13D Watch: 4 Moves From Tuesday Afternoon You Should Know About

13D watch: In a flurry of activist 13D filings just submitted to the SEC, here are the moves you should know about.

Texas-located Becker Drapkin Management discloses a new 7.1% stake in EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR), a diversified semiconductor company with operations in photovoltaics and fiber optics.

Matthew Lindenbaum, manager of Basswood Capital, reported that he has bought 9.6% of Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (NYSE:HVB)‘s outstanding shares.

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Charles Davidson‘s Wexford Capital disclosed it owns just under 60% of  Rhino Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE:RNO), down from the +70% stake it held last year.

One East Capital Partners, of NYC, reported a 1.7% stake in the privately held Affinity Gaming, which was also bought by Spectrum Group Management and Highland Capital earlier today.

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