Shrek The Third Off To A Good Start

Shrek The Third beat expectations this weekend as I thought it would. The total box office of $122 million is the third highest opening weekend of all time behind only Spiderman 3 and Pirates 2. It will fall to fourth next weekend when Pirates 3 likely surpasses Spiderman 3. The weekend box office was up […]

Virgin Media Takeover Speculation Revived

As I noted last week, it seemed possible that Virgin Media (VMED) might be back in the crosshairs of private equity when one of its largest shareholders, Franklin Mutual Advisers, indicated that it wanted to meet with management and other shareholders regarding the poor performance of the company. My guess appears to have been accurate […]