J. C. Penney (JCP) $1.75B Loan Improves Liquidity; Large Drag on FCF

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Survey Shows Shoppers Would Return to J.C. Penney's (JCP) - Tilson

April 29, 2013 2:09 PM EDT

A new survey commissioned by value investor and Managing Partner of Kase Capital, Whitney Tilson, showed that shoppers would in fact return to embattled retailer J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (NYSE: JCP), following the ill-fated turnaround strategy of recently departed CEO Ron Johnson which... More

Imperial Capital Starts J. C. Penney (JCP) at Underperform; 'Dead Money'

April 29, 2013 9:55 AM EDT

Imperial Capital assigned an Underperform rating and $11 price target J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) common shares, HOLD ratings to the shorter-dated (2015-2018 and 2023 maturity dates) unsecured senior notes and debentures, and BUY ratings to the 5.65% senior notes due 2020 and the long-dated (2036-2097) unsecured senior... More

Hedge Funds Load Up on Shares of J.C. Penney (JCP)

April 29, 2013 8:18 AM EDT

Shares of J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) moved higher pre-market on Monday following a weekend report in the New York Post. The article claimed two large hedge funds have taken a "significant stake" in the retailer.

News follows reports on Friday that... More

Ackman Finds a Few more 'Friends' in J.C. Penney (JCP)

April 29, 2013 8:16 AM EDT

Shares of J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (NYSE: JCP) are higher early Monday on reports from the New York Post that in addition to George Soro's hedge fund, at least two other major hedge funds have accumulated large stakes in the embattled... More

JCPenney (JCP) Affirms Entering $1.75B Loan Commitment with Goldman

April 29, 2013 8:07 AM EDT

JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) announced that it has entered into a commitment letter with Goldman Sachs Bank USA (NYSE: GS) under which Goldman Sachs has committed to provide the Company with a five-year $1.75 billion senior secured term loan facility.
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UPDATE: J.C. Penney (JCP) Secures $1.75B Term Loan with Goldman Sachs

April 26, 2013 3:00 PM EDT

(Updated - April 26, 2013 3:22 PM EDT)

JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) has a $1.75 billion loan commitment from Goldman Sachs, according to CNBC's David Faber.

According to data, the loan to JCPenney will be backed with real estate and other assets and is a... More