A 2.2x Spread in a Telecom Train-wreck: Optimum’s Odd-Lot Tender
Optimum’s 99-share odd-lot tender offers $2.50 per share against a $1.16 market price, but a creditor restructuring could terminate the…
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How I’m Voting My MAPS Shares & What Other Cannabis CEOs Are Saying About Generational Federal Reform
MAPS shareholder will vote 1.75 million shares against declassification, say-on-pay and auditor ratification, and withhold from all…
Crystallization: The Fifth Notice to the MAPS Board
WM Technology's MAPS delisting could reset valuation before a take-private, as federal medical cannabis rescheduling and Virginia…
🚢 RBNE: Coffee → Groceries → Dinner (Odd Lot No. 3)
Robin Energy’s $3 odd-lot tender for up to 1 million shares gives holders of 99 shares or fewer priority, versus a $2.11 market price…
Lands’ End Into Next Week: A Re-Rate Catalyst Hiding Behind Tender Noise
Lands’ End’s March 19 results could clarify the WHP IP joint venture, debt paydown and retained stake, supporting a rerating beyond the…
MAPS: Fortifying the Record Before the Bid
MAPS reported $39.8 million of FY25 adjusted EBITDA and $62.4 million of cash as a holder builds a record around a possible affiliated bid.
Mount Logan's Run: When the Board Pays $9.43 and Mr. Market Hands You a Mulligan at $5.00
Mount Logan Capital repurchased shares at $9.43 before an oversubscribed tender and forced selling drove them to $5.00, below $10.39 book…
The Green Dot Breakup: Grocery Money, Not Coffee Money
Green Dot’s breakup offers $8.11 cash plus 0.2215 BankCo shares, while GDOT’s $11.50 price implies a 0.55x tangible-book valuation for the…
Coffee Money From the CaSaaStrophe: DCBO and YEXT Odd-Lot Tenders
Docebo and Yext odd-lot tenders prioritize holders under 100 shares; DCBO offers $20.40 per share, though Canadian deemed-dividend…
The Solvency Floor: Why I Served a "Revlon Notice" to the Board of WM Technology, Inc. / Weedmaps (MAPS)
WM Technology shareholder Rod Alzmann urges Weedmaps’ board to pursue a strategic proposal, including a $1.60 to $1.80 Dutch auction,…
MNST Trading Below $53 Offers Nearly Risk-Free Return
Monster Beverage’s modified Dutch auction lets odd-lot holders buy 99 MNST shares below $53 and tender them at $53 to $60.
Some Thoughts on Roaring Kitty
Roaring Kitty’s GameStop resurgence revisits GME shareholder activism and the meme-stock trading episode, with references to Bed Bath &…
(I)nbound (M)igrants (X)panding (I)nternational Remittances
International Money Express trades at roughly 5x forward EV/EBITDA despite growth, modest leverage and excess cash available for…
(C)riminally (V)alued (S)caled Healthcare Services
CVS Health fell 20% after cutting 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $7, but its Aetna insurance and Caremark PBM businesses support a…
