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By Robert Daniel
Sep 18, 2007 
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp., (FCPO:
factory card outlet & party com
Last: 16.19+8.14+101.12%
 FCPO16.19, +8.14, +101.1%) the Naperville, Ill., retailer, agreed to be acquired for $16.50 a share, or $72 million, by AAH Holdings Corp., the companies said. The deal price is more than double Factory Card's closing price of $8.05 on Monday. Both companies' boards have approved the deal, and the companies indicated that financing is in place. AAH Holdings, controlled by the investment firms Berkshire Partners of Boston and Weston Presidio and by AAH managers, designs, manufactures, and distributes party goods. Goldsmith Agio Helms / Lazard Middle Market advised Factory Card on the deal. Separately, for the second quarter ended Aug. 4, Factory Card reported that net income rose 21% to $2.3 million, or 65 cents a share. Sales fell 5.3% to $62.8 million. Comparable-store sales were flat. Gross-profit margin widened to 39.7% from 38.6%. 
INSTITUTIONS WHO OWN FCPO
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| AXA |
201,464 |
200,480 |
20,373.98 |
$1,621,785 |
0.00 |
5.97 |
06/30/07 |
| SKYLANDS CAPITAL, LLC |
171,400 |
(18,202) |
-9.60 |
$1,379,770 |
0.11 |
5.08 |
06/30/07 |
| DEL MAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
158,547 |
130,000 |
455.39 |
$1,276,303 |
0.80 |
4.69 |
06/30/07 |
| PERRITT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC |
151,800 |
(1,400) |
-0.91 |
$1,221,990 |
0.21 |
4.50 |
06/30/07 |
| PEQUOT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC |
150,000 |
0 |
0.00 |
$1,207,500 |
0.02 |
4.44 |
06/30/07 |
| BJURMAN BARRY & ASSOCIATES |
75,257 |
75,257 |
100.00 |
$605,819 |
0.07 |
2.23 |
06/30/07 |
| NUMERIC INVESTORS LLC |
52,241 |
52,241 |
100.00 |
$420,540 |
0.00 |
1.55 |
06/30/07 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS INC |
45,355 |
11,193 |
32.76 |
$365,108 |
0.00 |
1.34 |
06/30/07 |
| FIRST NEW YORK SECURITIES LLC /NY |
25,500 |
25,500 |
100.00 |
$205,275 |
0.04 |
0.76 |
06/30/07 |
| UNIONBANCAL CORP |
23,900 |
23,900 |
100.00 |
$192,395 |
0.00 |
0.71 |
06/30/07 |
| RIMA MANAGEMENT, LLC |
20,330 |
(7,670) |
-27.39 |
$163,657 |
0.05 |
0.60 |
06/30/07 |
| SPARK LP /DE |
15,400 |
15,400 |
100.00 |
$123,970 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
06/30/07 |
| MORGAN STANLEY |
13,960 |
13,960 |
100.00 |
$112,378 |
0.00 |
0.41 |
06/30/07 |
| WEXFORD CAPITAL LLC |
12,300 |
12,300 |
100.00 |
$99,015 |
0.01 |
0.36 |
06/30/07 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA \ |
11,800 |
(3,200) |
-21.33 |
$94,990 |
0.00 |
0.35 |
06/30/07 |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT |
7,500 |
0 |
0.00 |
$60,375 |
0.00 |
0.22 |
06/30/07 |
| BEAR STEARNS & CO INC /NY/ |
4,000 |
0 |
0.00 |
$32,200 |
0.00 |
0.12 |
06/30/07 |
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