2/27/2009 | CV | Abbott says holders may put three series of Advanced Medical Optics convertibles
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2/26/2009 | SS | Abbott completes $2.8 billion acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics
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2/25/2009 | SS | Abbott completes tender offer for Advanced Medical Optics
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2/25/2009 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics gets tenders for 99.3% of 71/2% notes
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2/24/2009 | CV | Advanced Medical buys back $227 million of two series of convertibles
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2/20/2009 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics amends loan, revising leverage covenant
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2/20/2009 | SS | Abbott obtains additional clearance in planned merger with Advanced Medical Optics
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2/9/2009 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics investor Gamco denies being 'acquiring person'
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2/9/2009 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics ups payment in tender for 71/2% notes, extends expiration
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2/6/2009 | CVSS | Advanced Medical anticipates fundamental change for convertibles
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2/6/2009 | SS | Abbott's acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics clears waiting period hurdle
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2/6/2009 | SS | Market Commentary: Icahn's move on Biogen seen as sale prep; Abbott buyout on track; TD Ameritrade shares up on new stake
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1/28/2009 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics shareholders Gabelli, Gamco continue buying shares
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1/27/2009 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics begins tender, consent bid for 71/2% notes
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1/26/2009 | SS | Abbott begins tender offer for Advanced Medical Optics
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1/16/2009 | CV | Market Commentary: B of A, Citigroup lower; PNC recoups intraday losses; Advanced Medical Optics, Nortel Networks add
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1/14/2009 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics shareholder ValueAct agrees to support merger with Abbott
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1/14/2009 | SS | Market Commentary: No Yahoo, Microsoft deal seen ahead; Sierra tender for Wavecom gets regulatory OK, likely to close
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1/13/2009 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics shareholder Gamco reports 15.06% stake ahead of proposed merger with Abbott
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1/13/2009 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical on developing watch
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1/13/2009 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles softer; Citi flat to down ahead of brokerage deal; Newmont mixed, Advanced Medical eases
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1/13/2009 | HY | Market Commentary: Isle of Capri jumps on partial tender offer; Neiman Marcus off on PIK interest decision; Nortel baffles investors
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1/12/2009 | SS | Abbott Labs to acquire Advanced Medical Optics in $22-per-share cash tender offer
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1/12/2009 | SS | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical grabs high bid; Aladdin buyout set at $11.50 a share; Landry's falls after deal tanks
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1/12/2009 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical shoots up on buyout; Nabors, Transocean slip with oil; financials lower with stocks
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1/12/2009 | HY | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical Optics flies on Abbott bid; Landry's off as CEO withdraw deal; Fresenius shops dollar/euro deal
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11/17/2008 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics investors led by Gamco raise stake to 10.67%
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11/7/2008 | SS | Massachusetts Financial cuts stake to less than 5% in Advanced Medical Optics
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10/31/2008 | BKCVHY | Advanced Medical Optics drops net debt by $84 million, may further use revolver to de-lever
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10/20/2008 | CV | Advanced Medical buys back $181 million of 3.25%, 2.5% convertibles
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10/20/2008 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics borrows $97 million under revolver
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10/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Vonage, EYE, Mindspeed repurchase convertibles; NRG lifts outright on Exelon offer, SanDisk gains
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10/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Liquidity better, but pricing still pressured; AMD, Evergreen lower after earnings, but Huntington higher
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10/14/2008 | BKHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics on watch
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10/14/2008 | SS | Gamco buys 263,329 shares of Advanced Medical Optics for 9.63% ownership interest
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10/13/2008 | CV | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics on watch
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10/10/2008 | BKCVHY | Moody's may downgrade Advanced Medical Optics
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10/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Selling accelerates; GM sinks on default worries; Prudential, Advanced Medical Optics weaken
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8/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Global Industries lower on loss; Advanced Medical gains; Nabors, Chesapeake down, JetBlue up on oil
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8/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WCI sinks on bankruptcy filing; Six Flags trades at 50; Advanced Medical off lows; Smithfield adds
