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Published on 5/9/2007 in the Prospect News Special Situations Daily.

Special Situations Calendar

MAY 15

• Midnight ET: Beckman Coulter, Inc. tender offer for Biosite, Inc. ends

• OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.: special shareholder meeting to vote on acquisition by investor group led by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Catterton Management Co., LLC

MAY 16

• AirTran Holdings, Inc. tender for Midwest Air Group Inc. ends

MAY 17

• Midnight ET: KLA-Tencor tender offer for Therma-Wave expires

MAY 18

• Midnight ET: Carl Icahn affiliates tender for WCI Communities, Inc. ends

• Atmel Corp. special meeting called by former chief executive officer George Perlegos

MAY 22

• 5 p.m. ET Whole Foods Market, Inc. tender offer for Wild Oats Markets, Inc. ends

MAY 24

• 1 p.m. ET: Charter Financial Corp.: Annual meeting of shareholders to vote on merger agreement with Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

• Claire's Stores, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Apollo Management

MAY 25

• Eschelon Telecom, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on proposed acquisition by Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc.

MAY 30

• Steel Technologies Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed merger with subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

• Aeroflex Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed acquisition by General Atlantic LLC and Francisco Partners II, LP

MAY

• Cutter & Buck Inc.: acquisition by New Wave Group AB (publ)

Announced: April 12

Expected closing: By the end of May

JUNE 1

• Corillian Corp.: acquisition by CheckFree Corp.

Announced: Feb. 14

Expected close: June 1

JUNE 5

• Forest Oil Corp.: special shareholders meeting to vote on stock issuance for acquisition of Houston Exploration Co.

• Hub International Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on Apex Partners funds and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments

JUNE 7

• Midnight ET: Connect Holdings Ltd. tender offer for Pacific Internet Ltd. ends

• Navigant Consulting, Inc. Dutch auction tender offer ends

JUNE 8

• Kronos Inc.: Special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC

JUNE 9

• 5 p.m. ET: Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Dutch auction tender offer expires

JUNE 12

• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: special shareholder meeting to vote on merger with Community Health Systems, Inc.

JUNE 14

• 9:30 a.m. ET: Lone Star Technologies, Inc.'s special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed acquisition by U.S. Steel Corp.

JUNE 15

• Spirit Finance Corp.: stockholder meeting to vote on acquisition by Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Kaupthing Bank hf

Announced: March 13

Expected closing: Third quarter

JUNE 16

• MedImmune, Inc.: acquisition by AstraZeneca plc

Announced: April 23

Expected closing: June 16

JUNE 21

• Bristol West Holdings, Inc.: shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Farmers Group, Inc.

JUNE

• Enpath Medical Corp.: acquisition by Greatbatch Ltd.

Announced: April 30

Expected closing: June

JULY 10

• 5 pm ET: Alcoa Inc. cash and stock offer for Alcan Inc. expires

SECOND QUARTER 2007

• AmeriPath, Inc.: acquisition by Quest Diagnostics Inc.

Announced: April 16

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Applied Innovation Inc.: acquisition by KEG Holdings, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Biosite Inc.: acquisition by Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Announced: March 26

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Bisys Group, Inc.: acquisition by Citi

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Brooke Credit Corp.: acquisition by Oakmont Acquisition Corp.

Announced: Feb. 8

Expected closing: Spring 2007

• Central Parking Corp.: acquisition by KCPC Holdings, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Educate, Inc.: acquisition by management, Sterling Capital Partners, Citigroup Private Equity

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Dendrite International, Inc.: acquisition by Cegedim SA

Announced: March 2

Expected closing: Within a few months

• Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Thoma Cressey Bravo

Announced: April 6

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

• Fieldstone Investment Corp.: acquisition by Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

Announced: Feb. 16

Transaction closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Giant Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Western Refining, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 28, 2006

• Horizon Health Corp.: acquisition by Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 21

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

• Hub International Ltd.: acquisition by Apex Partners funds and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments

Announcement: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Innkeepers USA Trust: acquisition by Apollo Investment Corp.

Announced: April 15

Expected closing: Second quarter

• K&F Industries Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Meggitt-USA, Inc.

Announced: March 6

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Keane, Inc.: acquisition by Caritor, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Levitt Corp.: acquisition by BFC Financial Corp.

Announced: Jan. 31

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc.: acquisition by Chittenden Corp.

Announced: Jan. 19

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Moscow CableCom Corp.: acquisition by Renova Media Enterprises Ltd.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• Novelis Inc.: acquisition by Hindalco Industries Ltd.

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

• OMI Corp.: acquisition by Teekay Shipping Corp. and A/S Dampskibsselskabet TORM

Announced: April 17

Expected closing: Second quarter

• PW Eagle, Inc.: acquisition by J-M Manufacturing Corp.

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

• Smart & Final Inc.: acquisition by Apollo Management LP

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Stratagene Corp.: acquisition by Agilent Technologies Inc.

Announced: April 6

Expected closing: Within 90 days

• Synagro Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Carlyle Group

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Swift Transportation Co., Inc.: acquisition by Jerry Moyes and family

Announced: Nov. 6, 2006

Expected closing: Second quarter

• TALX Corp.: acquisition by Equifax, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 14

Expected closing: Second or early third quarter of 2007

• webMethods, Inc.: acquisition by Software AG

Announced: April 18

Expected closing: Second quarter

• Witness Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Verint Systems Inc.

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closing: Second quarter

THIRD QUARTER 2007

• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Alcoa Inc.

