Ameritrade Grabs Ten Bagger

  
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Amount:         $174
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Financial
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  MENLO PARK, June 15–Online broker E-Trade Groupsaid it agreed to acquire Versus Technologies, a
  Canadian-based provider of electronic securities trading services for
  institutional and retail investors and owner of the E*TRADE Canada license, for $174
  million in stock. Through the acquisition, E*Trade will gain access to the VERSUS
  retail and institutional client base, as well as The VERSUS Network, a
  scalable proprietary electronic trading platform that is planned to be
  incorporated into E*Trade’s product offerings worldwide.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Financial
services

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  OMAHA, June 15–Ameritrade Holding, an
  online discount broker, said it has acquired Ten Bagger an Orem,
  Utah-based provider of innovative investment decision support tools. Ameritrade’s active and rapidly
  growing customer base of self-directed investors will benefit from this
  fast and easy-to-use stock screening, research, and charting software
  product, known as BigEasy
  Investor. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  BELLEVUE, Wash., June 15–ImageX.com, a
  business-to-business Internet market maker for printed business materials,
  announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held
  Howard Press, a full-service printing company. The fifth acquisition
  in the last 15 months, the Howard
  Press transaction solidifies ImageX.com’s leadership position in the
  e-commerce printing industry, adds substantial blue chip customers and
  revenue, and supports the commitment to accelerating positive cash flows.
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Amount:        
$325,000

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        100% cash

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 15–euro909.com, a European e-business enabler, announced it has entered into
  an agreement to acquire Netbasen, a Danish, Swedish and Norwegian
  Web-hosting company, in an all-cash transaction of USD $325,000, or DKK
  2,450,000. The takeover of Netbasen’s
  Web-hosting operations further strengthens the position of euro909.com, as well as three of its
  subsidiaries within the Scandinavian Web-hosting market: Digiweb Danmark, Grona Verket, and Primaerdata.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      C-

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  SAN DIEGO, June 15–Ubrandit.com, a
  business-to-business provider of branded Internet solutions, announced
  that, as part of its ongoing effort to strategically target the mass market
  media and publication industry, it has acquired ClickSmart.com, an
  Internet content and services company that specializes in providing niche
  special interest video and book eCommerce and direct response print
  marketing, database management, and order processing/fulfillment services
  to hundreds of leading magazine publishers and content Web sites. ClickSmart.com’s penetration into the
  multi-billion dollar consumer magazine industry, coupled with the online
  advertising opportunities available through their impressive industry
  client list, make ClickSmart.com a perfect fit for Ubrandit.com and its branding
  platforms.
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