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Mark Basch
October 6, 2014

Landstar's stock a consistent winner

James Gattoni will have a tough act to follow as he succeeds Henry Gerkens as Landstar System Inc. chief executive officer, at least as far as stockholders are concerned.

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Mark Basch
September 29, 2014

Treasury's anti-inversion rules could target Medtronic

Medtronic Inc.’s stock dropped last week after the U.S. Treasury Department announced new corporate tax inversion rules that seemed to be...

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Mark Basch
September 22, 2014

St. Joe considers a loan to Sears

After a major timberland sale early this year, followed by the sale of its RiverTown community in St. Johns County, The St. Joe Co. is sitting on a mountain of cash.

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Mark Basch
September 15, 2014

Fortegra hoped for higher offer in the spring

Before accepting a $10-a-share buyout offer from Tiptree Financial Inc. last month, Fortegra Financial Corp. had indications in early spring that potential buyers might pay up to $11.50.

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Mark Basch
September 8, 2014

Lawsuits typically follow merger contract

After Jacksonville-based Fortegra Financial Corp. announced a $218 million buyout agreement Aug. 12, it only took about three hours for the first law firm to issue a news release announcing an “investigation” into the deal.Within 10 days, at least 24 more similar news releases crossed the wires.

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Mark Basch
September 1, 2014

Tom Baker to be CEO of 2 companies after spinoff

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. CEO Tom Baker will become the chief executive of two publicly traded companies when the company splits up its transportation and real estate businesses, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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Mark Basch
August 25, 2014

Medtronic defends tax inversion strategy

With the company facing a backlash over its strategy, Medtronic Inc. CEO Omar Ishrak last week defended its plan to merge with an Irish company and move its official headquarters overseas.

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Mark Basch
August 18, 2014

Fortegra skips over the 'elephant in the room'

After releasing its second-quarter earnings in a routine news release late last Monday afternoon, it was something of a surprise when Fortegra Financial Corp. announced a buyout agreement early Tuesday morning.

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Mark Basch
August 4, 2014

Rayonier AM's first earnings disappointing

Just a month after its spinoff into a separate public company, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.’s stock dropped sharply last week after its first quarterly earnings report disappointed investors.

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Mark Basch
July 21, 2014

Vulcan promotes former top Jacksonville executive to CEO

Vulcan Materials Co. last week promoted its former top executive in Jacksonville to chief executive officer.The Birmingham, Ala.-based construction materials company...

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Mark Basch
July 14, 2014

Regency Centers pushes smaller company to come to table

Regency Centers Corp. has never been the kind of company to make waves, so it was somewhat surprising last week to see the Jacksonville-based shopping center developer publicly announce an unsolicited acquisition offer for AmREIT Inc.

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Mark Basch
July 7, 2014

Investment firms buying stakes in Body Central

It’s hard to say what will happen to struggling Body Central Corp. but one thing is clear: a lot of firms are investing in the Jacksonville-based fashion retailer at discount prices, hoping to capitalize if the company turns around.

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Mark Basch
June 30, 2014

ParkerVision's future may not have changed after court ruling

ParkerVision Inc.’s stock plunged last week after a federal court judge overturned a jury’s decision to award ParkerVision $173 million in damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc.

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Mark Basch
June 23, 2014

Medtronic's $43B deal brings more than tax savings

The headlines last week surrounding Medtronic Inc.’s $42.9 billion merger agreement with Covidien plc were mostly about Medtronic’s “tax inversion” strategy.However, there is more to the deal than just tax savings, and analysts say the merger of the two medical device companies is a good fit.

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Mark Basch
June 16, 2014

Firms advise vote against Fidelity's plan

Could Fidelity National Financial Inc. be facing opposition to its tracking stock plan at this week’s shareholder meeting?No shareholders have said publicly that they will vote against the plan to separate Fidelity’s shares into two tracking stocks.

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Landstar's stock a consistent winner

Treasury's anti-inversion rules could target Medtronic

St. Joe considers a loan to Sears

Fortegra hoped for higher offer in the spring

Lawsuits typically follow merger contract

Tom Baker to be CEO of 2 companies after spinoff

Medtronic defends tax inversion strategy

Fortegra skips over the 'elephant in the room'

Rayonier AM's first earnings disappointing

Vulcan promotes former top Jacksonville executive to CEO

Regency Centers pushes smaller company to come to table

Investment firms buying stakes in Body Central

ParkerVision's future may not have changed after court ruling

Medtronic's $43B deal brings more than tax savings

Firms advise vote against Fidelity's plan

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