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Great Wolf Lodge Invests in Family Fun in 2012

PR Newswire (May 1, 2012)
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - April 30, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents in its Consent Solicitation Relating to the 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017

Business Wire (Apr 30, 2012)
Merger Arbitrage Mondays: April 23, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 23, 2012 • 2 Comments
Great Wolf Resorts Says KSL Notifies Company It Does Not Intend To Submit Further Acquisition Proposals

Business Wire (Apr 20, 2012)
Summer Travel Plans Could Benefit Cedar Fair
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Apr 20, 2012 • 5 Comments
Great Wolf and Apollo Agree On Further Increased Offer Price of $7.85 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 20, 2012)
Great Wolf Extends Previously Announced Consent Solicitation and Amends Terms and Affiliate of Apollo Extends Previously Announced Change of Control Offer

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts Receives $7.25 Per Share Offer From KSL Capital Partners

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2012)
Great Wolf and Apollo Agree On Further Increased Offer Price of $7.00 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2012)
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - April 16, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Extends Consent Solicitation for 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017 and Amends Certain Terms

Business Wire (Apr 16, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts Confirms Receipt of Committed Offer From KSL Capital Partners to Acquire Company for $7.00 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2012)
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Matthew Smith • Tue, Apr 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
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Great Wolf Resorts Receives $7.00 Per Share Acquisition Proposal From KSL Capital Partners

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2012)
Great Wolf And Apollo Agree On Increased Offer Price Of $6.75 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 6, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Extends Consent Solicitation for 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017

Business Wire (Apr 6, 2012)
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays - April 30, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
Merger Arbitrage Mondays: April 23, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 23, 2012 • 2 Comments
Summer Travel Plans Could Benefit Cedar Fair
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Apr 20, 2012 • 5 Comments
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - April 16, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Today's Market News To Trade On: Buyouts, Deals And News Moving 5 Stocks Higher
Matthew Smith • Tue, Apr 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
Notable Micro Cap Stock Insider Buys This Week
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays: March 19, 2012
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Real Estate Shows Further Declines: DR Horton, Great Wolf, MGM Resorts
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Great Wolf Resorts CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 3, 2010
Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 3, 2010
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 4, 2010
Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 4, 2009
Great Wolf Resorts Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 5, 2009
Great Wolf Resorts Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
Great Wolf Resorts Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 5, 2008
Great Wolf Resorts Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Sep 22, 2008
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 23, 2008

Great Wolf Lodge Invests in Family Fun in 2012

PR Newswire (May 1, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents in its Consent Solicitation Relating to the 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017

Business Wire (Apr 30, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts Says KSL Notifies Company It Does Not Intend To Submit Further Acquisition Proposals

Business Wire (Apr 20, 2012)
Great Wolf Agrees to Sweetened Apollo Takeover Bid

at CNBC.com (Apr 20, 2012)
Great Wolf and Apollo Agree On Further Increased Offer Price of $7.85 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 20, 2012)
Great Wolf Extends Previously Announced Consent Solicitation and Amends Terms and Affiliate of Apollo Extends Previously Announced Change of Control Offer

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts Receives $7.25 Per Share Offer From KSL Capital Partners

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2012)
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Great Wolf and Apollo Agree On Further Increased Offer Price of $7.00 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Extends Consent Solicitation for 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017 and Amends Certain Terms

Business Wire (Apr 16, 2012)
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Great Wolf Resorts Confirms Receipt of Committed Offer From KSL Capital Partners to Acquire Company for $7.00 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2012)
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at CNBC.com (Apr 9, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts Receives $7.00 Per Share Acquisition Proposal From KSL Capital Partners

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2012)
Great Wolf And Apollo Agree On Increased Offer Price Of $6.75 Per Share

Business Wire (Apr 6, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Extends Consent Solicitation for 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017

Business Wire (Apr 6, 2012)
Affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Great Wolf Resorts Announce Agreement to Extend Previously Announced Tender Offer for All Outstanding Common Stock of Great Wolf Resorts

Business Wire (Apr 5, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts Receives $6.25 Per Share Acquisition Proposal From KSL Capital Partners

Business Wire (Apr 4, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Extends Consent Solicitation for 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017

Business Wire (Mar 28, 2012)
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Extends Consent Solicitation for 10.875% First Mortgage Notes due 2017

Business Wire (Mar 26, 2012)

