Arts & Crafts Sale

  
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Amount:         $800
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  SAN JOSE, May 12–Cisco Systemssaid it
  would buy Qeyton Systems based in Stockholm, Sweden for about $800
  million in stock, the latest of nearly a dozen acquisitions the world’s
  largest maker of computer networking systems has made this year. The
  acquisition of Qeyton is the 11th Cisco
  has unveiled since Jan. 1, and the second this month, as the company
  pursues its plan to acquire 20 to 25 companies this year. It made 18
  acquisitions in 1999.
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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:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  PLAYA DEL REY, May 12–CraftClick.com
  announced the acquisition of Stenciling.com, one of the oldest and
  most popular online destinations devoted to the world of stenciling.
  Founded in 1997, Stenciling.com is
  an extensive online resource that offers free advice, education and
  resources, bringing together stencil artists worldwide. Stenciling.com will
  be e-commerce enabled with CraftClick.com’s 100,000 product Arts
  & Crafts Superstore, introducing more customers to the largest Arts &
  Crafts supply store on the Web.
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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:      D-

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  HOLLYWOOD, May 12–Sunburst Acquisitions IVis pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding Letter
  of Intent relating to the completion of a business combination transaction
  with HollywoodBroadcasting.com, a Nevada corporation. HollywoodBroadcasting.com
  provides original live streaming video entertainment for the Internet and
  its stated goal is to create 25 hours of weekly live programming by
  Christmas 2000.
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