Comments on: Realogy Bought Out, Stock Sold http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/ Special situation stocks and value investing Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sally Beauty Holdings Featured in Barron’s Roundtable - Fat Pitch Financials http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/#comment-62919 Sally Beauty Holdings Featured in Barron’s Roundtable - Fat Pitch Financials Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:24:18 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/#comment-62919 [...] Schafer mentioned that he finds opportunities in spinoffs. As my readers know here, I’m also a big fan of spinoffs. In addition to picking Sally Beauty this year, Schafer also picked Avis Budget Group (CAR), which spun off from Cendant.  I had owned another Cendant spinoff, Realogy (H) that performed very nicely for me. [...] [...] Schafer mentioned that he finds opportunities in spinoffs. As my readers know here, I’m also a big fan of spinoffs. In addition to picking Sally Beauty this year, Schafer also picked Avis Budget Group (CAR), which spun off from Cendant.  I had owned another Cendant spinoff, Realogy (H) that performed very nicely for me. [...]

]]> By: Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio 2006 Performance - Fat Pitch Financials http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/#comment-54077 Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio 2006 Performance - Fat Pitch Financials Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:49:40 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/#comment-54077 [...] The Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio developed nicely during 2006.  I added just five positions in 2006.  These included Microsoft (MSFT), Realogy (H), USG (USG), Western Union (WU), and Pfizer (PFE).  I sold two positions. My sales included shares of closed-end fund Tri-Continental (TY) (after several attempts) and Realogy after the recent buyout offer.  Even though the trading in this portfolio was fairly limited, I expect that this light level of trading will be similar in future years given my strategy of waiting for fat pitches. [...] [...] The Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio developed nicely during 2006.  I added just five positions in 2006.  These included Microsoft (MSFT), Realogy (H), USG (USG), Western Union (WU), and Pfizer (PFE).  I sold two positions. My sales included shares of closed-end fund Tri-Continental (TY) (after several attempts) and Realogy after the recent buyout offer.  Even though the trading in this portfolio was fairly limited, I expect that this light level of trading will be similar in future years given my strategy of waiting for fat pitches. [...]

]]> By: Value Investing News http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/#comment-45181 Value Investing News Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:04:39 +0000 http://www.fatpitchfinancials.com/477/realogy-bought-out-stock-sold/#comment-45181 <strong>Realogy Bought Out, Stock Sold...</strong> Realogy was just bought out by the private equity firm, Apollo Management, for $6.65 billion. Investors in this spinoff have earned a nice 25% return in under five months. ... Realogy Bought Out, Stock Sold…

Realogy was just bought out by the private equity firm, Apollo Management, for $6.65 billion. Investors in this spinoff have earned a nice 25% return in under five months.
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