Private Vs. Public Sep 9, 2006
"It's better to operate in a public way, so they don't have to incur a lot of additional costs when they do go public," says William Gedwed, CEO of HealthMarkets, formerly UICI, a specialty insurer that was bought by three private equity firms in April. That s true at Luther s Dunkin Brands. (Forbes)
Plus: S&P SmallCap 600 redo Mar 25, 2006
is replacing UICI in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, Standard & Poor's said Thursday evening. A group of private equity firms is acquiring UICI ( : UCI, , , Last. (CBS MarketWatch)
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices Mar 24, 2006
Tuesday Morning Corp. (NASD: TUES) will replace UICI (NYSE: ) in the SlCap 600 after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 29. UICI is being acquired by a group of private equity firms in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals ... Following is a summary of the changes: SINDEX - March 31, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Google Information Technology Internet Software ces DELETED Burlington Energy Oil xploration Resources ction SLCAP... (PR Newswire)
Blackstone Group Mar 21, 2006
Dallas Business Journal: UICI reaches settlement agreement - 2006-03-20 ... UICI reaches settlement agreement ... UICI (NYSE: UCI) in September agreed to be bought out by a group of private equity firms led by The. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
UICI reaches settlement agreement Mar 21, 2006
UICI (NYSE: UCI) in September agreed to be bought out by a group of private equity firms led by The. The group plans to pay $37 a share in cash to acquire UICI in a deal that would take the company private. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Itanium's Revenge: Intel's Chip Hits the Comeback Trail Mar 6, 2006
"It's obvious to me, in talking with Intel representatives, that they're very much behind it," said Joshua Collazo, enterprise infrastructure director for UICI Insurance Center ... UICI might also expand the use of the systems to its OLAP (online analytical processing) workloads ... However, UICI's Collazo said what will be equally important is when software makers release Itanium-ready software at the same time as they launch x86 versions. (eWeek)
UICI Announces Results of Operations for Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2005 Feb 17, 2006
2005 Results Reflect Record Earnings From Continuing Operations Board of Directors Sets February 13 as Record Date for Special Meeting to Approve Merger Agreement With Affiliates of Group of Private Equity Firms Led By The Blackstone Group NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UICI (NYSE: ) (the "Company"), a leader in the health insurance market for self- employed individuals, today reported fourth quarter and full year 2005 results of operations. UICI reported full... (PR Newswire)
La Quinta completes sale to The Blackstone Group Jan 26, 2006
A Blackstone-led investment consortium also has agreed to buy North Richland Hills-based health and life insurance provider UICI.. Web sites: and. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
