PetSmart Succumbs To Jana Advances, Open To Sale

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Mark Melin
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It looks like Barry Rosenstein can put another notch on his bed post, as PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM), the subject of his recent desire, appears to be succumbing to his relentless advances. PetSmart exploring strategic alternatives A Goldman Sachs report out yesterday hiked its target on PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) to “contextualize M&A scenarios,” as the retail chain announced it is exploring strategic alternatives, including the sale of the company. As previously reported in ValueWalk on several occasions, Jana Partners, the activist hedge fund run by Rosenstein, which took a 9.8 percent stake in the firm, had “requested” that PetSmart “review its…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.