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  • Building an Income Fortress With Dividends

    By Ken McGaha - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, KKR, O

    The investment universe today is littered with CDs, bonds, and Treasury notes that produce yields slightly above 0% and don’t even come close to exceeding the rate of inflation. Income-oriented investors seeking a reasonable return on their capital can still achieve a solid, safe and growing stream of dividend income if they select their picks carefully. However, selecting investments based on nothing more than a high current yield can more »

  • What Insider Selling Means for This Company

    By Ron Chatterjee - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: DG, GS, KKR

    Dollar General (NYSE: DG) has been in focus as a result of insider sales of late. While around 30 million shares were predetermined to be sold for a total of over $1.5 billion on April 3 this year (as was already reported in this press release), further selling action can follow, resulting in a drop of stock price.

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (NYSE: KKR) sold more than 15 million shares more »

  • Will This Private Equity Stock Continue to Rise?

    By Alex Bastardas - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: APO, KKR, BX

    Many investors want to be able to invest in private equity deals. However, if you do not have $1 million in cash lying around, your options are limited. Nonetheless, there is a small number of private equity firms that are publicly traded, hence allowing small investors to buy into some of the action. One of the most remarkable publicly-traded PE firms is Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), which is a more »

  • Will This Stock Continue to Rise?

    By Alex Bastardas - April 14, 2013 | Tickers: APO, KKR, BX

    Many investors want to be able to invest in private equity deals. However, if you do not have $1M in cash lying around, the options are limited. Nonetheless, there are a small number of private equity firms that are publicly traded, hence allowing small investors to buy into some of the action. One of the most remarkable publicly-traded PE firms is Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), which is a global more »

  • What Insider Selling Means For Dollar General

    By Ron Chatterjee - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: DG, DLTR, FDO, GS, KKR, M, JWN, TGT

    The recent insider selling action has been much in focus for Dollar General (NYSE: DG). While around 30 million shares were predetermined to be sold for a total of over $1.5 billion on April 3rd this year (as was already reported in this press release), further selling action can follow, resulting in a drop of stock price.

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (NYSE: KKR) sold more than 15 million shares more »

  • Hire the Best and Get Paid to Do It

    By Ken McGaha - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: BLK, KKR, STT

    Private equity, wealth management and institutional investment services are some of the most lucrative businesses in the world, as long as the people in charge possess the special expertise required to perform the necessary functions with a high level of expertise. The very wealthy, trust funds and pension funds pay top money managers huge sums for their expertise and advice regarding the allocation of vast sums of money. Wouldn't more »

  • Keep An Eye On This Takeover In the Machinery Industry

    By Mike Thiessen - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: GDI, IR, KKR

    Despite approval from the full board of directors of the latter company, Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts's (NYSE: KKR) plan to acquire machinery manufacturer Gardner Denver (NYSE: GDI) for just under $4 billion may face some tough scrutiny from market watchers and shareholders. In fact, many independent observers believe that Gardner Denver is worth significantly more than $4 billion.

    Several preliminary legal investigations have been opened into the events that led more »

  • What Private Equity Firms Do and How They Will Make You Money

    By Daniel Paterson - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: CG, KKR, BX

    Private equity (PE) firms have made the headlines recently, most notably with the Silver Lake Management and Michael Dell buyout of Dell and the 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway acquisition of Heinz. These firms and their roles can be quite hazy to the average investor, who may not be in tune with alternative investment strategies.

    Essentially, PE firms seek to acquire, make profitable, and sell companies that are on their more »

  • Private Equity Loves Chicken

    By Mike Thiessen - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: KKR, BX, TSN

    New York-based asset management firm Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) has placed a formal final buyout bid for Australian poultry producer Ingham's Chicken. Along with fellow private equity outfit TPG Capital, Blackstone is vying to take control of Australia's largest bird-products firm in a deal that has been valued at more than $800 million. In a relatively rare move, both of the bidders would need to use substantial leverage more »

  • This Could Become a Tech Buyout Target

    By Mike Thiessen - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: DMD, KKR, YHOO

    Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) recently announced its intention to spin-off its domain-name registration division as a separate publicly-traded company, and trim its operations to focus exclusively on content generation.

    Although Demand's management team has not yet made any announcements regarding the exact timing and structure of this deal, it appears likely that it execute the spin-off during the fourth quarter of 2013 or the first quarter of 2014.

