Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Wednesday.
Chip Salyards, Asia Pacific VP at BMC Software, discusses the prospect of a takeover by private equity firms.
NEW YORK, Oct 1- BMC Software Inc is exploring a potential sale of the company and has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch to assist with the strategic review, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Oct 1- BMC Software Inc is looking to sell itself and has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help find a buyer, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The company's shares were up 4.3 percent at $43.26 in afternoon trade on the Nasdaq.
**CERADYNE INC, $34.92, up 42.9 pct** 3 M, $93.51, up 1.17 pct. 3 M said it will acquire the ceramic component maker for about $847 million. The offer of $35 per share represents a premium of about 43 percent to Ceradyne's Friday closing.
Oct 1- BMC Software Inc is looking to sell itself and has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help find a buyer, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Bankers have approached potential suitors including software companies and large private-equity firms to see if they are interested in buying BMC or a part of it, the Journal said, citing sources.
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BMC Software lit up our screens yesterday as the bulls looked for it run higher over the next month.
Raymond James, an investment bank with $271 billion in client assets, said its best stock selections, which include Nvidia, may double in the next year.
What follows is a look at stocks in the S&P 1,500 displaying unusual volume in Thursday's trading session.