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closed 3/7/2012 via BNC Analysis

Versa Capital Management, acquired Impressions Media

synopsis: Impressions Media announced that it has been acquired by Versa Capital Management, LLC. Impressions Media operates The Times Leader, several community papers, associated websites and digital media businesses that serve communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
buyer: Versa Capital Management
Versa Capital Management is a private equity investment firm which focuses on control investments in special situations involving middle market companies where value and performance growth can be achieved through enhanced operational and financial management.
target: Impressions Media
Impressions Media operates The Times Leader, several community papers, associated websites and digital media businesses that serve communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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closed 10/12/2011 via BusinessWire

Coupons.com Incorporated, acquired Couponstar Ltd

synopsis: Coupons.com Incorporated, the recognized leader in digital coupons, including online printable, social, mobile and loyalty card promotions, announced the acquisition of the remaining 50 percent ownership of its UK joint-venture Couponstar Ltd, the European leader for digital coupons promotions.
buyer: Coupons.com Incorporated
Coupons.com Inc. is the recognized leader in digital coupons, including online printable, save to loyalty card and mobile promotions. For consumers, the company’s products include Coupons.com, as well as Grocery iQ and Coupons.com mobile applications.
target parent: Coupons, Inc.
target: Couponstar Ltd
Couponstar Ltd is the European leader for digital coupons promotions. Couponstar provides secure digital coupon (and voucher) solutions for fast moving consumer goods manufacturers and supermarket retailers across Europe.
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closed 6/25/2009 via PR Newswire

Reward Media Group, acquired City Rewards Network

synopsis: City Rewards Network, a national internet advertising company specializing in internet coupon ads for retail businesses, has been acquired by Reward Media Group. Reward Media Group takes localized Internet concepts and replicates them through a licensing model around the country.
buyer: Reward Media Group
Reward Media Group takes localized Internet concepts and replicates them through a licensing model around the country. All of our concepts and license models are concepts that we either started internally or that we purchased through acquisition transactions.
target: City Rewards Network
City Rewards Network is a national internet advertising company specializing in internet coupon ads for retail businesses.
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announced 5/9/2007 via PR Newswire

KarstadtQuelle AG, will acquire Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG

synopsis: IAC and KarstadtQuelle AG, Europe's leading retail and tourism group, announced today that they have entered into an agreement for KarstadtQuelle to acquire the German TV and internet retailer Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG, and its affiliated station HSE24, from IAC.
buyer: KarstadtQuelle AG
KarstadtQuelle AG headquartered in Essen/Germany is Europe's leading retail and tourism group. Its core activities include Karstadt department stores at prime locations in German cities, domestic and international mail order companies, and the Tourism business.
target parent: IAC/InterActiveCorp
target: Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG
HSE24, Germany's first shopping channel, went on air in 1996, laying the foundation for a new branch of trade in Germany: Home Shopping. The Munich based company combines TV and online shopping under one roof. HSE24 broadcasts throughout Germany by cable and satellite.
price ($mm)
$219
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$409
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closed 11/16/2006 via BusinessWire

NetShops Inc., acquired Thralow Inc.

synopsis: NetShops Inc. has acquired Thralow Inc.’s family of 30 specialty retail websites. The purchase includes Binoculars.com, Pans.com and Telescopes.com, and it brings together two of the fastest-growing online niche retailers in America. In the last 12 months, NetShops’ sales have exceeded $100 million.
buyer parent:Insight Venture Partners
buyer: NetShops Inc.
NetShops has leveraged the power of the web to create a unique group of specialty stores. We're an online retailer that currently owns and operates over 100 stores. Each one focuses on a specific niche. For example, Hammocks.com sells just hammocks, WorldGlobes.com sells globes.
target: Thralow Inc.
Thralow Inc. is a Top 300 e-Retailer with more than 30 specialty websites dedicated to enthusiast niche markets. Located on the Internet since 1996, the company won a 2004 Minnesota Technology Innovation Award and was named a 2004 “Best of the Web” Internet Retailer.
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$26
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closed 10/12/2006 via PR Newswire

