Thursday, October 12, 2006
Acme Packet, Inc. (NDAQ:APKT)
S-1/A Filing by the Company
The company revealed today its IPO range of $8 to $9 per share with 11.47 million shares outstanding. Acme Packet is the leading provider of session border controllers, or SBCs, that enable service providers to deliver secure and high quality interactive communications—voice, video and other real-time multimedia sessions—across Internet Protocol, or IP, network borders.

James River Coal Company (NDAQ:JRCC)
13D/A Filing by Pirate Capital
Pirate Capital announced today in an amended 13D filing with the SEC that Matthew Goldfarb - an employee of Pirate Capital and a member of the company's Board - has voluntarily resigned from his position with Pirate Capital. The fund did not sell any of its 14% stake in the company. This could indicate continued confidence in the company as the coal industry slowly turns itself around.

New York Times Co. (NYSE:NYT)
13D/A Filing by Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley disclosed in an amended 13D filing with the SEC that they had increased their stake in NYT to 7.62%. The company had nothing further to say about their accumulation; however, in their original 13D filing with the SEC back in April, Morgan Stanley said that they would like the company to reorganize their capital structure to combine Class A and B shares while also commenting on the fact that management was underperforming while their salaries have been on the rise.

Tarragon Corp. (NDAQ:TARR)
8K Filing Watch
Tarragon is higher today on talks that the company may be the target of a LBO (leveraged buyout) in the $15 range. The company is a specialized homebuilder that is trading well below enterprise value, but trading down 44% so far this year. The company moved up over 11% today on these rumors.

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