IPO Prices at $19 per Share
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 10:01pm | 115Read More...Apollo Global Management's initial public offering (IPO) priced at $19, CNBC is reporting. The IPO raised $565.4 million. The company sold 29.76 million shares, handily beating the pre-sale projection of 26.3 million. According to CNBC's Kate Kelly, "The price level marks a strong finish for a...
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Pactiv Attracts More Bidders (PTV)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 12:07pm | 133Read More...Pactiv Corp. (NYSE: PTV) has attracted new suitors in the form of Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Rank Group. Pactiv (PTV) is also in talks with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management about a potential acquisition. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pactiv has added $0.5 billion to its market...
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CKE Restaurants To Be Acquired By Affiliate Of Apollo Management (CKR)
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 1:40pm | 140Read More...CKE Restaurants (NYSE: CKR) has terminated a prior agreement to be acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners for $11.05 per share in favor of a superior offer by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management. The private equity firm run by Leon Black has offered shareholders $12.55 for each of their shares in...