DAG Media Inc., acquired Shopila Corporation

synopsis: DAG Media, Inc., has purchased 80% of the shares of Shopila Corporation from Guy Mushkat for $100,000 in cash, 50,000 restricted shares of DAG Media's Common Stock and an option to purchase 50,000 shares of DAG Media's Common Stock under DAG Media's stock option plan.
buyer: DAG Media Inc.(DAGM:$0.03)
Dag Media, Inc. publishes and distributes print and online business directories for niche markets in the United States. Its principal directories are the Jewish Israeli Yellow Pages, a bilingual English and Hebrew yellow page directory distributed free.
target: Shopila Corporation
An e-commerce co. that acts as a mediator between wholesale suppliers and online shoppers, buying products at low prices from wholesalers and selling them online to consumers. Shopila holds no physical inventory and partners only with drop-ship wholesale suppliers that ship directly to consumers.
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closed 9/14/2006 via PR Newswire

Pay88 Inc, acquired QianBao Technology

synopsis: Pay88, Inc. entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with the shareholders of Chongqing Qianbao Technology Ltd., a limited liability company based in Chongqing, China. Pursuant to the Agreement, Pay88 acquired Qianbao by purchasing 100% of Qianbao's registered capital stock in exchange for 5,000,000 shares of Pay88 Stock.
buyer: Pay88 Inc
Pay88 is focused on the business of facilitating electronic money transfers from the United States to China. Electronic money transfers are transfers of funds via the internet between consumers from one location to another.
target: QianBao Technology
Qianbao is a development stage company. Qianbao has currently completed the construction of an internet website from which it intends to operate a distribution platform through which various suppliers of consumer products will be able to offer their products for sale to consumers.
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closed 5/23/2006 via BusinessWire

Coupons, Inc., acquired Couponstar

synopsis: Coupons, Inc., the leading North American provider of printable coupon marketing and technology solutions, has acquired a 50 percent interest in Cashstar International, the Australian parent of Couponstar Ltd (UK) and Couponstar Pty Limited (Australia), companies that provide printable coupon marketing solutions within Europe, Asia, and Australia.
buyer: Coupons, Inc.
Coupons, Inc. is the global leader in interactive coupon solutions, providing clients with complete coupon promotional opportunities that appeal to key customer demographics. Coupons' innovative marketing technology solutions help top brands and retailers reach consumers on thousands of Web sites.
target: Couponstar
Couponstar, is a digital marketing and promotions company that specializes in "powering online printed coupon solutions(R)". Couponstar holds the exclusive global license for the Coupons, Inc. technology platform outside of North America.
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closed 1/24/2006 via Company Press Release

Endless LLP, acquired Encanta Media Ltd.

synopsis: Endless rescued Encanta from insolvency following the administration of its parent company in Jan. 2006. We had confidence in Encanta as a standalone business and in the ability of its management team and were the only investors capable of acting quickly enough to secure their future.
buyer: Endless LLP
Endless is an independent private equity house. We were established in December 2005 and have raised a fund of £135million to invest in management buy-outs and turnaround opportunities. Our team is based in the UK and we have offices in Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham.
target: Encanta Media Ltd.
Encanta publishes nine specialist interest magazines, from woodworking and modelling to patchwork and gardening, and operates a series of leading hobbyist exhibitions.
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closed 11/16/2005 via BusinessWire

Beere Financial Equity Corp., acquired NetCert, Inc.

synopsis: Beere Financial Equity Corp. announced today the completion of the acquisition of Net Cert USA, Inc. The acquisition of Net Cert USA, Inc. provides entry into the lucrative Chinese market with an online shopping mall and a payment platform to be marketed to all Chinese companies.
buyer: Beere Financial Equity Corp.
Beere Financial Group, Inc. invests in emerging growth companies with market-ready products, strong management teams, and strategies for developing high-growth companies in well-defined markets.
target: NetCert, Inc.
NetCert offers a complete range of products and services in an online format. At their E-stores or online mall you can buy everything from traditional products like clothing, gifts, books and magazines, auto parts, and home furnishings, to more E-related ones like digital cards, software and more.
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closed 4/27/2004 via BusinessWire