    Currently more »

  • Private Equity Looking at a European Coffee Spin-Off

    By Mike Thiessen - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: GMCR, JAH, KKR

    New York-based private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (NYSE: KKR) has expressed its intention to purchase a controlling stake in German kitchenware and food-processor concern WMF Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (Frankfurt: WMF). First announced in July of 2012, the deal will be valued at around $725 million and is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2013.

    If the deal goes through as currently planned, KKR will more »

  • Buy Blackstone, But Not For the Rental Housing Business

    By Mark Holder - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: APO, KKR, SBY, BX

    Most investors in the market for the last five years see Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) as a sign of the excess that led to the financial crisis. After all, the private equity firm went public back in 2007 at around $25 and has never seen that price again.

    To be fair, investors need to do some historical research. The company is led by Steve Schwarzman, an expert investor--but why would more »

  • Sleepy Merger Appears to Be on Track

    By Mike Thiessen - February 12, 2013 | Tickers: KKR, ZZ, TPX

    Trinity, North Carolina-based bedding manufacturer Sealy Mattress Company (NYSE: ZZ) has announced its intention to merge with its Lexington, Kentucky-based rival Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX). The $1.3 billion cash-and-debt deal will require Tempur-Pedic to buy out Sealy's current shareholders and assume a substantial amount of the company's outstanding debt. Although the deal has been subject to several legal and regulatory delays, it appears likely that it will more »

  • The Next Asian Bubble?

    By Reuben Brewer - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: BUD, DEO, HEINY, KKR

    Asia is clearly the big growth story these days, and for good reason. However, with every growth story there are, invariably, excesses that take place. One that's “brewing” in the region today is beer and spirits. With the prices being paid, it looks like some companies will require impressive growth from the region to make their deals work out.

  • Go Buy a House

    By Calla Hummel - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: KKR, BX

    Five years after the subprime mortgage fiasco, the housing market has finally bottomed out. Accordingly, business news has been a-buzz with individuals and companies buying up houses to hold, flip, and, increasingly, rent. Warren Buffett was quoted wishing he could buy up hundreds of thousands of single family homes. For those of us without enough cash, expertise, or the oodles of time required for house flipping or becoming a landlord more »

  • Rumors of Exchange Offer Gain Traction

    By Mike Thiessen - January 31, 2013 | Tickers: BLK, KKR, LM

    According to a report issued on January 22, 2013, Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) is in the early stages of formulating a sizable exchange offer. The company has been no stranger to such actions: In August of 2009, it completed a major exchange offer that freed up significant amounts of capital and permitted it to survive until the present. However, speculation is rampant that the current offer is a precursor to more »

  • These Three Private Equity Firms have Great Potential in 2013

    By Abir Karmakar - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: FIG, KKR, BX

    If we compare the economy to a car, then we can say that private equity is like oil for this car. It is necessary to keep the economy running well, but many dislike it. If you do not have oil in your car or private equity in the economy, your car engine (as well the economy) are likely to incur significant damage.

    In 2013, shares of publicly traded private equity more »

  • 4 Dividend Stocks Expected to Grow EPS Faster than Apple

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, IACI, KKR, MEOH, SI

    Dividend stocks are often associated with companies that have stable growth. However, some dividend-paying companies grow their earnings at robust rates of growth. While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been considered an archetype of a growth stock, there are several dividend companies with long-term annualized EPS growth estimates higher than Apple’s. The forecasted robust EPS growth of those companies may translate into higher dividend growth, as payout ratios compress and more »

  • 23% Stock Gain If the Deal Goes Through

    By Mike Thiessen - January 11, 2013 | Tickers: ARB, CCO, KKR, NLSN

    In mid-December of 2012, New York-based television ratings arbiter Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN) made a formal offer to purchase leading radio-marketing firm Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) in an all-cash deal valued at nearly $1.3 billion. If the deal is approved, the television company will extend cash payments of $48 per share to existing Arbitron shareholders. According to sources within the Nielsen organization, the merger will be funded entirely with cash more »

  • 5 Dividend Picks from Value Investing Legend

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 6, 2013 | Tickers: AB, BOH, FII, KKR, MN

    Financial stocks had a remarkable year in 2012. Based on the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), financials were the best performing sector last year, returning 23.4%. Despite the broad sector’s rally, some financial stocks remain undervalued. With the growth prospects of the sector expected to improve in 2013, financials are likely to extend their gains further. The greatest potential for market-beating returns over the medium term are more »

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