Wednesday, April 8, 2009

March Activist Investments - 70 Companies Targeted

Below is a summary list of 70 investments made by shareholder activists during March. As a comparison, we analyzed 82 companies last March.

This information was extracted from Hedge Fund Solutions' Catalyst Equity Research Report, a free in-depth weekly research on activist investments.

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Ticker Company Investor
ACTL Actel Corp Ramius Capital
AGYS Agilysys Inc Ramius Capital
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals Eastbourne Capital
ASPM Aspect Medical Systems First Manhattan Co
ASPM Aspect Medical Systems Coghill Capital
AVCA Advocat Inc. Bristol Investment Fund
AVGN Avigen Inc Biotechnology Value Fund
BARI Bancorp Rhode Island Financial Edge Fund
BASI Bioanalytical Systems Thomas Harenburg
BBI Blockbuster Inc. Mark Wattles
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Crescendo Capital
BNV Beverly National Corp Lawrence Seidman
CAMD California Micro Devices Corp Dialectic Capital Management
CEE Central Europe & Russia Fund City of London Investment Group
CHIC Charlotte Russe Holding Inc KarpReilly Capital Management
CITZ CFS Bancorp Inc Financial Edge Fund
CLCT Collectors Universe Shamrock Activist Value Fund
CLHI.PK CLST Holdings Red Oak Partners
CRGN Curagen Corp DellaCamera Capital
CTO Consolidated Tomoka Land Co Wintergreen Advisers
CYBI Cybex International Discovery Partners
DSCM Drugstore.com Discovery Partners
DVD Dover Motorsports, Inc. Gamco Investors
FACE Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc Mill Road Capital
FMMH.OB Fremont Michigan Insurance Corp Harry Long
FSCI Fisher Communications Gamco Investors
GET Gaylord Entertainment GAMCO
GET Gaylord Entertainment TRT Holdings
GMXR GMX Resources Centennial Energy Partners
HWK Hawk Corp Gamco Investors
IPAS iPass Inc Foxhill Opportunity Master Fund
JAX J. Alexanders Corp Mill Road Capital
KFS Kingsway Financial Services Oakmont Capital
KONA Kona Grill Mill Road Capital
LCAV LCA Vision Inc Stephen Joffe
LGF Lions Gate Entertainment Carl Icahn
LNBB LNB Bancorp Richard Osborne
LSR Life Sciences Research Andrew Baker
MCGC MCG Capital Springbok Capital
MCRL Micrel Inc Obrem Capital
MDS Midas Inc. Silverstone Capital
MHGC Morgans Hotel Group Co Edward Scheetz
MIM MI Developments Hotchkis & Wiley Capital
MXF The Mexico Fund Inc. City of London Investment Group
MYE Myers Industries GAMCO Investors
NLCI Nobel Learning Communities Blesbok Inc
NOX Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Western Investment
NTN NTN Buzztime Trinad Capital
NUF Nuveen Florida Quality Income Municipal Fund Western Investment
PHH PHH Corp Pennant Capital
PNNW Pennichuck Corp Gamco Investors
PPCO Penwest Pharmaceuticals Tang Capital; Perceptive Life Sciences
PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Southeastern Asset Management
RDC Rowan Companies Steel Partners
RHDC.PK RH Donnelley Dodsville Investments
RPT Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust Equity One
RUBO Rubios Restaurant Alex Meruelo
SCLN SciClone Pharmaceuticals Sigma Tau Financial
SLRY Salary.com Raging Capital Management
SRLS Seracare Life Sciences Ltova Holdings
SSE Southern Connecticut Bancorp Inc Lawrence Seidman
SUAI Specialty Underwriters Alliance Hallmark Financial Services
SUG Southern Union Co Sandell Asset Management
TDS Telephone & Data Systems Inc. Gamco Investors
TGT Target Corp Pershing Square Capital
TMI TM Entertainment & Media Bulldog Investors
TRID Trident Microsystems Inc. Spencer Capital
TRMA Trico Marine Kistefos AS
VSNT Versant Corp Discovery Capital
WBSN Websense Inc Shamrock Actvivist Value fund
WOC Wilshire Enterprises Pennsylvania Avenue Funds
WOC Wilshire Enterprises Bulldog Investors

Posted by Damien Park, President Hedge Fund Solutions