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Special Situations Calendar
JUNE
• Fremont General Corp.: acquisition of commercial real estate lending business by iStar Financial Inc.
Announced: May 22
Expected closing: June 30
JULY 6
• 5 p.m. ET: WPP Group plc: subsequent tender offer for 24/7 Real Media, Inc. ends
JULY 9
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. special meeting to vote on acquisition of CBOT Holdings, Inc.
• Peerless Systems Corp. 2007 annual meeting
JULY 10
• 5 pm ET: Alcoa Inc. cash and stock offer for Alcan Inc. expires
JULY 11
• Midnight ET: LVB Acquisition, LLC and LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. tender offer for Biomet, Inc. ends
• Hercules Offshore, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of Todco
JULY 12
• 8:30 a.m. ET: Vertrue Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Velo Holdings Inc.
• 10 a.m. ET: Lear Corp.: annual meeting to vote on proposed merger with American Real Estate Partners, LP
JULY 17
• Doral Financial Corp.: annual meeting to vote on the investment transaction with Doral Holdings Delaware, LLC
JULY 20
• 5 p.m. ET: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: tender offer for Wild oats Markets, Inc. expires
JULY 23
• 10 a.m. ET: Myers Industries, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by GS Capital Partners
JULY 24
• Midnight ET: the Upper Deck Co.: tender offer for Topps Co., Inc. ends
JULY 26
• 10 a.m. ET: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc: shareholder meeting to vote on merger with Bowater Inc.
• 10 a.m. ET: Aeroflex Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Veritas Capital
• 10 a.m. ET: Bowater Inc.: shareholder meeting to vote on merger with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
• 10 a.m. ET: First Republic Bank: special meeting of stockholders to vote on proposed merger with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
• Midnight ET: Roche tender offer for Ventana Medical Systems Inc. ends
JULY 27
• 11 a.m. ET: Bisys Group, Inc. special meeting of stockholders to vote on the proposed merger with Citi
JULY 31
• EGL, Inc. annual meeting to vote on proposed merger with CEVA Group plc
• First Data Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. affiliate
JULY
• 24/7 Real Media Inc.: acquisition by WPP Group plc
Announced: May 17
Expected closing: End of July
• Agile Software Corp.: acquisition by Oracle Corp.
Announced: May 15
Expected closing: July
• Bioenvision, Inc.: acquisition by Genzyme Corp.
Announced: May 29
Expected closing: July
• MITY Enterprises, Inc.: acquisition by MLE Holdings, Inc.
Announced: May 3
Expected closing: July 16
WEEK OF AUGUST 6
• Expedia, Inc. Dutch auction tender offer ends
AUGUST 10
• AirTran Holdings, Inc.: tender offer for Midwest Air Group ends
AUGUST 23
• Ryerson, Inc.: annual meeting of stockholders
SEPTEMBER 6
• H&R Block, Inc. annual meeting
SEPTEMBER 12
• Ceridian Corp.: annual meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
SECOND QUARTER 2007
• Applied Innovation Inc.: acquisition by KEG Holdings, Inc.
Announced: Feb. 23
Expected closing: Second quarter
• Bisys Group, Inc.: acquisition by Citi
Announced: May 2
Expected closing: Second quarter
• Brooke Credit Corp.: acquisition by Oakmont Acquisition Corp.
Announced: Feb. 8
Expected closing: Spring 2007
• Educate, Inc.: acquisition by management, Sterling Capital Partners, Citigroup Private Equity
Announced: Jan. 29
Expected closing: Second quarter
• Dendrite International, Inc.: acquisition by Cegedim SA
Announced: March 2
Expected closing: Within a few months
• Fieldstone Investment Corp.: acquisition by Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC
Announced: Feb. 16
Transaction closing: Second quarter
• K&F Industries Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Meggitt-USA, Inc.
Announced: March 6
Expected closing: Second quarter
• Levitt Corp.: acquisition by BFC Financial Corp.
Announced: Jan. 31
Expected closing: Second quarter
• Moscow CableCom Corp.: acquisition by Renova Media Enterprises Ltd.
