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Strategies & Market Trends Speculating in Takeover Targets

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To: richardred who wrote (5982)	10/9/2020 11:40:47 AM
From: richardred	1 Recommendation of 6848

Sold out of FARM position with a nice gain.

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To: richardred who wrote (5972)	10/20/2020 10:32:56 AM
From: richardred	of 6848

RE-CTG Speculation Latest Qtr. blew away estimates 3 fold. IMO the longer this company stays below six. The more likely this low hanging fruit gets picked. ASSURANCE GLOBAL SERVICES & WAX ASSET MANAGEMENT have been pushing the company hard. Even trying a unverified bid starting @ 6.50. IMO this company would also be good for a potential management led buyout.

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To: richardred who wrote (5992)	10/20/2020 11:54:47 AM
From: richardred	of 6848

RE-CTG Speculation I listened to the earnings call . BP/Hilcorp customer retained. IBM contract negotiations move forward to Nov. 27. Their IBM business will most likely be split with the announced IBM spinoff. The board saw, but no comments will be made on AGS filing. Higher margin solutions business makes up about 40% of the business. The company will sacrifice lower margin staffing business to concentrate on solutions and focused staffing business. Renewing staffing business that makes sense within the business plan. No guidance moving forward.

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To: richardred who wrote (5593)	10/21/2020 11:35:30 AM
From: richardred	of 6848

The trend of consolidation continues in the oil patch. Stock deals are still prevalent, and there's little money to be made on takeovers IMO. I had two previous deals that turned out to be takeunders. I exited all energy in my portfolio earlier in the year. I think it would take oil north of 50 for several quarters for me to get interested in quality survivors. Pioneer Natural Resources Confirms Acquisition of Parsley Energy for $4.5 Billion BY MT Newswires — 9:02 AM ET 10/21/2020 ConocoPhillips in Talks to Buy Concho Resources in Big Shale Bet By Ed Hammond , Kiel Porter , and Scott Deveau October 13, 2020, 9:05 PM EDT Updated on October 14, 2020, 10:05 AM EDT

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To: richardred who wrote (5994)	10/21/2020 11:56:13 AM
From: robert b furman	1 Recommendation of 6848

Hi Rick, I'm sticking with my energy positions and averaging down. With the mergers really happening in numbers now, there is solid logic behind the view that mergers and acquisitions en mass are a bottoming action. There may well be a laggard, but his is a good sign. When the E&P's merge, they gain scale and can reduce headcount from duplication of employees. A reduced overhead and economies in scale could well allow a more OPEC glut control and still be profitable. Shale producers up to their neck in debt have pumped oil at maximum volume whether it made sense or not. This looks very similar to the old Micron buys up memory makers and suddenly there were three memory makers Micron,SK Hynix , and Samsung. Guess what, they all miraculously started making big money. I'll grant you there are more supers ajjor oil companies out there than 3, but Shell, BP have removed themselves from Active drilling nd are aiming for lowering their carbon footprint as they shift to renewables. Since Europe has a bad case of loving the renewables vs natural gas/LNG, I suspect ENI and Total are not far behind BP and Shell in leaving gas and oil exploration to the shale players and Saudi's. The good news to me is the XOM's and CVX's are the low cost producers after the Saudi's. Opec's emerging market members all have higher costs and even higher needed prices. My bet is by this time next year, XOM and CVX will be up 25%-50%,and sporting excellent dividends - even if cut in half! P.S. I talking my book here. <smile> Bob

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To: richardred who wrote (5994)	10/25/2020 10:49:24 AM
From: richardred	of 6848

Another oil deal. Another one bites the dust. I like the Husky Energy name better than Cenovus. :+ ) , But they chose Cenovus upon completion. Canada's Cenovus Energy to buy Husky Energy for $2.9 billion By Ann Maria Shibu, Reuters - 21 minutes ago

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To: richardred who wrote (5551)	10/25/2020 8:48:40 PM
From: richardred	1 Recommendation of 6848

It looks like potential food deals these days will entail the drive through. Dunkin’ Brands discuss potential sale to Inspire Brands. October 25, 2020 By Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) – Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins chains owner Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc <DNKN.O> has held preliminary discussions to be acquired by Inspire Brands, a private equity-backed restaurant company, Dunkin’ said in a statement on Sunday. “There is no certainty that any agreement will be reached,” said Karen Raskopf, Chief Communications Officer of Dunkin’ Brands. Dunkin’ declined to reveal further details. The deal being discussed would take Dunkin’ Brands private at a price of $106.50 a share, said the New York Times which first reported the development. Inspire Brands, the owner of Arby’s and Jimmy John’s, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. The announcement could be made public as soon as Monday, the New York Times said. oann.com Message 32341650 Message 31805979

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To: richardred who wrote (5990)	10/27/2020 1:08:37 PM
From: richardred	of 6848

A deal is reached. AMD to buy chip peer Xilinx for $35 billion in data center push By Stephen Nellis, Reuters - 9:41 AM ET 10/27/2020

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To: richardred who wrote (5889)	10/27/2020 1:11:17 PM
From: E_K_S	of 6848

Smucker to sell Crisco unit to B&G Foods in $550M deal Oct. 26, 2020 5:49 PM ET\|About: The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM)\|By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) agrees to sell its Crisco oils and shortening business, including dedicated manufacturing and warehouse facilities located in Cincinnati, Ohio, to B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS) for $550M in cash. BGS +6.1%, SJM +2% after-hours. The business generated $270M in net sales for Smuckers' FY 2020 ended April 30. Smucker says the Crisco divestiture aligns with its plan to exit the U.S. baking category and focus more of its resources on its core growth platforms of pet food, coffee and snacking. The company expects the divestiture to be dilutive to full-year adjusted earnings by $0.45-$0.55/share, reflecting the foregone profit related to the oils and shortening business. In a bullish analysis on B&G Foods posted earlier today on Seeking Alpha, Carles Diaz Caron cites rapidly rising sales and declining net debt as well as a safe dividend.

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To: E_K_S who wrote (5999)	10/27/2020 1:42:53 PM
From: richardred	1 Recommendation of 6848

I saw that one. The market likes the deal. I like that word accretive to earnings. This deal looks big enough it could move the needle in earnings. Baking is in season in this pandemic. It sure looks like the deal makes a good compliment and makes BGS a bigger force in baking. Looks like the deal will hurt SJM earnings. Like selling Pirates Booty hurt BGS earnings.

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