synopsis: SAI Global, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, has expanded its portfolio of compliance and risk management services by purchasing the Privacy Knowledgebase from Stone Investments, Inc.

synopsis: Nymity has acquired the rights to SummitPrivacy Resources LLC from Morrison & Forester LLP. Summit Privacy provides a subscription-based database that helps organizations determine compliance requirements in jurisdictions around the world, spot potential compliance issues, and simplify the development of global privacy approaches.

synopsis: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company and EDGAR Online jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which RR Donnelley will acquire EDGAR Online, a leading provider of disclosure management services, financial data and enterprise risk analytics software and solutions for both corporate and investment professionals.

synopsis: Cicada Corp. has announced the sale of its investment in CounterpartyLink to a group of investors led by Andover Capital, an Investors Guaranty Group company. Cicada and a group of private investors provided the original capital for CounterpartyLink, launching the company and its first set of product offerings in 2005.

synopsis: TransUnion, a global leader in credit and information services, has signed an agreement to acquire control of ZipCode, one of the largest independent providers of registry information to companies in Brazil's information management sectors that include credit, fraud prevention and marketing.

synopsis: Riverside Co. has acquired Employment Law Training Inc. (ELT) from the founding investors Corporate Partners LLC and employment law firm Littler Mendelson P.C. ELT is a provider of workplace ethics compliance learning software.

synopsis: GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced it has acquired OneSource Information Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Infogroup, Inc. This acquisition will be completed through GTCR’s previously established partnership with Cannondale Investments and Joseph Ripp. OneSource provides online business information and sales intelligence solutions.

synopsis: Online business resource AllBusiness.com has been acquired by Dun & Bradstreet for approximately $55 million to enhance its internet presence. The site will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the veteran commercial info company with Kathy Yates remaining as CEO.

synopsis: Dow Jones & Co. on Wednesday will pay $160 million to take full control of the Factiva news-search service from current partner Reuters Group, as it looks to reduce its dependence on print revenue sources in an era increasingly geared toward online information. Terms call for Dow Jones to pay $153 million in cash and $7 million in preferred stock.

synopsis: ej4, LLC, one of America’s most prestigious performance improvement and e-learning companies, announced a partnership buyout by Paul Russell. Russell purchased all shares from co-founding partner Ken Cooper and former CEO, Dan Cooper. ej4 is one of the largest e-learning and performance improvement consultant services organizations in the nation.

synopsis: Intersections Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 100% of the outstanding shares of Net Enforcers, Inc. Net Enforcers is a leading provider of corporate identity theft protection services, including online brand monitoring, online auction monitoring and enforcement, intellectual property monitoring and other services.

synopsis: GMT Communications Partners (GMT), the leading private equity investor focused on the European communications sector, today announced that it has acquired 91% of Suomen Asiakastieto Oy (Asiakastieto), the leading business and credit information company in Finland.

synopsis: xTech, an information services provider that enables online commerce and direct marketing companies to profitably grow customer relationships while preventing fraud and identity theft, announced that it has completed an acquisition of The Credit Index of Mount Arlington, NJ.

synopsis: Experian, the global information services company, announced that it has agreed to divest Experian Data Services S.r.l (EDS), its business credit information business in Italy, to Cerved Group S.p.A.

synopsis: TransUnion Corp., a leading global provider of information management and risk management solutions, announced that Advent International and GS Capital Partners VI Fund, LP and certain of its affiliates have signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire TransUnion.

synopsis: TransUnion Corp., a global leader in credit information and information management services, announced that Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC has acquired a 51 percent equity stake in TransUnion.

synopsis: Equifax Inc., a global leader in information solutions, announced it has taken a majority ownership stake in Credit Report C.A. Buro de Informacion Crediticia. Equifax purchased 70 percent of the total shares outstanding from Credit Report's management and other individuals, bringing Equifax's total ownership to 95 percent.

synopsis: First Advantage Corporation, a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced that it has acquired Inquest, Inc., a regional employment screening company based in Los Gatos, Calif., near San Jose.

synopsis: IHS Inc., the leading global source of information and analysis, announced that it has acquired the CyberRegs® business from Citation Technologies, Inc. to help customers make business decisions about regulatory compliance for Enterprise Sustainability Management.

synopsis: Global Compliance Services, Inc. announced the acquisition of SilentWhistle and National Hotline Services, Allegiance’s ethics and compliance hotline businesses (collectively “SilentWhistle”). SilentWhistle offers a 24/7/365 confidential and anonymous, multi-lingual, telephone and web-based global ethics and compliance hotline service.

synopsis: SAI Global, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, has expanded its portfolio of compliance and risk management services by purchasing the Privacy Knowledgebase from Stone Investments, Inc.

synopsis: SAI Global Limited announced that it has completed its acquisition of Compliance 360, an industry-leading software provider of enterprise governance, risk management, compliance and audit management (GRC) solutions.

synopsis: Castanea Partners and Weston Presidio have completed their previously announced sale of Integrity Interactive Corporation to SAI Global Limited. Integrity helps companies, including many global Fortune 100 companies, build compliance and ethics programs, employee communications tools and third party risk management solutions.

