Sony Gaming Online

  
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Terms:           
$5.6 million stock/$6 million cash

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      A

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  CULVER CITY, June 1–Sony Pictures Entertainment, a unit of
  Japanese electronics giant Sony, said it acquired
  online game company Verant Interactive, known for the multi-player,
  role-playing game “EverQuest,” to expand Sony’s online game businesses.
  Financial details of the Verant
  acquisition were undisclosed.
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n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  MARLBORO, Mass., June 2–Envision Development, the emerging leader in Web-centric transactive technologies and
  eBusiness solutions, announced it will acquire PureEdge Solutions, a
  leader in legally binding solutions for e-commerce. Victoria, B.C.-based PureEdge and its technologies will further
  strengthen Envision’s position as a
  leading eBusiness solutions provider. Terms of the agreement were not
  disclosed.
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Financial services

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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      C-

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  PHILADELPHIA, June 2–USABancShares.com
  announced that it has merged its brokerage subsidiary with Bonds
  Online, a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
  Bonds Online provides a full range of content, portfolio management,
  analysis tools and other sector specific assets targeted to attract and
  serve the fixed income industry. As a result of the merger, customers at
  Bonds Online will be able to complete trades instantly with online
  brokerage functionality designed for fixed income transactions. Terms of
  the deal were not disclosed.
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Undisclosed

  
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n/a

  
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Content/Communities

  
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  SANTA BARBARA, June 2–Internet service and support firm NetLojix
  Communicationssaid that it has ended discussions
  to acquire privately held onShore. NetLojix and onShore signed a letter of intent to pursue the
  acquisition back in April. Further details were undisclosed.
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