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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE |
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| VALUE | SHRS OR | SH/ | PUT/ | INVESTMENT | OTHER | VOTING AUTHORITY | |||||
| NAME OF ISSUER | TITLE OF CLASS | CUSIP | (x$1000) | PRN AMT | PRN | CALL | DISCRETION | MANAGER | SOLE | SHARED | NONE |
| Alere, Inc. | COM | 01449J105 | 7,833 | 201,000 | SH | SOLE | 185,165 | 0 | 15,835 | ||
| American Capital Ltd. | COM | 02503Y103 | 10,303 | 574,966 | SH | SOLE | 528,245 | 0 | 46,721 | ||
| Apollo Education Group, Inc. | CL A | 037604105 | 4,950 | 500,000 | SH | SOLE | 458,320 | 0 | 41,680 | ||
| Applied Micro Circuits Corpora | COM NEW | 03822w406 | 3,711 | 449,813 | SH | SOLE | 413,503 | 0 | 36,310 | ||
| Blackrock Floating Rate Inc St | COM | 09255x100 | 281 | 19,503 | SH | SOLE | 19,503 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boulevard Acquisition Corp II | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 10157Q201 | 762 | 75,000 | SH | SOLE | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brocade Communications Systems | COM NEW | 111621306 | 9,617 | 770,000 | SH | SOLE | 707,090 | 0 | 62,910 | ||
| CF Corporation | UNIT 99/99/9999E | G20307123 | 380 | 36,328 | SH | SOLE | 36,328 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CLARCOR Inc. | COM | 179895107 | 7,010 | 85,000 | SH | SOLE | 77,939 | 0 | 7,061 | ||
| CST Brands, Inc. | COM | 12646R105 | 10,790 | 224,100 | SH | SOLE | 205,905 | 0 | 18,195 | ||
| Cabela's Inc. | COM | 126804301 | 9,567 | 163,400 | SH | SOLE | 151,180 | 0 | 12,220 | ||
| Cardinal Financial Corp. | COM | 14149f109 | 11,243 | 342,864 | SH | SOLE | 315,484 | 0 | 27,380 | ||
| Cascade Bancorp | COM NEW | 147154207 | 937 | 115,396 | SH | SOLE | 115,396 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cnova NV | SHS | N20947102 | 2,459 | 448,695 | SH | SOLE | 412,095 | 0 | 36,600 | ||
| Datalink Corporation | COM | 237934104 | 183 | 16,245 | SH | SOLE | 16,245 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | COM CL V | 24703L103 | 2,877 | 52,333 | SH | SOLE | 52,333 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Endurance Specialty Holdings L | SHS | G30397106 | 10,626 | 115,000 | SH | SOLE | 105,245 | 0 | 9,755 | ||
| Equity One, Inc. | COM | 294752100 | 9,944 | 324,000 | SH | SOLE | 297,350 | 0 | 26,650 | ||
| Financial Select Sector SPDR | SBI INT-FINL | 81369Y605 | 571 | 24,538 | SH | SOLE | 24,538 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GTY Technology Holdings Inc. | UNIT 99/99/9999 | G4182A110 | 378 | 36,008 | SH | SOLE | 36,008 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harman International Industrie | COM | 413086109 | 10,093 | 90,800 | SH | SOLE | 83,920 | 0 | 6,880 | ||
| Headwaters Inc. | COM | 42210P102 | 11,350 | 482,577 | SH | SOLE | 442,237 | 0 | 40,340 | ||
| Hennessy Capital Acquisition C | COM | 42588J100 | 2,016 | 200,000 | SH | SOLE | 179,000 | 0 | 21,000 | ||
| Invesco Senior Income Trust | COM | 46131h107 | 646 | 139,285 | SH | SOLE | 139,285 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lennar Corp. CL B | CL B | 526057302 | 586 | 17,000 | SH | SOLE | 17,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | COM NEW | 52729N308 | 2,142 | 38,000 | SH | SOLE | 38,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LifeLock, Inc. | COM | 53224v100 | 9,568 | 400,000 | SH | SOLE | 367,350 | 0 | 32,650 | ||
| Lions Gate Entertainment Class | CL B NON VTG | 535919500 | 2,366 | 96,400 | SH | SOLE | 96,400 | 0 | 0 | ||
| M III Acquisition Corp. | UNIT 99/99/9999T | 55378T203 | 987 | 100,000 | SH | SOLE | 90,000 | 0 | 10,000 | ||
| Media General, Inc. | COM | 58441K100 | 8,135 | 432,000 | SH | SOLE | 392,880 | 0 | 39,120 | ||
| Mentor Graphics Corporation | COM | 587200106 | 4,983 | 135,083 | SH | SOLE | 124,203 | 0 | 10,880 | ||
| NorthStar Asset Management Gro | COM | 66705Y104 | 12,282 | 823,200 | SH | SOLE | 756,160 | 0 | 67,040 | ||
| Powershares Senior Loan ETF | SENIOR LN PORT | 73936q769 | 2,769 | 119,500 | SH | SOLE | 119,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PrivateBancorp, Inc. | COM | 742962103 | 12,193 | 225,000 | SH | SOLE | 206,100 | 0 | 18,900 | ||
| Reynolds American Inc. | COM | 761713106 | 7,005 | 125,000 | SH | SOLE | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rite Aid Corporation | COM | 767754104 | 7,416 | 900,000 | SH | SOLE | 827,203 | 0 | 72,797 | ||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | SPONS ADR A | 780259206 | 1,631 | 30,000 | SH | SOLE | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Saban Capital Acquisition Corp | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 78516C205 | 146 | 14,050 | SH | SOLE | 14,050 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. | COM | 790849103 | 13,632 | 170,000 | SH | SOLE | 155,684 | 0 | 14,316 | ||
| Team Health Holdings, Inc. | COM | 87817A107 | 4,997 | 115,000 | SH | SOLE | 105,420 | 0 | 9,580 | ||
| The WhiteWave Foods Company | COM | 966244105 | 10,364 | 186,399 | SH | SOLE | 171,174 | 0 | 15,225 | ||
| Twenty-First Century Fox - B | CL B | 90130a200 | 2,044 | 75,000 | SH | SOLE | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Universal American Corp. | COM | 91338E101 | 7,860 | 790,000 | SH | SOLE | 725,920 | 0 | 64,080 | ||
| WCI Communities, Inc. | COM PAR $0.01 | 92923C807 | 9,966 | 425,000 | SH | SOLE | 390,456 | 0 | 34,544 | ||
| Hennessy Capital Acquisition $ | *W EXP 07/28/202 | 42588J118 | 425 | 500,000 | SH | SOLE | 447,500 | 0 | 52,500 | ||
| ETFS PALLADIUM TRUST | SH BEN INT | 26923A106 | 644 | 9,189 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 9,189 | ||
| SPDR BARCLAYS SHORT TERM HIGH YIELD | BLOOMBERG SRT TR | 78468R408 | 2,245 | 81,700 | SH | SOLE | 81,700 | 0 | 0 | ||