Crazy Grazer LLC merged with Left Right Marketing Technology, Inc.,

synopsis: Left Right Marketing Technology, Inc. (NASD-OTCBB:LRMK) announced today that over the weekend the Company signed all merger closing documents, which will make Crazy Grazer LLC (http://www.crazygrazer.com) a wholly owned subsidiary of LRMK.
buyer: Left Right Marketing Technology, Inc.
Left Right Marketing Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation (LRMK), formerly named Global Gaming Technology, Inc., was incorporated in 1973.
target: Crazy Grazer LLC
Crazy Grazer LLC is a Nevada limited liability company currently operating the online shopping mall website CrazyGrazer.com.
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announced 2/16/2012 via BNC Analysis

Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, will acquire Mojauto

synopsis: Ringier Axel Springer Serbia agreed to acquire Mojauto.rs , the second most visited car market place in Serbia. The online car classifieds portal Mojauto.rs is number two in its segment and offers an additional printed magazine.
buyer parent:Ringier AG
buyer: Ringier Axel Springer Media AG
Ringier Axel Springer Media AG is a leading multimedia company in Central and Eastern Europe with activities in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia. It is the region's market leader in the segment of widely circulated tabloid dailies and one of the biggest magazine publishers.
target: Mojauto
Mojauto.rs operates an online car, and car part market place. It is the second most visited online car market place in Serbia. It also operates a printed auto trader magazine.
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closed 12/22/2005 via BNC Analysis

PRIMEDIA's Consumer Guides Group, acquired Auto Guide Milwaukee

synopsis: Primedia's Consumer Guides Group Acquires Auto Guide Milwaukee.
buyer parent:Primedia, Inc.
buyer: PRIMEDIA's Consumer Guides Group
PRIMEDIA's Consumer Guides Group is the nation's largest provider of directories in both the apartment rental and new home buying industries. It publishes more than 100 consumer directories in 38 states and the District of Columbia.
target: Auto Guide Milwaukee
PRIMEDIA's Auto Guide is a free, weekly color publication for consumers featuring the most comprehensive listings of used cars, SUVs and trucks for sale by auto dealerships.
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closed 10/26/2012 via Company Press Release

Ybrant Digital Ltd., purchased PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills, and ClassesUSA.com from Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

synopsis: Experian, the global information services company, announced that it has completed the sale of its price comparison shopping business (PriceGrabber) and its North America online lead generation activities (LowerMyBills and ClassesUSA) to the management team of those businesses.
buyer: Ybrant Digital Ltd.
Ybrant Digital offers Digital Marketing solutions to its clients. It connects advertisers with their audience across any form of digital media, using its massive local presence to deliver appropriate messages to the right audience, through the most relevant digital channels.
seller parent: Experian plc
seller: Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients in more than 65 countries. The company helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making.
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$80
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$283
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closed 6/3/2011 via PE Hub

Symphony Technology Group, acquired Shopzilla

synopsis: Symphony Technology Group has announced that its acquisition of Shopzilla Inc. has closed. Shopzilla is a consumer lead generation platform focused in online retail, owns and operates a portfolio of leading online consumer shopping properties in comparison shopping, product discovery and social shopping/group sales.
buyer: Symphony Technology Group
Symphony Technology Group (STG) is a strategic private equity firm with the mission of investing in and building great software and services companies. STG also provides transformation expertise to enable its companies to deliver maximum value to its clients.
target parent: The E.W. Scripps Company
target: Shopzilla
Shopzilla Inc., a consumer lead generation platform focused in online retail, owns and operates a portfolio of leading online consumer shopping properties in comparison shopping, product discovery and social shopping/group sales.
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$160
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$184
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closed 3/8/2011 via BNC Analysis

Google Inc., acquired BeatThatQuote.com Ltd.

synopsis: Google has bought the price comparison website BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m.
buyer: Google Inc.(GOOG:$50,175.00)
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users.
target: BeatThatQuote.com Ltd.
BeatThatQuote.com is the UK's fastest growing price comparison site. At BeatThatQuote.com, they are committed to finding clients the best deals at the lowest prices.
price ($mm)
$61
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$14
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closed 11/21/2008 via BNC Analysis

