Public Companies

Roche aims to prevent bidding war for software firm

January 7, 2011
J.K. Wall
The Swiss company, which operates its North American business out of Indianapolis, filed a lawsuit late last month against Virginia-based Medical Automation Systems Inc. for breaching the purchase agreement the companies signed back in October.
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Simon target's valuation 'out of reach' for Indianapolis firm

January 7, 2011
Bloomberg News
Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc, the U.K.’s biggest shopping mall owner, said it is worth as much as $9.64 a share to a bidder, almost 50 percent more than an offer from Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc.
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HHGregg shares slide on lower earnings outlook

January 6, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer attributed its lower outlook to weak demand for new video technology products. Sales of LED and 3-D televisions were less than expected while sales of lower-priced TVs were higher than anticipated.
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Emmis pitching in on breach-of-contract lawsuit

December 29, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Emmis Communications Corp. will contribute $200,000 toward legal fees in a lawsuit that company founder Jeff Smulyan's JS Acquisition LLC filed over its failed effort to take the Indianapolis-based media company private.
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ITT Educational OKs bonuses to keep managers in place

December 27, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc.’s management team will get special cash bonuses if they remain with the company until the end of June, ITT disclosed in a regulatory filing last week.
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Strong holiday sales give Finish Line a boost

December 22, 2010
Scott Olson
The company said on Tuesday sales at stores open more than a year rose 4.5 percent from Nov. 28 through Dec. 19 compared to the same period a year ago.
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Analysts: Simon unlikely to buy Capital Shopping

December 21, 2010
Bloomberg News
Simon Property Group Inc. is unlikely to buy Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc because it will take too long for rents to rise enough to justify a price its U.K. counterpart would accept, according to Barclays Capital real estate analysts.
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Duke Realty planning $967M in property deals

December 20, 2010
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust said it will sell 3.1 million square feet of suburban office space for $516.7 million and buy 4.9 million square feet of mostly industrial space for $450 million.
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Health insurance investors unfazed by court ruling

December 15, 2010
J.K. Wall
This week’s ruling by a federal judge could force Congress to rework the new health law to avoid a health insurance market collapse. But the decision had little to no effect on investor sentiment toward WellPoint Inc. and its peers.
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Simon bids $4.6B for U.K.'s Capital Shopping

December 15, 2010
Bloomberg News
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. mall owner, made an offer for Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc that values the U.K. company at $4.6 billion.
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Hillenbrand wins ban of knockoff coffins from Mexico

December 14, 2010
Bloomberg News
The U.S. International Trade Commission said Monday that Ataudes Aguilares will be barred from bringing in caskets with attached memorabilia compartments, which Batesville-based Hillenbrand has patented.
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Brightpoint making $80M acquisition

December 13, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based Brightpoint Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Touchstone Wireless Repair and Logistics LP in an $80 million deal expected to close by the end of the year.
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British mall owner rejects Simon financing plan

December 13, 2010
Bloomberg News
Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc, Britain’s biggest shopping-mall owner, rejected a financing plan that would have given potential suitor Simon Property Group Inc. a larger stake in the company.
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Insurer Baldwin & Lyons names new CEO

December 12, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based Baldwin & Lyons Inc. has named Joseph J. DeVito its new CEO, replacing Gary W. Miller, who has led the insurer for 13 years.
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FinishMaster to be acquired in $172M deal

December 10, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based FinishMaster Inc. announced late Thursday it will be acquired by a unit of Uni-Select Inc. of Canada for $172 million.
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Refinancing boosts Bioanalytical Systems

December 8, 2010
J.K. Wall
Shares of the West Lafayette-based pharmaceutical-services firm soared after it wriggled out from under a $1.3 million loan that was due in February.
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Simon may drop interest in Capital Shopping Centres

December 8, 2010
Bloomberg News
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. will end its interest in buying Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc if the U.K. company doesn’t provide information necessary to evaluate a bid.
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Possible Simon bid boosts British mall owner's stock

November 26, 2010
Bloomberg News
Shares of Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc, Britain’s biggest mall owner, rose the most since the company went public in 1992 after saying Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. may offer more than $3.6 billion in cash for the company.
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Simon CEO: Mall owner has ‘firepower’ for deals

November 16, 2010
Bloomberg News
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., the U.S. shopping-mall owner that paid $2.3 billion this year for an outlet-center business, has plenty of capital for more purchases, CEO David Simon said Tuesday.
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PROXY CORNER: Bell Industries Inc.

November 13, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Bell Industries Inc., 8888 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1700 (www.BellInd.com), is a holding company for Bell Techlogix and the Recreational Products Group.
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Study: Arthritis drug co-developed by Lilly shows promise

November 12, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
Lilly paid $90 million in 2009 to acquire the global rights to the treatment in a bid to beef up its pipeline of medications for autoimmune diseases.
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Republic Airways prices stock offering

November 12, 2010
The Indianapolis-based company said it plans to raise $88.5 million by pricing 12 million shares of its common stock at $7.80 each in a public offering.
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Noble Roman's reports loss

November 11, 2010
Costs related to discontinued operations prompted the loss for Noble Roman’s, which is shelving its traditional store model in favor of offering its products in convenience and grocery stores.
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Feds require Simon to sell outlet centers

November 11, 2010
Bloomberg News
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it is requiring Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. mall owner, to sell outlets in a settlement related to the $2.3M purchase of Prime Outlets Acquisition Co.
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HHGregg shares swoon after quarterly report

November 9, 2010
Scott Olson
HHGregg Inc.'s profit in its fiscal second quarter fell 20.4 percent from a year ago while expansion boosted revenue 45 percent.
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