synopsis: SAI Global has acquired the assets of Syrus Global, provider of the Listen Up Employee Reporting/Ethics Helpline. In addition to meeting the provisions for confidential and anonymous employee reporting mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Listen Up service is an essential component of an effective compliance/governance program.

synopsis: SAI Global, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, has expanded its portfolio of compliance and risk management services by purchasing the Privacy Knowledgebase from Stone Investments, Inc.

synopsis: SAI Global, a leading global provider of risk, compliance and ethics solutions, has expanded its offering through the acquisition of the Reporting Officers On-line Resource (ROOR). ROOR is a web-based resource for anti-money laundering and compliance professionals responsible for AML strategy.

synopsis: SAI Global Limited has executed a binding agreement to acquire the entire share capital in Compliance and Ethics Learning Solutions Corporation, which trades as Midi.

synopsis: SAI Global Limited is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of ILI, a UK-based international standards publishing and database subscription services business, for US$60 million.

synopsis: SAI Global, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, has expanded its portfolio of compliance and risk management services by purchasing the Privacy Knowledgebase from Stone Investments, Inc.

synopsis: Thomson Reuters Accelus announced that it has acquired the governance, risk and compliance e-learning business of Knowledge Platform, a leading provider of compliance assessment and regulatory implementation learning programs within financial services and other highly-regulated industries in Asia and the Middle East.

synopsis: Cicada Corp. has announced the sale of its investment in CounterpartyLink to a group of investors led by Andover Capital, an Investors Guaranty Group company. Cicada and a group of private investors provided the original capital for CounterpartyLink, launching the company and its first set of product offerings in 2005.

synopsis: NC4, Inc., the leader in Situational Readiness solutions for incident monitoring, crisis management, and secure collaboration, announced its agreement to acquire TranSecur, the nation's oldest continually operated provider of global security information and industry-leader in travel risk management.

synopsis: GMT Communications Partners (GMT), the leading private equity investor focused on the European communications sector, today announced that it has acquired 91% of Suomen Asiakastieto Oy (Asiakastieto), the leading business and credit information company in Finland.

synopsis: Experian, the global information services company, announced that it has agreed to divest Experian Data Services S.r.l (EDS), its business credit information business in Italy, to Cerved Group S.p.A.

synopsis: TransUnion Corp., a leading global provider of information management and risk management solutions, announced that Advent International and GS Capital Partners VI Fund, LP and certain of its affiliates have signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire TransUnion.

synopsis: TransUnion Corp., a global leader in credit information and information management services, announced that Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC has acquired a 51 percent equity stake in TransUnion.

synopsis: Equifax Inc., a global leader in information solutions, announced it has taken a majority ownership stake in Credit Report C.A. Buro de Informacion Crediticia. Equifax purchased 70 percent of the total shares outstanding from Credit Report's management and other individuals, bringing Equifax's total ownership to 95 percent.

synopsis: First Advantage Corporation, a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced that it has acquired Inquest, Inc., a regional employment screening company based in Los Gatos, Calif., near San Jose.

synopsis: ProQuest Information and Learning announced the sale of its directories program, published by Toronto-based Micromedia ProQuest, to Grey House Publishing of Millerton, New York.

synopsis: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company and EDGAR Online jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which RR Donnelley will acquire EDGAR Online, a leading provider of disclosure management services, financial data and enterprise risk analytics software and solutions for both corporate and investment professionals.

synopsis: DuPont acquired Coastal Training Technologies Corporation, a leading global producer and marketer of cutting-edge training programs, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va. This transaction is expected to fuel significant growth for DuPont Safety Resources, a safety consulting business within the DuPont Safety & Protection segment.

synopsis: Brady Corporation, a world leader in identification solutions, announced that it has acquired Clement Communications, Inc. of Concordville, Penn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: 1105 Media, Inc., a new, integrated business-to-business information and media company formed by Nautic Partners LLC, Alta Communications, and Neal Vitale, has closed its first two transactions, acquiring 101communications, LLC, and Stevens Publishing.

synopsis: Equifax Inc., a global information solutions provider, announced that it has acquired Datum, the leading national credit reporting company in Costa Rica. Datum collects, synthesizes and provides consumer credit data to banks, telecommunications companies, retail and insurance businesses across Costa Rica.

synopsis: Experian, the global information services company, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the majority of the shares in Computec S. A., a leading Latin American credit services information provider, based in Colombia.

synopsis: Hearst Corp. agreed to acquire a 20 percent stake in Fitch Group, the parent of credit-ratings company Fitch Ratings, for $592 million from French financial holding company Fimalac SA. The acquisition also includes Algorithmics, a provider of risk-management services that Fimalac bought in January 2005.

synopsis: Booker T. Equity Limited Liability Company has purchased LifeWin, Inc., Get Motivated Seminars and related entities. Get Motivated Seminars, Inc. organizes business, motivational, and educational seminars.

synopsis: The Learning Annex, LLC, the leading provider of adult, self-improvement education in the United States, and Apax Partners, L.P., one of the world's leading private equity investment groups, today announced that funds advised by Apax Partners acquired a significant minority interest in The Learning Annex.