Jamplant, acquired Kelkoo

synopsis: Yahoo has sold Kelkoo, the European comparison shopping service it bought in 2004, to U.K. company Jamplant. Kelkoo founder and former CEO Pierre Chappaz said that Kelkoo sold for under €100 million (US$125 million), far less than the €475 million (US$598 million) Yahoo paid for it in March 2004.
buyer: Jamplant
Jamplant is an investment unit created by the founders of price comparison site, USwitch.
target parent: Yahoo! Inc.
target: Kelkoo
Kelkoo SA is a European price comparison shopping site.
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closed 4/30/2008 via BusinessWire

M6 Metropole Television, acquired Cyrealis

synopsis: M6 Group through its subsidiary M6 Web, acquired 100% of Cyréalis, that runs websites like Clubic.com, Jeuxvideo.fr, Neteco.com and Achetezfacile.com. Thanks to this acquisition, M6 confirms its willingness to develop a first rank Internet platform, and becomes one of the 15 most visited websites in France.
buyer: M6 Metropole Television
Metropole Television M6, through its subsidiaries, operates in the broadcasting industry. The group operates in Terrestrial Free TV, Brand Diversification, and Digital Pay TV divisions.
target: Cyrealis
Cyréalis mainly runs three editorial websites on high tech, video games and e business set of themes, completed by a price comparison website (achetezfacile.com). In January 2008, Cyrealis gathered 5.5 millions unique visitors, predominantly men between 15 and 35 years old.
price ($mm)
$42
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closed 3/31/2008 via PR Newswire

Media General, Inc., acquired DealTaker.com

synopsis: Media General announced that it has completed the purchase of DealTaker.com, an online social shopping portal that attracts nearly 500,000 unique visitors per month who are seeking shopping bargains.
buyer: Media General, Inc.(MEG:$616.21)
Media General is a multimedia company operating leading newspapers, television stations and online enterprises primarily in the Southeastern United States. The company's interactive media assets include more than 75 online enterprises that are associated with its newspapers and television stations.
target: DealTaker.com
DealTaker.com was founded in 2004 and has more than 100,000 registered members as well as relationships with 1,500 affiliated retail businesses. The Web site provides coupons, rebates and bargains, many of them exclusive to DealTaker.com.
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closed 5/7/2007 via BusinessWire

About.com, Inc., acquired ConsumerSearch, Inc

synopsis: About.com, one of the 15 most-visited sites in the United States and a part of The New York Times Company, announced today that it has acquired ConsumerSearch.com, a leading online publisher of meta-reviews.
buyer parent:The New York Times Company
buyer: About.com, Inc.
About.com is a leading online source for original consumer information and advice and was acquired in March 2005 by The New York Times Company, a media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion.
target: ConsumerSearch, Inc
ConsumerSearch.com is designed to be the best starting place for any consumer aiming to research purchase decisions. The site covers thousands of consumer products through a network of freelance writers who analyze reviews from multiple online and offline sources.
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closed 7/13/2006 via BusinessWire

Century Park Capital Partners, acquired Eckler's Enterprises, Inc.

synopsis: Century Park Capital Partners acquires Eckler's Enterprises, Inc., a market leader in multi-title catalog and Internet marketing of classic and enthusiast auto aftermarket parts for Corvette and other classic Chevy automobiles.
buyer: Century Park Capital Partners
Century Park is a private equity firm. The firm specializes in facilitating owner liquidity and business expansion by providing $10 million to $50 million equity investments for minority and majority recapitalizations, growth financings, management-led buyouts and acquisition financings.
target: Eckler's Enterprises, Inc.
Eckler's Enterprises, Inc., is the number one catalog and online retailer of aftermarket parts for Corvettes and 1955-1957 Classic Chevy's (www.classicchevy.com).
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closed 7/13/2006 via BusinessWire

Century Park Capital Partners, acquired Eckler's Enterprises, Inc.

synopsis: Century Park Capital Partners acquires Eckler's Enterprises, Inc., a market leader in multi-title catalog and Internet marketing of classic and enthusiast auto aftermarket parts for Corvette and other classic Chevy automobiles.
buyer: Century Park Capital Partners
Century Park is a private equity firm. The firm specializes in facilitating owner liquidity and business expansion by providing $10 million to $50 million equity investments for minority and majority recapitalizations, growth financings, management-led buyouts and acquisition financings.
target: Eckler's Enterprises, Inc.
Eckler's Enterprises, Inc., is the number one catalog and online retailer of aftermarket parts for Corvettes and 1955-1957 Classic Chevy's (www.classicchevy.com).
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announced 5/21/2007 via Company Press Release

