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S&P 500 Musical Chairs: PXD and APH

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:21:00 GMT

Standard & Poor’s again announced component changes to the S&P 500 Index (DOWNLOAD PDF): Safeco Corp (SAF) and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc (WEN) will be replaced by Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) and Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH). Here are the price charts for the two incoming companies: Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) [More...]

Don’t Overpay for Insurance M&A

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:25:00 GMT

I’ve been mulling over whether I should write about insurance M&A. Ugh, yes, I should say something. What pushed me over the edge was a piecein the WSJ on the purchase of Philadelphia Consolidated. When I first heard about the deal, I blinked, and said, “Foreign acquirer overpays to enter the US.” Is Philly a good company? It’s a great company, but it may not be so under foreign ownership. And, the price was well in excess of what it would have taken to create/attract the talent for a new venture. Paying 2.7x book is not a winner.But, the have been other missteps as well recently. Liberty Mutual buys Safeco and Ohio Casualty for 1.8x and 1.6x book. High prices for the assets obtained, and Liberty Mutual can’t lever that much as a mutual[More...]

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Reports (June 13th - June 19th)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:58:26 GMT

Puget Energy (PSD) - Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) - Electronic Arts (ERTS), Safeco Corporation (SAF) - Liberty Mutual Group[More...]

Mergers and Acquisitions - A Weekly Recap

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:49:44 GMT

Penn National Gaming(PENN) - Fortress (FIG), Countrywide Financial (CFC) - Bank of America (BAC), Anheuser-Busch Cos. (BUD) - InBev, BCE, Inc. (BCE) - Teachers Private Capital, Penn National Gaming(PENN) - Fortress (FIG)[More...]

Weekly Mergers & Acquisitions Report

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:44:06 GMT

XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (SIRI), BCE, Inc. (BCE) - Teachers Private Capital, Frontier Pacific Mining Corp (FRP) - Eldorado Gold Corp (ELD), Ansoft Corp. (ANST) - Ansys, Inc. (ANSS)[More...]

Mergers and Acquisitions Report: 05/30/2008

Sat, 31 May 2008 05:20:17 GMT

Safeco Corporation (SAF) - Liberty Mutua. The Washington OIC received the companies Form A application on May 16, 2008. There are no statutory deadlines associated with the OIC review, but the companies have formally requested a decision by August 15,08[More...]

Analyst Comments: Johnson Controls, Activision, Vornado Realty, Anglo American, AmBev, Burlington Northern, Denbury, O'Reilly, Entergy Corp, Safeco

Fri, 30 May 2008 05:41:30 GMT

We rate Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) a Hold, as anemic demand, high inventory levels and continuous loss of market share at original equipment manufacturers keep plaguing the diversified manufacturer. The company is experiencing weakness in North America,[More...]

SAFECO chart looks fishy

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:24:30 GMT

This past weekend, our Alert HQ market scan identified SAFECO Corp. (SAF) as a BUY. Since then, we heard that Liberty Mutual was making an offer to acquire SAFECO at a significant premium.[More...]

Fed Will Grab Headlines This Week With Likely Rate Cut

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:42:01 GMT

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers will likely cut its key interest rate to 2.0% from 2.25% this, which would mark...[More...]

80 Stocks Returning 8%+ this Week

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:45:46 GMT

Our daily look into the weekly top gainers shows a big difference this week than most of the year - a lot of smaller issues in the $2-$3B market cap made the list and as I signaled mid week, we are seeing some return to the retailers, and financials. Last[More...]

Bellevue-Based Symetra Files Plan for Big IPO

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Oct. 6--Symetra Financial, the life and health insurer spun out from Safeco in 2003, is giving the initial-public-offering wheel another spin.
Unlike the previous deal, which would have involved only existing shareholders, Symetra plans to sell new shares this time around.
Symetra is controlled by General Re, one of the biggest pieces of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, and White Mountains Insurance Group of Bermuda.

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S&P 500 Musical Chairs: PXD and APH

Don’t Overpay for Insurance M&A

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Reports (June 13th - June 19th)

Mergers and Acquisitions - A Weekly Recap

Weekly Mergers & Acquisitions Report

Mergers and Acquisitions Report: 05/30/2008

Analyst Comments: Johnson Controls, Activision, Vornado Realty, Anglo American, AmBev, Burlington Northern, Denbury, O'Reilly, Entergy Corp, Safeco

SAFECO chart looks fishy

Fed Will Grab Headlines This Week With Likely Rate Cut

80 Stocks Returning 8%+ this Week

Bellevue-Based Symetra Files Plan for Big IPO

CORRECTION: Seattle Times' Annual Ranking of Northwest Companies Comes Up Short of Usual Top 100

Taking Stock: Nobody Wins for 2008

Investors Can Consider No-Risk, Low-Risk Options

Northwest Stocks Outperform Other Regions

C.C. Myers $309 Million in Debt, Documents Show

SAFRAN Completes Acquisition of Motorola's Biometrics Business

reseau photographique et l'archive photographique CNW: ^World Outfitters Corporation s'attaque a la Chine

World Outfitters Corporation : Une premiere acquisition sur le marche international

World Outfitters Corporation: First International Acquisition

World Outfitters Corporation: safari nordik retains Renmark Financial Communications Inc.

Liberty Mutual & Safeco Announce Closing Date for Acquisition by Liberty Mutual

Media Advisory: Media Invited to Follow Safeco Claims Teams as They Serve Hurricane Victims in Texas

Safeco Claims Team Ready to Help Hurricane Ike Victims

Safeco Claims Team Ready to Help Hurricane Gustav Victims

Safeco Corporation Shareholders Approve Proposed Merger with Liberty Mutual

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: Reynolds Paula Rosput (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: REED WILLIAM JR (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: RUNSTAD JUDITH M (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: RINEHART CHARLES R (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: Ochs Rauline Gonzales (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: Martinez R Eric (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: Locke Gary F (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: KILLINGER KERRY K (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: Kari Ross Jay (10K)

Form 4 SAFECO CORP For: Sep 22 Filed by: Ingram Robert (10K)