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5/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UAL jumps as lower oil boosts airlines; Advanced Medical, Lehman add; Hercules, ADM on deck
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2/22/2008 | SS | Gamco continues to invest in Advanced Medical Optics
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2/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta investors flee Allscripts, flock to Equinix; Molina, Amkor up; cost-cutting helps Advanced Medical Optics
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11/2/2007 | SS | Gamco ups stake in Advanced Medical
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10/24/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: Amazon swings to big loss; YRC active ahead of earnings; Level 3 fall continues; sector woes hurt Intel
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10/10/2007 | BKCVHY | Moody's cuts Advanced Medical
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10/9/2007 | SS | Gabelli, Gamco up Advanced Medical Optics ownership to 6.27%
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8/31/2007 | BKCVHY | S&P cuts Advanced Medical Optics
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8/29/2007 | SS | Gabelli, Gamco invest more in Advanced Medical Optics
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8/6/2007 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical on watch
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8/1/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics drops bid for Bausch & Lomb
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7/31/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics says it needs more time to provide Bausch & Lomb with requested information
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7/30/2007 | SS | Bausch & Lomb OKs discussions with Advanced Medical Optics, still firm on Warburg Pincus deal
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7/27/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics to amend proposal for Bausch & Lomb to show proof of shareholder support
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7/24/2007 | SS | Bausch & Lomb: Without additional assurances, Advanced Medical Optics proposal may not be superior
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7/12/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics says ValueAct's objections based on inaccurate, misleading information
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7/11/2007 | SS | ValueAct against Advanced Medical Optics' bid for Bausch & Lomb
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7/10/2007 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics still on developing watch
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7/6/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics confirms $75 per share bid to acquire Bausch & Lomb
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7/6/2007 | SS | Market Commentary: H&R Block soft; Bausch & Lomb, Advanced Medical weak; Macy's, Dillard's higher; Sterling rises
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7/6/2007 | BK | Market Commentary: Hercules Offshore breaks; LCDX, cash market weakness persists; Advanced Medical steady on Bausch bid
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7/6/2007 | BKHY | Advanced Medical Optics bid for Bausch to be funded by bank and public debt
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7/6/2007 | BKHY | Moody's could lower Advanced Medical
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7/6/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: All eyes on Bausch & Lomb, Advanced Medical Optics; Huntsman up again; Hilton flattens
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7/2/2007 | SS | ValueAct buys further shares of Advanced Medical Optics for 12.6% stake
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6/26/2007 | BKCVHY | Advanced Medical adjusts guidance in wake of product recall, plans to re-enter market this year
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6/26/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: Gannett jumbo deal, GSI issue on tap; Huntsman surges on merger; Amgen slides; Medtronic rises
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6/8/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: Bausch & Lomb unmoved by fading hopes of rival offer; Amgen, Intel, Ford recover; market still cautious
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6/5/2007 | BKCVHYSS | Advanced Medical Optics analyzing financial impact expected from voluntary product recall
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6/5/2007 | SS | ValueAct buys more shares of Advanced Medical Optics for 8.8% stake
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6/4/2007 | SS | Market Commentary: Doral gets rival bid; Accredited deal pushes Novastar; Cadence climbs; Solectron drives Sanmina
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5/29/2007 | BKCVHY | Moody's may downgrade Advanced Medical Optics
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5/29/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: Archstone trims hedges; Advanced Medical, Bausch & Lomb fall on recall; NII, Luminent plans deals
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5/29/2007 | SS | Market Commentary: Archstone, URS, Washington surge on buyouts; Advanced Medical, Bausch & Lomb suffer recall pains
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5/25/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: GM roars ahead; Archstone-Smith gains, Bausch & Lomb up, Advanced Medical quiet on takeover talk
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5/24/2007 | SS | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical Optics eyes Bausch & Lomb bid race; Topps gets rival bid; nerves sink metals
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5/24/2007 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics on developing watch
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5/24/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: Bausch & Lomb quiet on bidding event, Advanced Medical Optics slides; GM slightly higher in gray
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5/11/2007 | SS | ValueAct Capital reports 6.6% stake in Advanced Medical Optics with recent stock purchases
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4/25/2007 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical gains, RF Micro drops on earnings; Charming Shoppes up on debut; Oscient prices deal