Advent International Corporation, will acquire Lloyds TSB Registrars

synopsis: Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, today signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB plc to acquire its subsidiary Lloyds TSB Registrars for a total consideration of £550 million ($1.1 billion), subject to completion and other adjustments.
buyer: Advent International Corporation
Advent International has one of the world's largest and most experienced private equity teams, with over 100 investment professionals in 15 countries. As an active, hands-on investor, we apply our resources, expertise and experience to help management teams achieve their growth objectives.
target: Lloyds TSB Registrars
Lloyds TSB Registrars is the UK's leading provider of share registration services. We act as Registrar for over 800 companies including around 60% of the FTSE 100, and manage some 24 million shareholder accounts.
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closed 3/29/2007 via PR Newswire

oneShield, Inc., purchased ebis insurance billing application from Mellon Financial Corporation

synopsis: oneShield, Inc., a leading provider of innovative technology driven policy administration, automated business rules and workflow solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry, has acquired the ebis insurance billing application from Mellon Financial Corporation to further expand their Dragon product offering.
buyer: oneShield, Inc.
oneShield is a provider of browser-based solutions to automate the sales and service of insurance and bond products for insurance carriers, major brokers. Our flagship product, oneShield Dragon, is a tools- based, data-driven insurance underwriting, policy administration, rating and workflow engine.
seller: Mellon Financial Corporation(MEL:$4,852.00)
Mellon Financial Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals, providing asset management, private wealth management, asset servicing, and payment solutions and investor services.
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closed 12/8/2005 via BusinessWire

eLocalAccess, LLC merged with TradeMaven Group LLC,

synopsis: TradeMaven LLC and eLocal today jointly announced they have merged the two firms to form TradeMaven Group LLC (TMG). The merger is one of the most significant in the online trading industry, combining TradeMaven's leading technology for online trading with eLocal's exceptional retail and institutional execution and brokerage services.
buyer: TradeMaven Group LLC
TradeMaven was founded with the mission of providing high-performance and cost-effective trading software for experienced and new traders. TM is used by Futures, Forex & Bond Traders worldwide.
target: eLocalAccess, LLC
eLOCAL was established and registered with the NFA and CFTC in July 2000 culminating in the merger of two large independent local clearing firms at the Chicago Board of Trade.
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closed 3/16/2006 via Company Press Release

TeleCheck Services, Inc., acquired ClearCheck, Inc.

synopsis: TeleCheck Services, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of ClearCheck, Inc., a full-service provider of return check management systems for major retailers and supermarkets across the United States. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
buyer parent:First Data Corporation
buyer: TeleCheck Services, Inc.
TeleCheck, a subsidiary of First Data Corporation, is the world's leading provider of paper and electronic check services helping more than 342,000 retail, financial institution, grocery and other industry clients increase profitability, reduce risk and streamline operations.
target: ClearCheck, Inc.
ClearCheck, Inc., was founded in 1995, is a privately held company, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The company provides receivable management services to major retailers and supermarkets throughout the United States.
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closed 4/11/2006 via

The Hearst Corporation, purchased a minority stake in Fitch, Inc.

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.
buyer: The Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation owns 12 daily newspapers and 14 weekly newspapers, 18 US consumer magazines (such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire), TV and radio stations (through 40%-owned Hearst Argyle Television), and a cartoon and features service (King Features).
target parent: FImalac SA
target: Fitch, Inc.(:$693.00)
Fitch Group, Inc. is the parent company of Fitch Ratings, Fitch Training and Algorithmics. Fitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with timely and prospective credit opinions.
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closed 9/7/2004 via PR Newswire

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., acquired Brut, LLC

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced that it will complete its acquisition of Brut LLC, the owner and operator of the Brut ECN, from SunGard Data Systems Inc. SDS for a total consideration of $190 million in cash.
buyer parent:NASD
buyer: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.(NDAQ:$3,119.00)
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets.
target parent: SunGard Data Systems Inc.
target: Brut, LLC
Brut, LLC owns and operates the Brut ECN, an alternative trading system that offers a low-cost execution utility for the trading community without sacrificing technology, execution quality or customer service. Brut offers its customers participation in the NASDAQ market center for increased liquidi
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closed 9/5/2007 via