Announced: Feb. 22
Expected closing: Second quarter
• PW Eagle, Inc.: acquisition by J-M Manufacturing Corp.
Announced: Jan. 16
Expected closing: Second quarter
• Stratagene Corp.: acquisition by Agilent Technologies Inc.
Announced: April 6
Expected closing: Within 90 days
THIRD QUARTER 2007
• 21st Century Insurance Group: acquisition by American International Group, Inc.
Announced: May 15
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.: acquisition by Lone Star Fund V (U.S.) LP
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Acxiom Corp.: acquisition by Silver Lake and ValueAct Capital
Announced: May 16
Expected closing: September
• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Alcoa Inc.
Announced: May 7
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• America First Apartment Investors, Inc.: acquisition by Sentinel Omaha LLC
Announced: June 25
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Archstone-Smith: acquisition by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers partnership
Announced: May 29
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Armor Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by BAE Systems, Inc.
Announced: May 7
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Back Yard Burgers, Inc.: acquisition by BBAC, LLC
Announced: June 11
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Biomet, Inc.: acquisition by Blackstone Group
Announced: Dec. 18, 2006
Expected closing: By Oct. 31
• Bowater Inc.: acquisition by Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
Announced: Jan. 29
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Catalina Marketing Corp.: acquisition by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, LP
Announced: April 17
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Capital Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Renasant Corp.
Announced: Feb. 5
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Coinmach Service Corp.: acquisition by Babcock & Brown affiliate
Announced: June 15
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Covansys Corp.: acquisition by Computer Sciences Corp.
Announced: April 26
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Crescent Real Estate Equities Co.: acquisition by Morgan Stanley Real Estate
Announced: May 22
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Cytyc Corp.: acquisition by Hologic, Inc.
Announced: May 21
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Deerfield & Co. LLC: acquisition by Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp from Triarc Cos. Inc.
Announced: April 20
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Digene Corp.: acquisition by Qiagen NV
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: August or September
• Dollar General Corp.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP
Announced: March 12
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc.: acquisition by AP Aimcap, led by Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund V LP
Announced: April 30
Expected closing: Third quarter
• eCollege: acquisition by Pearson plc
Announced: May 14
Expected closing: Third quarter
• EFD/eFunds Corp.: acquisition by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Announced: June 27
Expected closing: Third quarter
• EGL, Inc.: acquisition by CEVA Group plc
Announced: May 24
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Eschelon Telecom, Inc.: acquisition by Integra Telecom, Inc.
Announced: March 20
Expected closing: Third quarter
• First Data Corp.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Announced: April 2
Expected closing: Third quarter
• First Republic Bank: acquisition by Merrill Lynch
Announced: Jan. 29
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Fortress Investment Group LLC affiliates
Announced: May 8
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Friendly Ice Cream Corp.: acquisition by Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
Announced: June 18
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Genesis HealthCare Corp.: acquisition by Formation Capital, LLC, JER Partners
Announced: Jan. 16
Expected closing: Late August
• Great American Financial Resources, Inc.: acquisition by American Financial Group, Inc.
Announced: Feb. 22
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Hanover Compressor Co. and Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. merger
Announced: Feb. 5
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Harman International Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP and GS Capital Partners
Announced: April 26
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Highland Hospitality Corp.: acquisition by JER Partners Acquisitions IV, LLC
Announced: April 24
Expected closing: Third quarter
• The Home Depot Inc.'s HD Supply: acquisition by Bain Capital Partners, the Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Announced: June 19
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Horizon offshore, Inc.: acquisition by Cal Dive International, Inc.
Announced: June 12
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Interpool, Inc.: acquisition by Fortress Investment Group LLC
Announced: April 20
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Inter-Tel Inc.: acquisition by Mitel Networks Corp.
Announced: April 26
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Investors Financial Services Corp.: acquisition by State Street Corp.
Announced: Feb. 5
Expected closing: By the third quarter
• Ipsco Inc.: acquisition by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB
Announced: May 3
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• K2 Inc.: acquisition by Jarden Corp.