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4/10/2007 | BK | Market Commentary: Kinder Morgan sets meeting for $8.6 billion deal; Advanced Medical Optics breaks higher
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4/4/2007 | BKCVHY | Moody's rates Advanced Medical Optics
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4/3/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Stater Bros., Altra price deals; Auto sector firm in secondary; Realogy talks megadeal
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4/2/2007 | BK | Market Commentary: Nuance ups term loan pricing; Entegra, RailAmerica free to trade; Ford, General Motors soften
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4/2/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics completes $808 million acquisition of IntraLase
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3/30/2007 | SS | IntraLase stockholders approve merger with Advanced Medical Optics
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3/28/2007 | BK | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical Optics, Swett, Attachmate, Exco, Cebridge tweak deals; Eddie moves deadline
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3/27/2007 | HY | New Issue: Advanced Medical Optics prices upsized $250 million notes to yield 71/2%
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3/27/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical, Coleman Cable deals price; Technical Olympic gyrates; Bowater off
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3/26/2007 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics sets price talk for $200 million notes at 71/2% to 73/4%
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3/26/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Service Corp plans $400 million deal; Sterling prices; Visteon off on Moody's warning
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3/23/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Realogy launches $31.5 billion deal; Remy, Bally, Fedders rise, Tembec tumbles
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3/20/2007 | BKCVHY | S&P rates Advanced Medical Optics notes B, loan BB
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3/19/2007 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics to market $200 million 10-year notes starting Wednesday
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3/19/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Citizens Communications prices two-part quickie; Stratos jumps on acquisition news
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3/14/2007 | BK | Market Commentary: Mitchell, US Airways flex; Advanced Medical Optics, Ply Gem set talk; American Cellular, GNC break
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3/13/2007 | CVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics off watch
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3/13/2007 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics to launch $700 million facility Wednesday
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1/10/2007 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics new bank debt expected at Libor plus 225 bps
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1/9/2007 | BKCVHY | Moody's may lower Advanced Medical Optics
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1/8/2007 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics on watch
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1/8/2007 | BKHY | Advanced Medical Optics plans $900 million of new bank, bond debt for IntraLase buy
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1/8/2007 | SS | Advanced Medical Optics to acquire IntraLase for $808 million
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11/29/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: AGCO gains on first day; Transmeridian upsized, locked away on debut; Advanced Medical slightly better
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11/21/2006 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics unchanged
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11/21/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical falls on recall; Medtronic climbs on results; Continental gains on merger hopes
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9/28/2006 | BKDDHY | Moody's introduces new ratings
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9/26/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical, PMC-Sierra falls on warnings; Cephalon gains on drug nod; ChipMOS prices
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8/1/2006 | BT | Advanced Medical Optics second-quarter sales up 13.2% at $257 million
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7/10/2006 | BT | Advanced Medical, Alcon settle patent suit for $121 million
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6/15/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Omnicare, Encysive climb on positive regulatory news; SanDisk gains on upgrade; Synaptics up in line
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6/13/2006 | BTCV | Advanced Medical Optics greenshoe exercised, raising 3.25% convertibles offering to $500 million
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6/13/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical, Charles River, Nabors gain on volatility; Symantec flat on debut; Nektar drops outright
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6/9/2006 | BKCVHY | Fitch cuts Advanced Medical Optics IDR
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6/9/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical brushes off Fitch downgrade; Gilead, Amgen, Trinity gain; L-3 unchanged
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6/8/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3, Advanced Medical climb on arrival; International Rectifier scraps deal; Interpublic stays aloft
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6/8/2006 | BTCV | New Issue: Advanced Medical prices $450 million of 20-year convertibles within talk, at 3.25%, up 30%
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6/8/2006 | BKCVHY | Moody's affirms some Advanced Medical Optics ratings
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6/7/2006 | BKBTCVHY | S&P gives Advanced Medical Optics convertibles B
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6/7/2006 | BTCV | Advanced Medical prices $450 million 20-year convertibles to yield 3.25%, up 30%
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6/6/2006 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics to draw on loan for stock, convertible purchases
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6/6/2006 | BT | Market Commentary: Xenoport deal emerges; Human Genome up 4%; Anadys, Idenix drop on HGSI news; Onyx up
