Thursday, February 7, 2008

Ex-CEO Says He May Buy Children's Place...

Children's Place Retail Stores Inc (PLCE) former Chief Executive Ezra Dabah said on Thursday he was confident he could make a bid to buy the company for $24 a share, sending its shares up 18 percent in pre-market trading.

The $24 price would represent a 35 percent premium to the closing price of Children's Place shares on Wednesday. Dabah said he had received interest from private equity firm Golden Gate Capital to be a participant in the deal.

Dabah, who said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that he owns 17.2 percent of the children's clothing retailer's shares, resigned as CEO last September after an internal probe found he did not comply with the company's securities-trading policies.

Something smells with this potential deal.....This stock has been in a free fall lately....this guy owns alot of stock....could he be just looking to prop the stock up so he can get out??? I'd short on the news.

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