International Monetary Systems, Ltd., acquired Kansas Trade Exchange

synopsis: International Monetary Systems, Ltd., a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it has purchased the assets and client base of Kansas Trade Exchange (KTE), located in Wichita, KS. The transaction will become effective on September 30, 2007.
buyer: International Monetary Systems, Ltd.(ITNM:$0.00)
Founded in 1985, International Monetary Systems (IMS) serves approximately 17,000 customers representing 24,000 cardholders in 47 markets in the U.S. and Canada. The company's proprietary transaction network enables businesses and individuals to trade goods and services throughout North America.
target: Kansas Trade Exchange
Kansas Trade Exchange, Inc., was formed in December of 1994, when Hayes Crenshaw, with 5 years of operating a franchise based barter company, decided that an independent and self contained exchange was the answer to provide the members with the service and ideas that they deserved.
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closed 6/20/2006 via Company Press Release

GL Trade SA, acquired Emos Futures

synopsis: GL TRADE, the global provider of front to back solutions for international financial institutions, has announced the acquisition of EMOS, a key actor in middle office derivatives solutions. EMOS´ solutions and teams integrate the Post Trade Derivatives business line (PTD) managing GL CLEARVISION and UBIX.
buyer: GL Trade SA
GL TRADE S.A. provides software solution primarily to financial intermediaries and brokerage houses to automate the order flow from client through broker, and then onto back office.
target: Emos Futures
Emos Futures is a global market leader in the exchange-traded derivates middle-office software markets with its range of software and services.
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closed 5/3/2006 via PR Newswire

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., purchased a minority stake in London Stock Exchange PLC

