Category Archive: WINN

Mar 07 2012

10 Once-Bankrupt Companies Primed for a Comeback (Update 1)

Updated to include analyst earnings estimates and Chrylser IPO information.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — You thought these companies were dead. Now they’re ready to come back to life and maybe even thrive.

In the financial crisis, a surge in bankruptcies not seen since the Great Depression put hundreds of U.S. companies in jeopardy. To the surprise of many, it wasn’t the end. Just a few years later, the shares of many once-bankrupt, now publicly traded companies are outperforming, showing there is a second act in life as long as you get debt under control.


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Dec 19 2011

Private equity deals

Bi-Lo LLC, a supermarket chain owned by Lone Star Funds, has agreed to acquire Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (NYSE: WINN) for approximately $560 million. The $9.50 per share offer price represents around a 75% premium to Friday’s closing price for Winn-Dixie stock. www.bi-lo.com

AssuredPartners Inc., a Lake Mary, Fla.-based acquisition platform for property and casualty and employee benefits brokerage businesses has acquired both Herbert L. Jamison & Co. and Jamison Special Risk Inc. and Grosvenor Brokers. No financial terms were disclosed for either deal. AssuredPartners is a portfolio company of GTCR. www.gtcr.com

Catalyst Investors has acquired an undisclosed stake in WeddingWire, an online wedding planning portal, from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSLO). No financial terms were disclosed. WeddingWire recently raised VC funding from Southern Capitol Ventures. www.weddingwire.com

Centre Partners has acquired Bellisio Foods Inc., a Minneapolis-based maker of branded and private label frozen foods primarily sold under the Michelina’s brand. No financial terms were disclosed.www.bellisiofoods.com

Cidron Delfi, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, has offered to acquire Orc Group, a maker of software for financial traders, for approximately $292 million.

EQT Partners has agreed to acquire two commercial heating and cooling businesses – Fortum Energiaratkaisut and Fortum Termest – from Finnish utility Fortum for approximately €200 million.www.eqt.se

Source Refrigeration & HVAC, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired DHR Mechanical Services-Georgia, an Atlanta-based provider of refrigeration and HVAC services to grocery, commercial, industrial and retail clients in the Southeastern U.S. No financial terms were disclosed.www.sourcerefrigeration.com

Sun Capital Partners has agreed to acquire women’s clothing retailer Jacques Vert PLC for around £41.2 million. www.suncappartners.com

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