Welcome to a special weekend edition of the Special Situation Investing News. In the last issue I alluded to the fact that I was spending last week at my cabin in the woods of Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. While technology is indeed amazing and I was able to stay on top of all of the special situation investment happenings in the world, I never found the time to share them. So here is a monster issue of the SSIN. [I thought that the Sasquatch was an appropriate monster picture to use given my time in the woods] Enjoy! Spinoffs Barron's: How to spot winners and sinners in spinoffs. Also, trouble at Chemours. - http://online.barrons.com/articles/spinoff-frenzy-... Allergan, in Shift From Buying Spree, Considers a Spin-Off - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/business/dealboo... Hertz directs more attention to spin-off of equipment rental - http://www.news-press.com/story/money/companies/20... With spin-off, Charlotte-based SPX looks to jumpstart stock - http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/art... TENGA $TGNA & Gannett $GCI both down more than 6% on first earnings as independent companies - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tegna-inc-gannett-co... Ferrari Files for Share Listing on New York Stock Exchange - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-23/... The Four Things Ferrari Must Do to Impress Wall Street - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-23/... 11 Things We Found Under the Hood of Ferrari’s IPO Filing - http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/07/23/11-thing... Ferrari's Testarossa May Be a Better Investment Than Its IPO - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-24/... EBay’s split should make investors happy—and corporate divorces more popular - http://www.economist.com/news/business/21657823-eb... CNBC / The Edge: eBay v. Paypal: Which has more opportunity? - http://www.edgecgroup.com/2015/07/cnbc-the-edge-eb... Scripps Networks Interactive Is A Buy - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3340895-scripps-ne... The Yum! Brands Saga Continues – CEO Says No China Spin Coming - http://www.stockspinoffs.com/2015/07/20/the-yum-br... PayPal makes big splash on first day of trading after eBay spinoff - http://fortune.com/2015/07/20/paypal-ebay-split-va... PayPal Holdings (PYPLV) Gets A Buy From BMO - http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/07/paypal-holdings-p... Macy’s and Other Retailers Are Pressured to Sell the Land Beneath Them...Companies are being pushed to sell real estate, but some see problems; ‘increased costs forever’ - http://www.wsj.com/articles/macys-and-other-retail... Macy's real estate could be worth billions, but there's a catch or two - http://fortune.com/2015/07/17/macys-real-estate/?x... Hudson’s Bay Chairman Says Real-Estate Venture Could Be Model for Retailers - http://www.wsj.com/articles/hudsons-bay-chairman-s... Yahoo Tells Activists Alibaba Spinoff Is Off-Limits - http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/07/21/dealpoli... Yahoo Files for Alibaba Spinoff, Though Tax Issues Linger - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/business/dealboo... Yahoo officially files to spin off Alibaba stake - http://fortune.com/2015/07/17/yahoo-alibaba-spin-o... TopBuild: The Spin-Off That Did Not Follow The Script - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3351315-topbuild-t... Five Reasons Intel Should Spin Off McAfee - http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardstiennon/2015/0... Gaming and Leisure reaches deal to buy Pinnacle's real estate assets - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/21/us-gamin... JCI plans spin-off of auto seating, interiors units - http://www.autonews.com/article/20150724/OEM10/150... . Activist Investors Qualcomm reportedly considers breakup as investor applies pressure...Jana Partners, which holds a major stake in the chipmaker, says Qualcomm is hurting shareholders by not breaking out its licensing business. - http://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-reportedly-consi... Why activist investors are targeting the tech industry - http://fortune.com/2015/07/21/activist-investors-t... ABB in Cevian’s Sights May Result in Push to Break Up - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-21/... Leder Holdings Issues Letter Discussing Next Steps for PICO Holdings after Shareholders Send Strong Message to Management - http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/201507210061... Marcato Capital Increases Avis Budget Stake - http://www.wsj.com/articles/syngentas-refusal-to-n... Soros Left in Lurch as Penn Virginia Misses Window: Real M&A - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-22/... SunEdison Turnaround A Big Score For Small Activist Hedge Fund - http://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2014/11/18... Nelson Peltz, Bill Ackman At The 2015 Delivering Alpha Conference - http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/07/nelson-peltz-bill... Samsung Fight Exposes Tension in Asia Over Activist Investors - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/business/dealboo... Voce Capital Management Takes 5.1% Stake in Securities Firm FBR - http://www.wsj.com/articles/voce-capital-managemen... ValueAct Capital Trims Adobe Systems Stake Again - http://www.marketfolly.com/2015/07/valueact-capita... Activism Makes Corporate Governance More Complex at Zoetis - http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/07/23/dealpoli... . SPACs Iglo owner Nomad aims for food buys beyond Europe, frozen segment - http://www.undercurrentnews.com/2015/07/20/iglo-ow... Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II prices IPO at $10 - http://www.renaissancecapital.com/news/hennessy-ca... ROI Acquisition (ROIQ), Ascend Telecom Enter Merger Agreement - http://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=107472... JM Global Holding Company Announces Pricing Of $50 Million Initial Public Offering - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jm-global-holding... . NOLs Einhorn-funded Green Brick Partners acquires tract in $900M Plano mixed-use development - http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/07/22/... . Demutualizations aka Thrift Conversions Waterstone Financial Inc.: A Mutual Bank Conversion - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3338775-waterstone... . Undervalued REITs / REIT Conversions American Realty Capital Properties to Rename & Transfer Listing to NYSE - http://seekingalpha.com/pr/14131175-american-realt... Projecting CorEnergy's Future Dividend Increases In Light Of Their Recent Transaction - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3334835-projecting... Adcare Health Systems: Transitioning To REIT Brings It Back To Life - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3331255-adcare-hea... AdCare Has Now Entered Into Agreements for All 40 Facilities; Signed Agreements to Sublease Three Remaining Properties - http://investor.adcarehealth.com/mobile.view?c=196... . Other Investment Write-ups Opportunity To Make Money With Paul Singer - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3354185-opportunit... A Challenging Quarter For Noranda As Expected, But Market Continues To Ignore Liquidity Position - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3346765-a-challeng... Not a write-up, but related to $NOR...Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. Insider Buys 196,000 Shares. A serious vote of confidence. - http://www.gurufocus.com/news/348797/noranda-alumi... Nathan's Famous: A 'See's Candy' Business Obscured By An Unusual Dividend Recapitalization - 45% Upside To Fair Value - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3333335-nathans-fa... Recharging the Energizer Bunny...By jettisoning its consumer-products unit, Energizer Holdings should be able to focus on its core battery market, boosting margins and cutting costs. - http://online.barrons.com/articles/recharging-the-... Bed Bath & Beyond: The Buyout Thesis - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3341825-bed-bath-a... Clean Harbors Looks Enticing - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3354655-clean-harb... Evercore's BASE case for $SHLD is liquidation courtesy of Value Walk: . Whale Watching Hedge Funds Gear Up for Another Big Short - http://www.wsj.com/articles/hedge-funds-gear-up-fo... Giant Hedge Fund Bridgewater Flips View on China: ‘No Safe Places to Invest’ - http://www.wsj.com/articles/giant-hedge-fund-bridg... Detailed Notes To Seth Klarman’s Book “Margin Of Safety” - http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/07/archives-detailed... Shares Of Caesars Entertainment Plunge 40% Amid Battling Billionaires - http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2015/07/22... enBio, Citadel up | Greenlight, Fortress miss the mark H1 performance report - http://www.hedgefundintelligence.com/Article/34741... . Economics / Markets / Other Relevant Investing News MLPs: Have They Hit Bottom?...A flurry of acquisitions in the MLP sector suggests it’s becoming undervalued. - http://online.barrons.com/articles/mlps-have-they-... Puerto Rico risk of default approaching 100 pct -Moody's - http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL2N0ZX24Z201... Puerto Rico Default Recovery Rates as Low as 35%, Moody’s Says - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-22/... Bad News for Oil-By-Rail Companies...Crude oil rail shipments are way off track - http://www.businessinsider.com/crude-oil-rail-ship... Black Hawk chopper maker Sikorsky sold for $9 billion - http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/20/investing/sikorsky... Sikorsky Acquisition Is 11 Bucks Accretive To Lockheed Martin Stock - http://seekingalpha.com/article/3353945-sikorsky-a... Fiat Chrysler exploring $3.3 billion sale of auto parts unit Magneti Marelli - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-magne... McDonald’s franchise owners: The turnaround isn’t working - http://fortune.com/2015/07/17/mcdonalds-franchise-... Syngenta’s Refusal to Negotiate With Monsanto Irks Shareholders - http://www.wsj.com/articles/syngentas-refusal-to-n... If Monsanto wants Syngenta it is going have to bid higher - http://financialorbit.tumblr.com/post/124823214767... Abengoa Bonds Slump With Traders Punishing Guarantee Changes - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-24/... SunEdison to Buy Vivint Solar for About $2.2 Billion - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/business/dealboo... Grip of Bombardier’s founders an obstacle for investors - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/... Energy Transfer Equity Agrees to Williams Auction Process - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-17/... North State Bancorp $NSBC pulled the plug on its 6.0% 10 year note S Corp. share exchange offer - https://materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/662585/20... This Wall Street Veteran Is Whipping Google Into Shape...Ruth Porat brings Wall Street discipline to the freewheeling search giant - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-23/... Ruth Porat May Be Just What Investors Think Google Needs - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/business/ruth-po... Hussman Strategic Growth Fund down 95 bps today NAV closes at new low - Ouch U.S. Oil Prices Fall Below $50 a Barrel - http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-slips-on-initial-u... Oil wanders back into bear market, off over 20% since highs above $61 a barrel in June - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-weak-after-la... Oil Warning: The Crash Could Be the Worst in More Than 45 Years - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-warning-crash-co... U.S. jobless claims lowest since 1973; leading index rises - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-jobless-claims-low... The Loonie Dives to Its Lowest Since 2004 - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-24/... Good news for Horsehead Holdings $ZINC. Zinc Resists Selloff in Industrial Metals. Mine shutdowns and increasing Chinese construction shield the metal from commodities price declines. - http://online.barrons.com/articles/zinc-resists-se... . I Told You To Stay Away From Gold Morgan Stanley: Gold Could Plunge to $800, and It's Not Because of China's Reserves - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-23/... Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop; Why Gold Miners Just Keep Digging - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-21/... Let’s Be Honest About Gold: It’s a Pet Rock - http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/07/17/lets-be-... Gold Reaches Lowest Since 2010 as Traders Shrug Off China Hoard - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-17/... Gold Plunges 4.2% to Lowest Since March ’10 as Platinum Slides - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-20/... "And if you think your shares of a paper ETF backed by gold are going to protect you in the event of a societal collapse, I have even worse news for you: the cannibals won’t be impressed by your cost basis in GLD." - http://welcometokindergarten.tumblr.com/post/12460... Gold Drops in Worst Slide Since '96 as Goldman Sees More Losses - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-sinks-longest-r... Thanks for reading. While this is a ton of news, I'm sure that there are some interesting things that I have missed. If you've seen one, please take a second to give back by sharing it in the comments section. 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