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announces that it has acquired 9,790,280 shares in London Stock Exchange plc for a price of 1,218 pence per share. The consideration represents approximately GBP 119.2 million (c. US$ 219.4 million).
buyer parent:NASD
buyer: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.(NDAQ:$3,119.00)
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets.
target: London Stock Exchange PLC(GB:LSE:$1,325.03)
London Stock Exchange Group is Europe's leading diversified exchange business, incorporating Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange. With over 500 member firms and more than 3,000 companies quoted across its markets, the Group operates the largest and most liquid equity marketplace in Europe.
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Matching Companies
Ticker: CALI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
China Auto Logistics Inc.
China Auto Logistics Inc.
With 2009 sales of approximately $215 million, China Auto Logistics Inc. operates www.cali.com.cn, which rapidly has become one of the leading automobile portals for car dealers and consumers of vehicles and auto-related services throughout China.
year
2009
rev ($mm)
$215.19
EBITDA ($mm)
$8.46
EBIT ($mm)
$8.25
Net Income ($mm)
$5.55
Employees
99
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Ticker: AFTM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aftermarket Enterprises, Inc.
Aftermarket Enterprises, Inc.
Aftermarket Enterprises, Inc. markets and sells aftermarket automotive products through the Internet. The company provides its products to the owners/drivers of sport utility vehicles through its Web site EverythingSUV.com.
year
2010
rev ($mm)
$0.10
EBITDA ($mm)
($0.01)
EBIT ($mm)
($0.01)
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Ticker: BITA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bitauto Holdings Limited
Bitauto Holdings Limited
Bitauto Holdings Limited is a leading provider of Internet content and marketing services for China's fast-growing automotive industry. The Company's websites provide consumers with up-to-date new and used automobile pricing information, specifications, reviews and consumer feedback.
year
2011
rev ($mm)
$669.95
EBITDA ($mm)
$85.27
EBIT ($mm)
$71.82
Net Income ($mm)
Employees
1902
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Ticker: SMAA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SMA Alliance, LLC
SMA Alliance, LLC
SMA Alliance, LLC, provides marketing and advertising solutions. It operates as an e-marketing and Internet focused lead generator. The company provides buying demand to automobile retailers on a daily basis through application of proprietary technology and managed systems.
year
2010
rev ($mm)
$2.20
EBITDA ($mm)
$1.50
EBIT ($mm)
$1.50
Net Income ($mm)
$1.40
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SGCarMart.com
SGCarMart.com
SGCarMart is the number one car classifieds for buying vehicles like sports car, hybrid car, COE cars, OPC Car, hatchback, stationwagon, MPV, SUV, van, truck & parallel imported cars. With almost 10,000 car listings, it offers the largest database of new and used cars for sale in Singapore.
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TrueCar, Inc.
TrueCar, Inc.
TrueCar, Inc. is an automotive solutions provider focused on changing how cars are sold by providing a significantly better customer experience while helping qualified dealer partners to gain incremental market share and reduce costs.
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US Autoplex
US Autoplex
USAutoplex is an online retail showcase of auto dealers' inventory. USAutoPlex.com is the future of Automotive Classified advertising with its feature rich and Dealership friendly backend tool which includes Full Inventory management, Unlimited Data Export, and more.
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Hotels At Home, Inc.
Hotels At Home, Inc.
Hotels At Home, Inc. is an industry leading publisher of in-room retail catalogues and hotel-branded e-commerce Web sites for luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. Founded in 2000, Hotels At Home has established partnerships with 41 of the world's leading hotel brands.
year
2007
rev ($mm)
$24.90
EBITDA ($mm)
EBIT ($mm)
Net Income ($mm)
$3.30
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PriceGrabber.com
PriceGrabber.com
PriceGrabber.com is the industry innovator in online comparison shopping. Millions of consumers use PriceGrabber to quickly obtain free and unbiased information about products, services, merchants and sellers before making a purchase decision.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$283.00
EBITDA ($mm)
EBIT ($mm)
$20.00
Net Income ($mm)
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DealYard.com, LLC
DealYard.com, LLC
DealYard.com, founded in 2003, has been committed to offering first quality brand name closeout and overstock merchandise at deeply discounted pricing.
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Ticker: LUXR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LuxeYard
LuxeYard
LuxeYard is a members-only flash sale site for luxury home furnishings, decor and fashion that offers access to unique products sourced by a seasoned team of buyers at a fraction of retail prices.
year
2012
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Peixe Urbano
Peixe Urbano
Peixe Urbano provides online discount shopping services and is one of Brazil's largest web-based coupon services.
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Privalia Venta Directa, S.L.
Privalia Venta Directa, S.L.
Privalia is a private sales club which organises the sale of leading name products at exceptional prices exclusively for club members. The company is the leader in each of the markets on which it operates: Spain, Italy, Brazil and Mexico.
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ShopRunner Inc
ShopRunner Inc
ShopRunner is a members-only online shopping service that offers time-starved consumers unlimited, free two-day shipping with no minimum order size, and free shipping on returns across a wide selection of today’s most popular retailers.
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The CatchOfTheDay Group
The CatchOfTheDay Group
The CatchOfTheDay Group is Australia’s #1 online shopping group. Founded in 2006, the Group comprises a portfolio of category leading online retail brands including CatchOfTheDay.com.au, Scoopon.com.au, GroceryRun.com.au, Vinomofo.com, Mumgo.com.au and EatNow.com.au.
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Ticker: OCX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Onex Corporation
Onex Corporation
Onex is one of North America’s oldest and most successful private equity firms committed to acquiring and building high-quality businesses in partnership with talented management teams. Onex manages investment platforms focused on private equity, real estate and credit securities.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$34,000.00
