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Company	Symbol	Date	Price	Comment
AEROFLEX INC	ARXX	3/5/2007	13	General Atlantic, Francisco Partners to buy: $13.50 = ARXX.
ALLTEL CORP	AT	3/5/2007	59	WSJ reports AT has stepped up efforts to sell itself to carriers such at T, VZ, S.
FREMONT GENL	FMT	3/5/2007	6	Retains Credit Suisse Securities LLC to help it evaluate strategic alternatives.
MANATRON INC	MANA	3/5/2007	9	Says Constellation Software Inc. revised its takeover offer to $10/share from $9.
PALM INC	PALM	3/5/2007	17	WSJ reports PALM has hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate strategic alternatives.
PATHMARK STORES	PTMK	3/5/2007	13	GAP to buy: $9, 0.12963 GAP = PTMK.
BRISTOL WEST HOLDINGS	BRW	3/2/2007	22	Farmers Group unit of Zurich Financial Services Group to buy: $22.50 = BRW.
DENDRITE INTL	DRTE	3/2/2007	16	Cegedim S.A. to buy: $16 = DRTE.
PALM INC	PALM	3/2/2007	18	Seen higher amid takeover speculation.
HYPERION SOLUTIONS	HYSL	3/1/2007	52	ORCL to buy: $52 = HYSL.
STATS CHIPPAC LTD	STTS	3/1/2007	12	Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd. plans to launch cash offer for all shares, ADSs it doesn't own of S$1.75/share, S$17.50/ADS.
EGL INC	EAGL	2/28/2007	35	CEO James R. Crane reiterates $36/share buyout bid with new equity backer Woodbridge Co.
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY	NXL	2/28/2007	33	Centro Properties Group to buy: $33.15 = NXL.
PATHMARK STORES	PTMK	2/28/2007	11	Confirms it in talks to be possibly acquired by GAP for about $12.50/share.
FNB FINANCIAL SERVICES	FNBF	2/27/2007	16	LXBK to buy: 1.07 LXBK = FNBF.
DOW CHEMICAL	DOW	2/26/2007	46	London's Sunday Express reports DOW to become leveraged buyout target in next few weeks, offer of up to $54B expected to come from group of major equity firms.
HUB INTERNATIONAL	HBG	2/26/2007	40	Funds advised by Apax Partners, Morgan Stanley Principal Investments to buy: $40 = HBG.
REFAC OPTICAL GROUP	REF	2/26/2007	6	Receives letter from Palisade Capital Mgmt LLC saying it leading a group to take REF private, plans to bid $6/share.
STATION CASINOS	STN	2/26/2007	87	Fertitta Colony Partners to buy: $90 = STN.
TXU CORP	TXU	2/26/2007	68	Group led by KKR, Texas Pacific Group to buy: $69.25 = TXU.
GREAT AMER FINL	GFR	2/23/2007	25	Receives unsolicited buyout offer from AFG of $23.50 per share.
SEMCO ENERGY	SEN	2/23/2007	8	Cap Rock Holding Corp. to buy: $8.15 = SEN.
JUPITERMEDIA CORP	JUPM	2/22/2007	9	Confirms it in talks to potentially be acquired by GYI for $9.60 cash per share.
MATRIXX INITIATIVES	MTXX	2/22/2007	19	In SEC filing, Jove Partners LP says it holds 5.1% stake in MTXX, would like to see co. acquired by a strategic investor.
MOSCOW CABLECOM	MOCC	2/22/2007	13	Renova Media Enterprises Ltd. to acquire all shares it doesn't own: $12.90 = MOCC.
WILD OATS MARKET	OATS	2/22/2007	18	WFMI to buy: $18.50 = OATS.
WINSTOPN HOTELS	WXH	2/22/2007	14	Wilbur Acquisition Holding Co. LLC to buy: $14.10 = WXH.
ABN AMRO HOLDING	ABN	2/21/2007	36	MarketScope Europe, citing sources, says The Children's Investment Fund wrote to ABN's chairman seeking review of biz; the Fund proposed 5 resolutions designed to force ABN to de-merge, sell some assets.
CENTRAL PARKING	CPC	2/21/2007	22	Affiliates of Kohlberg & Co., Lubert-Adler, Chrysalis Capital Partners to buy: $22.53 = CPC share.
JUPITERMEDIA CORP	JUPM	2/21/2007	10	NY Post reports GYI is in advanced talks to buy JUPM... Sources tell the newspaper JUPM could fetch more than $11 per share.
FLORIDA ROCK IND	FRK	2/20/2007	67	VMC to buy: Either 0.63 share of new holding co. or $67 cash per FRK share.
LESCO INC	LSCO	2/20/2007	14	DE to buy: $14.50 = LSCO.
NEW RIVER PHARMA	NRPH	2/20/2007	63	SHPGY to buy: $64 cash = NRPH share.
T B WOOD'S	TBWC	2/20/2007	25	AIMC to buy: $24.80 = TBWC share.
XM SATELLITE RADIO	XMSR	2/20/2007	16	SIRI to buy: 4.6 SIRI share = XMSR share.

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