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Company	Symbol	Date	Price	Comment
CAREMARK RX INC	CMX	3/16/2007	62	CMX holders approve CVS's takeover plan.
SMITH & WOLLENSKY	SWRG	3/16/2007	10	LNY offers to buy for $9.75 per share.
ACCREDITED HOME	LEND	3/15/2007	10	Seen higher on speculation co. might get a capital infusion or might be acquired.
CAREMARK RX INC	CMX	3/15/2007	62	CVS holders approve CVS's plan to acquire CMX for 1.67 CVS share per CMX share plus one-time $7.50/share cash dividend; CMX holders set to vote on merger on 3/16/07.
CBOT HOLDINGS'A'	BOT	3/15/2007	188	ICE offers to acquire for 1.42 ICE share per BOT share.
MAPINFO CORP	MAPS	3/15/2007	20	PBI to buy: $20.25 = MAPS.
PHH CORP	PHH	3/15/2007	31	GE Capital Solutions to buy: $31.50 = PHH.
WEBEX COMMUNICAT	WEBX	3/15/2007	56	CSCO to buy: $57 = WEBX.
BABYUNIVERSE INC	POSH	3/14/2007	8	Agrees to merge with eToys Direct Inc. in all-stock deal; POSH holders to own 1/3 of merged co., eToys holders to own 2/3.
SPIRIT FINANCE	SFC	3/13/2007	15	Consortium including Macquarie Bank Ltd., Kaupthing Bank hf., other independent equity participants to buy: $14.50 = SFC.
CAREMARK RX INC	CMX	3/12/2007	61	ESRX says it will not make a higher offer for CMX unless CMX opens its financial records for review.
DOLLAR GENERAL	DG	3/12/2007	22	Affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP to buy: $22 cash per DG share.
ENERGY PARTNERS	EPL	3/12/2007	18	Concludes its review of strategic alternatives without receiving definitive takeover bid; as result, plans to buy up to 8.7M EPL shares via self-tender offer, divest certain assets for about $125M.
SIERRA HEALTH SE	SIE	3/12/2007	42	UNH to buy: $43.50 = SIE.
SUNTERRA CORP	SNRR	3/12/2007	16	Diamond Resorts LLC to buy: $16 = SNRR.
OM ONLINE ADS	TOMO	3/12/2007	15	Tom Group Ltd. plans to take TOMO private by offering US$15.564 per ADS, HK$1.52 per share.
TRIBUNE CO.	TRB	3/12/2007	30	Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell wants to take co. private in transaction valued at about $13 billion: Barron's.
STRATEGIC HOTELS	BEE	3/9/2007	22	Seen higher amid unconfirmed buyout speculation.
WINSTON HOTELS	WXH	3/9/2007	15	Receives $15/share takeover offer from Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc.
CAREMARK RX INC	CMX	3/8/2007	62	CVS boosts bid for CMX, agreeing to raise special dividend payable to CMX holders after deal closes to $7.50/share from $6; yesterday ESRX raised its bid for CMX of 0.426 ESRX share, $26.25 per CMX share by 0.481 cents per day, to accrue starting 4/1 through closing a an ESRX/CMX deal.
CATALINA MARKETI	POS	3/8/2007	31	ValueAct Capital to buy: $32.10 = POS.
JUPITERMEDIA COR	JUPM	3/7/2007	7	Ends talks with GYI about possible deal.
K&F INDUSTRIES	KFI	3/6/2007	27	Meggitt PLC unit to buy: $27 = KFI.
SERVICEMASTER CO	SVM	3/6/2007	14	Bloomberg reports SVM is drawing interest from at least two buyout groups that may bid more than $4 billion.
TOPPS CO	TOPP	3/6/2007	10	The Tornante Co. LLC, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC to buy: $9.75 = TOPP.

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