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Originally Posted by KChiefs1
AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) is going on the offensive, selling over $230 million worth of stock to hedge fund operator Mudrick Capital Management at a premium so it can use the proceeds to make acquisitions. The theater operator is selling 8.5 million shares to the private equity firm at a price of $27.12 per share, a nearly 4% premium to Friday's closing price of $26.12 per share. It says it intends to make "value creating acquisitions of additional theatre leases, as well as investments to enhance the consumer appeal of AMC's existing theatres."
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That’s interesting. If AMC is leveraging a short squeeze to sell treasury stock, and they manage to time it right, that’s fairly brilliant.