Ameritrade Grabs Ten Bagger

 E*Trade (EGRP) to acquire VERSUS
Technologies

  
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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

MENLO PARK, June 15–Online broker E-Trade Group said 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.




 

 Ameritrade (AMTD) to acquire Ten
Bagger

  
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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+

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.




 

 ImageX.com (IMGX) acquires Howard
Press

  
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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

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.




 

 euro909.com (ENON) to acquire
Netbasen

  
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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+

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.




 

 Ubrandit.com (UBI) acquires
ClickSmart.com

  
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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-

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.