Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 9:06 AM
"American Idol" producer CKX Inc. (CKXE) agrees to sell itself to private equity firm Apollo Global Management (APO) for $5.50/share, in a deal that values the company at ~$509M. CKXE +22.9% premarket. (PR)
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Friday, March 26, 2010, 5:10 PM
No idle move as CKX Entertainment (CKXE) jumps from a loss to an 8.8% gain in the closing minute - and is up another 4% AH, to $6.20 - as it's reportedly close to a $6/share buyout by J.P. Morgan's (JPM) private-equity unit. CKXE, owner of the "American Idol" franchise, has been subject to a back-and-forth battle for control.
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