Thursday, December 17, 2009

November Activist Investments - 47 Companies Targeted

Below is a summary list of 47 companies targeted by 49 shareholder activists during November.

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


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This report is sponsored by a number of firms with expertise in the activist investing space.

Investment Banking:

SSG Capital Advisors

Legal Advisers:

Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Lowenstein Sandler

Proxy Solicitors:

Georgeson
Innisfree M&A
MacKenzie Partners
Laurel Hill Advisory Group
The Altman Group

Ticker
Company
Investor
ADPT
Adaptec. Inc.
Steel Partners
AEPI
AEP Industries
KSA Capital
AGYS
Agilysys Inc
MAK Capital One
BKS
Barnes & Noble Inc
Ronald Burkle
CITZ
CFS Bancorp Inc.
Financial Edge Fund LP
CLCT
Collectors Universe
Marlin Sams Fund
CNO
Conseco Inc.
Paulson & Co
COBR
Cobra Electronics Corp
Timothy Stabosz
CWLZ
Cowlitz Bancorporation
Crescent Capital
DEST
Destination Maternity Corporation
Crescendo Partners
DGTC.OB
Del Global Technologies
Steel Partners
DVD
Dover Motorsports
Marathon Partners
EDAC
Edac Technologies Corp
Resilience Capital
EQS
Equus Total Return, Inc.
Sam Douglass
FCM
First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund
Bulldog Investors
FFHS
First Franklin Corp
Lenox Wealth Management
FGF
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Inc
Bulldog Investors
FGF
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
Bulldog Investors
FGI
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc.
Bulldog Investors
GLA
Clark Holdings, Inc.
Cherokee Capital Management
GRNB
Green Bankshares, Inc.
Scott Niswonger
GSIG.PK
GSI Group
Stephen Bershad
GSIG.PK
GSI Group
JEC II Associates LLC
IMMR
Immersion Corp
Ramius Capital
IPCS
iPCS, Inc.
Greywolf Capital Management
JTX
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.
Discovery Capital
KONA
Kona Grill Inc
BBS Capital Management
LEGC
Legacy Bancorp Inc.
Sandler O'Neill Asset Management
LNY
Landry's Restaurants Inc.
Pershing Square Capital
MACE
Mace Security International Inc
Lawndale Capital
MEG
Media General Inc
GAMCO Investors
MGYR
Magyar Bancorp Inc.
Financial Edge Fund
MYE
Myers Industries Inc
GAMCO Investors
OMPI
Obagi Medical Products
Discovery Group
ORCC
Online Resources Corp
Tennenbaum Capital Partners
OSTE
Osteotech Inc.
Kairos Partners
PLFE
Presidential Life Corp
Herbert Kurz
PTEC
Phoenix Technologies
Ramius Capital
PTFC.PK
Penn Traffic Co
Foxhill Opportunity Fund
SONA
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc
Patriot Financial Partners
SRO
DWS Rreef Real Estate Fund, Inc
Susan Ciciora Trust
SSTI
Silicon Storage Technology Inc
Lloyd Miller
TICC
TICC Capital Corp
Raging Capital Management
TRA
Terra Industries Inc
CF Industries Holdings
TXCC
Transwitch Corp
Brener International Group
UAHC
United American Healthcare Corp.
Strategic Turnaround Equity Partners
UAHC
United American Healthcare Corp
John Fife
USAT
USA Technologies Inc.
Brad Tirpak; Craig Thomas
WWVY
Warwick Valley Telephone Co
Santa Monica Partners