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Company Description

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Sector: Services

Industry: Resorts & Casinos

Country: United States

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Sunday, April 22, 2012, 5:10 AM P-E firm Apollo (APO) has won the battle for Great Wolf (WOLF) with its offer of $7.85/share, which rival KSL decided on Friday not to match after a ding-dong auction that involved six bids and counterbids following Apollo's initial $5/share proposal. The winning bid values the water-park operator at $262.2M. Comment! [M&A, Consumer]
Friday, April 20, 2012, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: WOLF +7%. AMRN +6%. CPST +6%. BPOP +6%. ETFC +5%. ING +4%. ARNA +4%. HON +4%. DB +4%. SLB +4%. MSFT +3%. DANG +3%. HERO +3%. E +3%.
Losers: RVBD -26%. TPX -13%. SNDK -13%. EXPD -6%. NOK -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, April 20, 2012, 8:43 AM Apollo Global Management (APO) agrees to increase its offer for Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) up to $7.85 a share as the bidding war for the water parks operator continues. A termination fee of over $10M payable to Apollo applies if the deal falls through. WOLF +7.1% premarket. Comment! [M&A]
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: HGSI +100%. MLNX +25%. QIHU +22%. GILD +15%. EBAY +9%. CY +8%. CVI +8%. FFIV +7%. DNDN +6%. CTIC +6%. MS +6%. BSX +5%. WOLF +4%. BACV +3%. ASML +3%.
Losers: ACHN -6%. TNP -6%. QCOM -5%. FTE -4%. EMC -3%. STD -3%. TEF -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:29 AM Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) receives an offer from KSL Capital Partners at $7.25 a share - upping a previous bid from the P-E firm - as it goes back-and-forth with Apollo Global Management (APO) in the race for the water parks operator. WOLF +3.6% premarket to $7.42. Comment! [On the Move, M&A]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 5:56 PM Apollo Global Management (APO) raises its bid for Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) to $7/share, in response to a similar offer earlier this week from KSL Corp. WOLF +0.8% AH. Comment! [M&A]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 5:06 AM Great Wolf (WOLF) said late yesterday it received a $7/share offer from P-E firm KSL Corp., that the offer is a "superior proposal," and that Great Wolf has provided written notice to Apollo Global Management (APO) that it's prepared to terminate their merger agreement. Comment! [M&A]
Monday, April 9, 2012, 3:35 AM P-E firm KSL Corp. raises its bid for Great Wolf Resort (WOLF) by 12% to $234M, after Apollo Global (APO) raised its offer to $225.7M. Comment! [M&A]
Sunday, April 8, 2012, 4:51 AM Apollo Global (APO) has raised its offer for water parks operator Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) by 35% to $225.7M, or $6.75/share, after KSL Capital Partners made a hostile bid of $6.25 on Wednesday. WOLF closed +15.4% at $6.58 on Thursday. Comment! [M&A, Consumer]
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 9:09 AM Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) +12.3% premarket after saying it has received a $6.25/share buyout offer from KSL Capital Partners, topping an earlier $5/share proposal from Apollo Global Management (APO). The new offer is a 9.6% premium to yesterday's closing price. Comment! [M&A, On the Move]
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 8:50 AM Premarket gainers: ALTH +28%. LLEN +14%. WOLF +11%. BBBY +5%. ZLCS +4%. GFI +3%. TLK +3%.
Losers: PLCM -19%. CKEC -10%. SPPI -10%. HOV -5%. ALU -5%. VE -4%. ING -3%. STD -3%. 1 Comment
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 2:33 PM Some shareholders think Apollo's (APO) $5/share bid for family vacation operator Great Wolf (WOLF +1.3%) isn’t high enough. Richard Nackenson, portfolio manager of Neuberger Berman’s Multi Cap Opportunities Fund which owns 5% of WOLF, says the stock could be worth $8-$9 based on conservative valuations of the company’s 2013 free cash flow and EBITDA. Comment! [M&A]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: OMER +31%. MDS +28%. WOLF +26%. UTSI +16%. TTM +3%.
Losers: SB -10%. COOL -8%. YOKU -5%. URBN -4%. MWE -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 8:15 AM Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) agrees to be acquired by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management (APO) for $5/share, in a deal that values the operator of indoor water parks for ~$703M. Apollo will pay a premium of 19% over yesterday's $4.19/share closing price. WOLF +21.7% premarket. Comment! [M&A, On the Move]
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:48 AM Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF): Q4 EPS of -$0.46 in-line. Revenue of $65.5M (+4.6% Y/Y) misses by $2M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]

Michael Bryant
But the bidding war for WOLF seems over or near to it. So don't buy hoping it will go higher. http://yhoo.it/IdMyjw
4/20/12
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Michael Bryant
Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) jumped on another bid by Apollo. http://bloom.bg/HUsZJS
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emburns
Long 1,000 WOLF - what the hell? Apollo could big again.
4/19/12
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Asif Suria
Great Wolf says KSL bid of $7.00 per share 'superior' to Apollo's $WOLF $APO http://bit.ly/JpHfuf
4/16/12
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Michael Bryant
This week's Momentum Options Trading picks are Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) and Global Payments (GPN). http://bit.ly/eIvFSG
4/15/12
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Asif Suria
KSL raises Great Wolf bid, challenging Apollo $APO $WOLF http://reut.rs/HpS1FF
4/9/12
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Michael Bryant
Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) may be turning around. http://yhoo.it/HucRQJ;c=
4/9/12
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Asif Suria
New Post: Merger Arbitrage Mondays http://bit.ly/st1w3P $ZOLL $PCBC $MDS $FFFD $WOLF $RVSN
3/19/12
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Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Real Estate Shows Further Declines: DR Horton, Great Wolf, MGM Resorts http://ow.ly/2kBZm $DHI $WOLF $MGM #mkt
8/3/10
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Long 1,000 WOLF - what the hell? Apollo could big again.
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