Announced: May 7

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Biomet, Inc.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: Dec. 18, 2006

Expected closing: By Oct. 31

• BioVeris Corp.: acquisition by Roche

Announced: April 4

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Bowater Inc.: acquisition by Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

• Catalina Marketing Corp.: acquisition by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, LP

Announced: April 17

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Capital Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Renasant Corp.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

• Covansys Corp.: acquisition by Computer Sciences Corp.

Announced: April 26

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Deerfield & Co. LLC: acquisition by Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp from Triarc Cos. Inc.

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Dollar General Corp.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP

Announced: March 12

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

• Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc.: acquisition by AP Aimcap, led by Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund V LP

Announced: April 30

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Eschelon Telecom, Inc.: acquisition by Integra Telecom, Inc.

Announced: March 20

Expected closing: Third quarter

• First Data Corp.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Announced: April 2

Expected closing: Third quarter

• First Republic Bank: acquisition by Merrill Lynch

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

• Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Fortress Investment Group LLC affiliates

Announced: May 8

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Genesis HealthCare Corp.: acquisition by Formation Capital, LLC, JER Partners

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Late August

• Great American Financial Resources, Inc.: acquisition by American Financial Group, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

• Harman International Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP and GS Capital Partners

Announced: April 26

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Highland Hospitality Corp.: acquisition by JER Partners Acquisitions IV, LLC

Announced: April 24

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Intertape Polymer Group Inc.: acquisition by Littlejohn & Co., LLC

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Inter-Tel Inc.: acquisition by Mitel Networks Corp.

Announced: April 26

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Investors Financial Services Corp.: acquisition by State Street Corp.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: By the third quarter of 2007

• Interpool, Inc.: acquisition by Fortress Investment Group LLC

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Ipsco Inc.: acquisition by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• K2 Inc.: acquisition by Jarden Corp.

Announced: April 25

Expected closing: Third quarter

• PHH Corp.: acquisition by GE Capital Solutions

Announced: March 15

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Spirit Finance Corp.: acquisition by Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Kaupthing Bank hf

Announced: March 13

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Motorola, Inc.

Announced: April 23

Expected closing: Second or third quarter

• Topps Co., Inc.: acquisition by Tornante Co., LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Announced: March 6

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: acquisition by Community Health Systems, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Hanover Compressor Co. and Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Third quarter 2007

• Vertrue Inc.: acquisition by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures

Announced: March 22

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Winston Hotels, Inc.: acquisition of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.

Announced: April 3

Expected closing: Third quarter

FOURTH QUARTER 2007

• Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Television Group: acquisition by Providence Equity Partners Inc.

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• MAF Bancorp Inc.: acquisition by National City Corp.

Announced: May 1

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• MGIC Investment Corp. and Radian Group Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

• Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: By Dec. 31, 2007

SECOND HALF 2007

• Compass Bancshares, Inc.: acquisition by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

Announced: Feb. 16

Transaction closing: Second half of 2007

• Pathmark Stores, Inc.: acquisition by Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.

Announced: March 5

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

ON THE HORIZON

• Affordable Residential Communities Inc.: acquisition of manufactured home community business by Farallon Capital affiliate

Announce: April 17

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Aquila, Inc.: acquisition by Great Plains Energy Inc.

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Within one year

• Armor Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by BAE Systems, Inc.

Expected closing: Third quarter

Announced: May 7

• Avista Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Coral Energy Holding, LP

Announce: April 17

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2007

• Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corp.: acquisition by Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Summer 2007

• Cablevision Systems Corp.: acquisition by The Dolan Family Group

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Claire's Stores, Inc.: acquisition by Apollo Management, LP

Announcement: March 20

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Cronos Group: acquisition by CRX Acquisition Ltd.

Announced: Feb. 28

Expected closing: Summer 2007

• Image Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by BTP Acquisition Co., LLC

Announced: March 30

Expected closing: By July 31

• Lear Corp.: acquisition by American Real Estate Partners, LP

Announced: Feb. 9

Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions

• FairPoint Communications, Inc. acquisition of Verizon Communications Inc. New England wireline operations

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Within 12 months

• Florida Rock Industries Inc.: acquisition by Vulcan Materials Co.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Mid-2007

• Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group

Announced: Dec. 19, 2006

Expected closing: In one year

• Houston Exploration Co.: acquisition by Forest Oil Corp.

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Ion Media Networks, Inc.: tender by NBC Universal, Inc. and Citadel LP

Announced: Jan. 18

Tender deadline: To be determined

• InfraSource Services, Inc.: acquisition by Quanta Services, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Laidlaw International, Inc.: acquisition by FirstGroup plc

Announced: Feb. 9

Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions

• Lone Star Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by U.S. Steel Corp.

Announced: March 29

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2007

• MITY Enterprises, Inc.: acquisition by MLE Holdings, Inc.

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2007

• Myers Industries, Inc.: acquisition by GS Capital Partners

Announced: April 24

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Northwest Suburban Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc.

Announced: March 23

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Paxar Corp.: acquisition by Avery Dennison Corp.

Announced: March 23

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Semco Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Cap Rock Holding Corp.

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• ServiceMaster Co.: acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Sierra Health Services, Inc.: acquisition by UnitedHealth Group

Announced: March 12

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• SLM Corp.: acquisition by J.C. Flowers & Co.-led investor group

Announced: April 15

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Station Casinos, Inc.: acquisition by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Within six to nine months

• Todco: acquisition by Hercules Offshore, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Mid-2007

• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• 21st Century Insurance Group: acquisition by American International Group

Announcement: Jan. 24

Expected closing: To be determined


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