NASDAQ Stock Alert: Great Wolf Resorts (NASDAQ:WOLF) Soars on Acquisition News

New York, NY - March 13, 2012 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on one of the top NASDAQ percentage gainers in today's trading session, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF). The stock is trading up at $5.23, up 1.04 (24.82%) 1:33PM EDT on over 8.6 Million shares. The stock soared on acquisition news.

An affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) and Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement with Apollo will acquiring Great Wolf, North America's largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, for approximately $703 million, including the assumption of the Company's outstanding debt.

The news was followed by the usual flow of press releases by law firms questioning the deal.
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Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. ® (NASDAQ: WOLF )is North America's largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, and, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, owns and operates its family resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge® brand. Great Wolf Resorts is a fully integrated resort company with Great Wolf Lodge locations in: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.; Sandusky, Ohio; Traverse City, Mich.; Kansas City, Kan.; Williamsburg, Va.; the Pocono Mountains, Pa.; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Mason, Ohio; Grapevine, Texas; Grand Mound, Wash.; and Concord, N.C. Great Wolf's consolidated subsidiary, Creative Kingdoms, LLC, is a developer and operator of technology-based, interactive quest adventure experiences such as MagiQuest®. http://www.greatwolf.com

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