EBITDA ($mm)
EBIT ($mm)
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Employees
235000
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Ticker: RTOBF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratos AB
Ratos is a fully invested private equity company and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Ratos’s business concept is to generate, overtime, the highest possible return through the professional, active and responsible exercise of its ownership role in a number of selected companies.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$27,271.00
EBITDA ($mm)
$2,286.00
EBIT ($mm)
$344.00
Net Income ($mm)
$606.00
Employees
18845
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Ticker: BX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackstone Group LP
Blackstone Group LP
Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment and advisory firms. Blackstone seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for its investors, the companies they invest in, the companies they advise and the broader global economy.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$4,019.44
EBITDA ($mm)
$2,084.32
EBIT ($mm)
$1,911.14
Net Income ($mm)
$218.60
Employees
1780
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Ticker: CG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a private global investment firm that originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$2,973.10
EBITDA ($mm)
$837.60
EBIT ($mm)
$816.10
Net Income ($mm)
$20.30
Employees
1300
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Ticker: APO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management, LLC is a leading global alternative investment manager. They are contrarian, value-oriented investors in private equity, credit-oriented capital markets and real estate. They focus their investments in areas where they can capitalize upon their integrated platform.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$2,859.97
EBITDA ($mm)
$902.47
EBIT ($mm)
$849.24
Net Income ($mm)
$310.96
Employees
634
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Ticker: ACAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
American Capital is the 2nd largest U.S. publicly traded alternative asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through its global asset management business, is an investor in management and employee buyouts, private equity buyouts, and early stage and mature private and public companies.
year
2009
rev ($mm)
$697.00
EBITDA ($mm)
$167.00
EBIT ($mm)
$149.00
Net Income ($mm)
Employees
243
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Ticker: FIG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fortress Investment Group LLC
Fortress Investment Group LLC
Fortress Investment Group LLC operates as a global investment manager specializing in alternative assets. The company’s alternative investment products include private equity funds, hedge funds and publicly traded alternative investment vehicles.
year
2009
rev ($mm)
$584.10
EBITDA ($mm)
($988.96)
EBIT ($mm)
($999.74)
Net Income ($mm)
Employees
897
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Ticker: KKR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
KKR is a leading global investment firm with $62.3 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2012. With offices around the world, KKR manages assets through a variety of investment funds and accounts covering multiple asset classes.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$568.44
EBITDA ($mm)
($1,017.77)
EBIT ($mm)
($1,030.35)
Net Income ($mm)
$560.84
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Huron Capital Partners LLC
Huron Capital Partners LLC
Huron Capital is an equity investment firm focused on investing in growing, established and profitable companies. It specializes in partnering with management teams to facilitate corporate spin-offs, family succession transactions, recapitalizations, buy-and-build strategies and management buyouts.
year
2008
rev ($mm)
$500.00
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Ticker: COWN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cowen Group, Inc.
Cowen Group, Inc. is a leading diversified financial services firm providing alternative investment management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services through its business units, Ramius and Cowen and Company.
year
2011
rev ($mm)
$235.28
EBITDA ($mm)
($33.25)
EBIT ($mm)
($35.32)
Net Income ($mm)
Employees
589
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Ticker: MAIN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Main Street Capital Partners, LLC
Main Street Capital Partners, LLC
Main Street is a principal investment firm that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to middle market companies and lower middle market companies. The company is publicly traded with $800 million of investment capital of which approximately $250 million is available for investment.
year
2011
rev ($mm)
$66.24
EBITDA ($mm)
$52.80
EBIT ($mm)
$52.80
Net Income ($mm)
$62.97
Employees
22
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Ticker: CVTGF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clairvest Group Inc.
Founded in 1987, Clairvest is a Toronto-based private equity management firm with approximately C$1 billion of equity capital under management. They invest in successful mid-market companies, principally in North America, across a wide array of industries.
year
2012
rev ($mm)
$44.01
EBITDA ($mm)
$28.97
EBIT ($mm)
$28.59
Net Income ($mm)
$22.44
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Ticker: STIV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
StarInvest Group, Inc.
StarInvest Group, Inc.
Since 2004 StarInvest Group, Inc had been an active Business Development Company (“BDC”) investing over $3,000,000 in American start-up and micro companies. StarInvest also owns and operates a stock transfer agency through its wholly owned subsidiary My Transfer Agency, LLC .
year
2009
rev ($mm)
$0.95
EBITDA ($mm)
($1.22)
EBIT ($mm)
($1.29)
Net Income ($mm)
Employees
3
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Audax Group
Audax Group
Audax Private Equity invests over $2.4 billion of equity capital in control acquisitions of lower-middle market companies across a wide range of industries. Audax focuses on building companies with leading market positions and superior management teams.
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2000
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36
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Ticker:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale Partners is a private equity firm specialised in growth LBOs, which invests primarily in International mid-market companies. The company is part of the 21 Group, led by Alessandro Benetton and Gérard Pluvinet, which manages above one Billion Euros of assets.
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