Announced: April 25
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Komag, Inc.: acquisition by Western Digital Corp.
Announced: June 28
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Palm, Inc.: recapitalization with Elevation Partners
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Third quarter
• PHH Corp.: acquisition by GE Capital Solutions
Announced: March 15
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Spirit Finance Corp.: acquisition by Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Kaupthing Bank hf
Announced: March 13
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Stride Rite Corp.: acquisition by Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
Announced: May 22
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Motorola, Inc.
Announced: April 23
Expected closing: Second or third quarter
• Topps Co., Inc.: acquisition by Tornante Co., LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
Announced: March 6
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: acquisition by Community Health Systems, Inc.
Announced: March 19
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Vertrue Inc.: acquisition by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures
Announced: March 22
Expected closing: Third quarter
• Winston Hotels, Inc.: acquisition of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.
Announced: April 3
Expected closing: Third quarter
FOURTH QUARTER 2007
• Alltel Corp.: acquisition by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners
Announced: May 21
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Avaya Inc.: acquisition by Silver Lake and TPG Capital
Announced: June 5
Expected closing: Fall of 2007
• Ceridian Corp.: acquisition by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Announced: May 30
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Television Group: acquisition by Providence Equity Partners Inc.
Announced: April 20
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Community Bank & Trust Co.: acquisition by Chittenden Corp.
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Equity Inns, Inc.: acquisition by Whitehall Street Global Real Estate LP 2007
Announced: June 21
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Genesco Inc.: acquisition by The Finish Line, Inc.
Announced: June 18
Expected closing: Fall of 2007
• Guitar Center, Inc.: acquisition by Bain Capital Partners, LLC
Announced: June 27
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Huntsman Corp.: acquisition by Basell
Announced: June 26
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• MAF Bancorp Inc.: acquisition by National City Corp.
Announced: May 1
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• MGIC Investment Corp. and Radian Group Inc. merger
Announced: Feb. 6
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• NEON Communications Group, Inc.: acquisition by RCN Corp.
Announced: June 25
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. merger
Announced: Feb. 20
Expected closing: By Dec. 31, 2007
• Synergy Financial Group, Inc.: acquisition by New Community Bancorp, Inc.
Announced: May 14
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• TierOne Corp.: acquisition by CapitalSource Inc.
Announced: May 18
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
• Yardville National Bancorp: acquisition by PNC Financial Services Group
Announced: June 8
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
SECOND HALF 2007
• 1-800 Contacts, Inc.: acquisition by Fenway Partners LLC
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• CDW Corp.: acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Announced: May 30
Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter
• Color Kinetics Inc.: acquisition by Royal Philips Electronics
Announced: June 19
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• Compass Bancshares, Inc.: acquisition by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA
Announced: Feb. 16
Transaction closing: Second half of 2007
• CT Communications, Inc.: acquisition by Windstream Corp.
Announced: May 29
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• Everlast Worldwide Inc.: acquisition by Brands Holdings Ltd.
Announced: June 28
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• Factory Point Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
Announced: May 15
Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter of 2007
• Merck Generics: acquisition by Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Announced: May 14
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• NNN Realty Advisors, Inc.: acquisition by Grubb & Ellis Co.
Announced: May 22
Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter
• Oakley, Inc.: acquisition by Luxottica Group SpA
Announced: June 20
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• Pathmark Stores, Inc.: acquisition by Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.
Announced: March 5
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• Pioneer Cos., Inc.: acquisition by Olin Corp.
Announced: May 21
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
• Washington Group International Inc.: acquisition by URS Corp.
Announced: May 29
Expected closing: Second half of 2007
ON THE HORIZON
• Aeroflex Inc.: acquisition by Veritas Capital
Announced: May 25
• Affordable Residential Communities Inc.: acquisition of manufactured home community business by Farallon Capital affiliate
Announced: April 17
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• A.G. Edwards Inc.: acquisition by Wachovia Corp.
Announced: May 30
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group
Announced: May 17
Expected closing: The end of 2007
• American Technical Ceramics Corp.: acquisition by AVX Corp.
