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Archive for the 'Going Private Transactions' Category

Experiments in Finance’s Take on Contributor’s Corner

Oct 10th, 2006 @ 11:09 PM

Yesterday, I mentioned that My Money Blog reviewed Fat Pitch Financials Contributor’s Corner. Today, I noticed that Ricemutt at Experiments in Finance also shared her experience with Fat Pitch Financials Contributor’s Corner this past week on her blog. I apologize to Ricemutt for not noticing her review sooner. I’ve been a bit behind on my […]

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PVC Container Corporation Cash Received

Apr 20th, 2006 @ 2:14 AM

You might remember my investment in PVC Container Corp. that I made back on March 8, 2006.  A few weeks ago I mentioned that PVC Container shareholders approved the deal.  Today I finally received the cash in the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio.
Let me run through the stats on this transaction.  I purchased 1,600 shares […]

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Major Automotive Companies Cash Received

Mar 30th, 2006 @ 10:22 PM

Another successful going private transaction deal has been completed. I received cash yesterday for the 999 shares of Major Automotive Companies (MJRC.PK) that I purchased for the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio back on January 25, 2006.
Let me quickly run through the performance stats.  The 999 shares of Major Automotive Companies I purchased for my son’s Coverdell […]

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New Purchase in the Special Situations Real Money Port

Mar 9th, 2006 @ 8:15 PM

I purchased 1,600 shares of stock yesterday in a company that is planning to go private. This stock, for the Special Situations Real Money Port, cost me a total of $3,702.95.  I used the new funds I added to this account recently to help fund the purchase of these shares. In just a week, the […]

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Major Automotive Companies Deal Completed

Mar 7th, 2006 @ 10:38 PM

On January 25, 2006, I purchased 999 shares of Major Automotive Companies (MAJR) at $1.60 per share.  The company had announced that they were going private, so I was interested in adding this stock to the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio. 
Major Automotive indicated that they would cash out shareholders holding less than 1,000 shares for […]

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Cash Received for TouchTunes Music Going Private Transaction

Feb 6th, 2006 @ 10:35 PM

I discovered that I received cash today for TouchTunes Music Corp. (TTMX).  You might recall from the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 2005 Performance report that I bought 1,999 share of TouchTunes Music Corp. on December 7, 2005 for $0.42 a share.
As expected, I received $0.50 per share for the 1,999 shares in my son’s […]

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JB Oxford Holdings Cash Received

Feb 1st, 2006 @ 10:40 PM

Cash arrived today in my son’s Coverdell ESA account for the 99 shares of JB Oxford Holdings that I first bought back on December 5, 2005.  I received $293.04 in total, which is $2.96 per share for the 99 shares of JB Oxford (no fees charged).  That is pretty nice give that I only paid $1.90 […]

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Refocus Group Cashout Complete

Jan 13th, 2006 @ 10:58 PM

Whew!  For a second there, I did not think that my remaining shares of Refocus Group (RFCS) were going to be cashed out.  As you might recall, in December I wrote about how the shares of Refocus Group that I purchase on December 5th were not cashed out when everyone else was reporting that they […]

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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 2005 Performance

Jan 9th, 2006 @ 6:29 AM

It’s hard to believe that the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio (AKA my son’s Coverdell Education Savings Account) has completed it’s first full calendar year. I’ve had some time this weekend to look over all the transactions that have occurred. It has been a pretty interesting year for going private transactions. Even […]

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New Contributors’ Corner Access Terms

Jan 4th, 2006 @ 11:46 PM

As promised, I have revised the terms for gaining access to Contributor’s Corner. Contributions of $90 will gain you one year of access to Contributor’s Corner and $10 contributions will gain you a month of access.
Members of Contributor’s Corner can extend their access by one week for being the first to post news regarding […]

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