Barron's Activist Stocks 2-02-2008
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Each week Barron's has a 13D Filings column. 13Ds are filed when a fund (usually an activist hedge fund) accumulates more than 5% of a firm and is planning on pushing for change (e.g.a sale of the company, sale of certain assets, a share buyback, or a share dividend) to unlock value.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • CAPA
    Captaris Inc.
  • $0.00
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

Vector Capital, which had expressed an interest in acquiring Captaris, said that the company would stop providing non-public information to Vector under a confidentiality pact and that the agreement would be terminated. Vector and Captaris entered into the agreement in September, with a view toward exploring a potential transaction. Vector said that it now has no choice but to abandon its path of encouraging Captaris to maximize shareholder value. It had urged Captaris to look at a possible merger, sale of assets, consolidation, business combination or a recapitalization or refinancing. Vector holds 2,689,960 shares (10.1%).

People owning CAPA also tend to own: ARDICHINAGRANWKOMNISGENAAPL

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • INSU
    Insituform Techno
  • $21.52
  • -2.00%
  • $21.71

Water Asset Management urged the company to immediately pursue strategic alternatives, including the possibility of a sale. The shareholder also proposed amending Insituform's bylaws, to fix the size of its board at six directors. Water Asset Management, which wants to nominate five directors for election at the 2008 annual meeting, owns 1,466,008 shares (5.3%).

People owning INSU also tend to own: ACHEWJACVBHIRIGAUYAXP

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • MEG
    Media General Cl
  • $9.38
  • +3.99%
  • $8.92

Hedge-fund Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I has notified Media General of its nomination of three candidates for election to the board. Harbinger is nominating J. Daniel Sullivan, F. Jack Liebau Jr. and Eugene I. Davis to succeed three current directors, whose terms will expire at the 2008 annual meeting. Harbinger and affiliate Harbert Management own 4,058,454 shares (18.4%).

People owning MEG also tend to own: AAPLBGGBLDLBGSHDOSG

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • MFRI
    Mfri
  • $6.91
  • +1.02%
  • $6.96

Cannell Capital wants the company to hire an investment bank to look at ways to increase shareholder value, including a possible merger or auction. Cannell said that it had sent MFRI a proposal to be voted on by shareholders at the company's annual meeting. Cannell reserves the right to discuss various views with regard to the company and its business plans with MFRI or members of senior management. Cannell Capital has 568,065 shares (8.5%).

People owning MFRI also tend to own: ASIBLDCXEMCIEONGMKKTII

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • GFG
    Gfg
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn intends to talk with management about ways to enhance shareholder value. Icahn maintains that the stock of the Dallas bank holding company is undervalued. He holds about 3.46 million shares (9.77%).

People owning GFG also tend to own: AMPBIOFCOVDFSEIGFLMLHLX

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • GRIL
    N/a
  • $0.73
  • 0.00
  • $0.73

Investor Charles Mathewson reported ownership of 593,011 shares (6.72%) after buying 375,308 from Nov. 28, 2007, to Jan. 16, at prices ranging from $3.97 to $4.53.

People owning GRIL also tend to own: CBIPCUTNHXOMBRCDBRKRDNDN

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • NPO
    Enpro Industries
  • $24.25
  • +1.55%
  • $23.76

Steel Partners raised its holdings to 2.43 million shares (11.3%), from the 2.14 million (9.9%) reported on Dec. 31. Steel Partners recommended that EnPro pursue a recapitalization at $30 a share for at least $150 million of common stock, or hire an investment bank to explore strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, including the sale of the company. Steel also nominated five directors for election to the eight-member board.

People owning NPO also tend to own: ADPTAGLBCOCEMCHVCNOCUO

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • IMB
    Imb
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

A group including investor Howard Amster boosted its stake to 81,087 shares (9%), from the 66,287 (7.4%) reported on Jan. 18.

People owning IMB also tend to own: ARBXBGPBKSCOHCOVDIGADSX

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