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6/6/2006 | BTCV | Advanced Medical plans $450 million of 20-year convertibles, talked at 2.875%-3.375%, up 27.5%-32.5%
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4/11/2006 | CV | Market Commentary: Bausch and Lomb wider on product scare; Synaptics gains on iPod rumors; Medtronic plans $4 billion deal
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2/15/2006 | BT | Advanced Medical Optics at outperform by Bear Stearns
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1/26/2006 | BT | Advanced Medical Optics' Tecnis designated as a new technology by Medicare, Medicaid
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12/30/2005 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics exchanges $750,000 3.5% convertibles for stock
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11/28/2005 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics exchanges $300,000 3.5% convertibles for stock
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11/22/2005 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics exchanges $3 million 3.5% convertibles for stock
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11/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Serena bonds lower in active trade on takeover news; Prudential, Maverick mostly flat
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11/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Mercury rattles investors again; Chesapeake Energy prices, existing preferreds seen lower; Qwest mulled
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10/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM bonds extend slide; AMD drops; Best Buy lower; but Advanced Medical, Medtronic gain
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10/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford trade mixed, but remain market focus; Skyworks holds up after lower guidance; Inco rises
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8/30/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Default notice spurs Mercury Interactive; Hutchinson Tech plunges; airline convertibles slump
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8/16/2005 | BKCVHY | Moody's affirms Advanced Medical Optics
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8/1/2005 | BKCVHY | S&P rates Advanced Medical Optics convertible B
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7/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford convertibles move up in active trade; AMD, Genzyme, airlines also gain, other sectors quiet
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7/13/2005 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics to pay down loan via planned $150 million convertibles offer
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7/13/2005 | BT | Market Commentary: Genentech floats $2 billion in bonds; Advanced Medical Optics convert dished up; Mylan talk out
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7/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical's new issue jumps, spurring overall market; Continental rebounds, Liberty Media mixed
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7/13/2005 | BTCV | New Issue: Advanced Medical Optics sells $150 million convertibles at 1.375%, up 12.53%
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6/17/2005 | BKCVHY | Fitch ups Advanced Medical Optics
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6/8/2005 | BKCVHY | S&P ups Advanced Medical Optics loan
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5/31/2005 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics amends, upsizing revolver, repaying $100 million in term debt
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4/18/2005 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics redeems $3 million of 3.5% notes
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2/18/2005 | BKCV | Moody's rates Advanced Medical Optics loan B1
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2/11/2005 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical senior rating on positive watch
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1/3/2005 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics exchanges $1.842 million convertibles for stock
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12/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Scientific Games, American Airlines reverse flex; 24 Hour Fitness, Propex break; Valor up on prepayment
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12/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CMS new deal bid at issue; Dress Barn bid up 3.5 points; Seacor launches overnighter
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12/6/2004 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics to launch $505 million credit facility
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12/2/2004 | BKCVHY | Moody's affirms Advanced Medical Optics
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11/22/2004 | BKCVHY | Fitch: Advanced Medical Optics on watch positive
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11/15/2004 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics exchanges $3 million convertibles for stock
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11/10/2004 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical Optics unaffected
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11/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: NCI issue gains after pricing wide of talk; Advanced Medical off; Delta, airline paper weaker
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9/29/2004 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics exchanges $15 million 31/2% convertibles for stock
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8/3/2004 | CV | Advanced Medical exchanges further $3 million convertibles for stock
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7/9/2004 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics says all 71/4% notes tendered by expiry
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6/23/2004 | CV | Advanced Medical greenshoe exercised, raising convertibles to $350 million
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6/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine powered up by arbs; Matria gains; Nextel Partners soars; two new deals emerge
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6/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Revlon sees some early interest with large commitments heard to be hitting the books