Announced: June 18
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Andrew Corp.: acquisition by CommScope, Inc.
Announced: June 27
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• aQuantive, Inc.: acquisition by Microsoft Corp.
Announced: May 18
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• Aquila, Inc.: acquisition by Great Plains Energy Inc.
Announced: Feb. 7
Expected closing: Within one year
• Authorize.net Holdings Inc.: acquisition by CyberSource Corp.
Announced: June 18
Expected closing: Late Sept. or early Oct. 2007
• Avista Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Coral Energy Holding, LP
Announce: April 17
Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2007
• Bausch & Lomb Inc.: acquisition by Warburg Pincus
Announced: May 16
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• BGC Partners: acquisition by eSpeed, Inc.
Announced: May 30
Expected closing: Fourth quarter or first quarter of 2008
• Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corp.: acquisition by Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.
Announced: May 3
Expected closing: Summer 2007
• Cablevision Systems Corp.: acquisition by The Dolan Family Group
Announced: May 2
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Chittenden Corp.: acquisition by People's United Financial, Inc.
Announced: June 27
Expected closing: First quarter of 2008
• Cholestech, Corp.: acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Fall of 2007
• Christiana Bank & Trust Co.: acquisition by National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
Announced: June 25
Expected closing: First quarter of 2008
• Cronos Group: acquisition by CRX Acquisition Ltd.
Announced: Feb. 28
Expected closing: Summer 2007
• East Penn Financial Corp.: acquisition by Harleysville National Corp.
Announce: May 16
Expected closing:: Fall 2007
• Energy East Corp.: acquisition by Iberdrola SA
Announced: June 25
Expected closing: 2008
• FairPoint Communications, Inc. acquisition of Verizon Communications Inc. New England wireline operations
Announced: Jan. 16
Expected closing: Within 12 months
• Florida Rock Industries Inc.: acquisition by Vulcan Materials Co.
Announced: Feb. 20
Expected closing: Mid-2007
• Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group
Announced: Dec. 19, 2006
Expected closing: In one year
• Houston Exploration Co.: acquisition by Forest Oil Corp.
Announced: Jan. 8
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Image Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by BTP Acquisition Co., LLC
Announced: March 30
Expected closing: By July 31
• InfraSource Services, Inc.: acquisition by Quanta Services, Inc.
Announced: March 19
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Laidlaw International, Inc.: acquisition by FirstGroup plc
Announced: Feb. 9
Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions
• Lear Corp.: acquisition by American Real Estate Partners, LP
Announced: Feb. 9
Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions
• Myers Industries, Inc.: acquisition by GS Capital Partners
Announced: April 24
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Northwest Suburban Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc.
Announced: March 23
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• Novamerican Steel Inc.: acquisition by Symmetry Holdings Inc.
Announced: June 21
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Nuveen Investments, Inc.: acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
Announced: June 20
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• Peoples BancTrust Co., Inc.: acquisition by BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.
Announced: May 22
Expected closing: 2007
• Peru Copper Inc.: acquisition by Aluminum Corp. of China
Announced: June 11
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Semco Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Cap Rock Holding Corp.
Announced: Feb. 23
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• ServiceMaster Co.: acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
Announced: March 19
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Sierra Health Services, Inc.: acquisition by UnitedHealth Group
Announced: March 12
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• SLM Corp.: acquisition by J.C. Flowers & Co.-led investor group
Announced: April 15
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• Solectron Corp.: acquisition by Flextronics International Ltd.
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: By the end of 2007
• Spear & Jackson, Inc.: acquisition by United Pacific Industries Ltd.
Announced: June 25
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Station Casinos, Inc.: acquisition by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC
Announced: Feb. 26
Expected closing: Within six to nine months
• Todco: acquisition by Hercules Offshore, Inc.
Announced: March 19
Expected closing: Mid-2007
• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners
Announced: Feb. 5
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Viasys Healthcare Inc.: acquisition by Cardinal Health, Inc.
Announce: May 14
Expected closing: Summer 2007
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