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6/22/2004 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics sets pricing in tender for 91/4% notes
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6/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Chiron goes to 101, Advanced Medical to 103.5; Kellwood to 101.5; Delta reverses, heads up
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6/16/2004 | BKCVHY | Moody's cuts Advanced Medical
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6/16/2004 | BKCVHY | S&P rates Advanced Medical notes
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6/16/2004 | CV | New Issue: Advanced Medical Optics upsized $300 million convertible at 2.5%, up 34.01%
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6/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical prices with wide coupon; Kellwood seen offered at 100.5; Delta plunges; JetBlue warns
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6/15/2004 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics $275 million convertible talked at 2.5%-3.0%, up 40%-45%
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6/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Four Seasons goes to 102; 3 new deals emerge; Red Hat crushed on CFO's resignation
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6/14/2004 | BKCVHY | S&P rates Advanced Medical Optics
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6/9/2004 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics tenders for 91/4% notes
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6/7/2004 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics $385 million credit facility to launch Thursday
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6/3/2004 | BKCVHY | S&P affirms Advanced Medical
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6/3/2004 | CV | Advanced Medical to exchange $83 million of 31/2% convertibles for stock, cash
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4/23/2004 | BKCVHY | Moody's may cut Advanced Medical
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4/22/2004 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics gets financing commitments from Lehman, Bank of America
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4/22/2004 | BKCVHY | S&P: Advanced Medical on watch
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10/23/2003 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics tendered for, redeemed notes in third quarter
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7/23/2003 | HY | Nova Chemicals holders will require redemption of 7% debentures
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7/21/2003 | HY | Range Resources to redeem 83/4% notes
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7/17/2003 | BKHY | S&P rates Payless notes B+
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7/17/2003 | HY | Nextel to redeem 10.65% notes and 11 1/8% preferred with $1 billion deal proceeds
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7/1/2003 | HY | LodgeNet Entertainment 10 1/4% 06 notes tender offer expires
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6/19/2003 | CV | New Issue: Advanced Medical Optics $125 million convertible yields 3.5 %, up 32.5%
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6/19/2003 | CV | Market Commentary: Xerox increased to $800 million as oversubscription is achieved ahead of final pricing
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6/19/2003 | BKCVHY | S&P rates Advanced Medical convertibles B
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6/18/2003 | CV | Advanced Medical Optics $100 million convertibles talked to yield 3.0-3.5%, up 32.5-37.5%
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6/18/2003 | CV | Market Commentary: CNet pulled, other new deals sweetened; Reliant upsizes as buyers reach for a fat coupon
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6/18/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Downsized Domino's leads trio of deals; Buhrmann up on asset sale
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6/18/2003 | HY | D.R. Horton sells new notes, proceeds to redeem 9% '08 notes
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6/18/2003 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics amends loan providing for $100 million revolver
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4/29/2003 | BKHY | S&P puts A&P on watch
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6/21/2002 | BK | Fitch cuts AES
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6/21/2002 | HY | Fitch cuts AES
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6/13/2002 | HY | Market Commentary: Tyco is tops on IPO OK; Alamosa ailing on lowered guidance; six new deals price
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6/13/2002 | HY | New Issue: Advanced Medical Optics eight-year notes upsized to $200 million, yield 91/2%
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6/11/2002 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics $175 million eight-year notes talked at 91/2% area, pricing Thursday
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6/11/2002 | HY | Market Commentary: Nextel firms as it stands behind guidance; CMS lower on Anderson flap, looming deadline
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6/6/2002 | BK | Market Commentary: Adelphia hosts call for lenders while bank paper weakens; Riverwood sells out within one day
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6/4/2002 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics expected to hold bank meeting this week for $140 million loan
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6/4/2002 | BK | Market Commentary: Wyndham's bond deal halts loan trading; Adelphia stable to down slightly; Riverwood to launch
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6/3/2002 | BK | Advanced Medical Optics to obtain new senior secured credit facility
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6/3/2002 | BK | S&P cuts Briggs & Stratton to junk
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6/3/2002 | BK | Market Commentary: Wyndham firms on bonds' price talk, but light trading as people wait for pricing Tuesday
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6/3/2002 | HY | S&P cuts Briggs & Stratton to junk
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5/31/2002 | HY | Market Commentary: Adelphia heard higher, even as bankruptcy beckons; Asbury Auto sells upsized deal
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5/31/2002 | HY | Advanced Medical Optics starts roadshow Tuesday for $175 million eight-year notes
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