Today’s Deals: Divine Merger of FuelQuest, OilSpot.com

  
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Amount:         $57
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Terms:           
1.4 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 9–Wind River Systems
  , a provider of software and services for smart devices in the
  Internet age, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to
  acquire Rapid Logic, a provider of advanced device management
  technologies for networking equipment and other intelligent devices. The Rapid Logic acquisition enables Wind River to offer a wider range of
  integrated, embedded networking
• technologies to developers of sophisticated
  data networking and telecommunications equipment, such as Ethernet
  switches, IP routers, access concentrators, optical switches, and xDSL
  systems. Wind River will acquire Rapid Logic for a total of 1,429,698
  shares of Wind River stock and the acquisition will be accounted for as a
  purchase transaction.
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Amount:        
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
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Scorecard:      C+

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  CHICAGO, Oct. 9–divine interVentures
  announced the closing of the merger between FuelQuest and
  Oilspot.com to create a powerhouse e-commerce and infrastructure
  solution downstream petroleum industry. FuelQuest provides suppliers, marketers
  and commercial, industrial, and retail end users of fuels, lubricants and
  specialty chemicals a hosted private, B2B e-marketplace and back-office
  solution, while Oilspot.com is an
  e-commerce solution for the lubricants industry through its private vendor
  catalogs and exchange solutions for petroleum marketers. The new entity
  will retain the name of FuelQuest. Terms of the merger between the two
  closely held companies were not disclosed.
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Amount:        
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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:      B-

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  SAN JOSE, Oct. 9–In an unprecedented merger, designed to create the
  next generation B2B e-commerce platform for the electronics industry, two
  leading online companies are joining forces with two traditional
  distribution operations. eChips Inc. will be launched as a result of a
  merger agreement among QuestLink Technology, ChipCenter,
  Arrow Electronics’Advantage business unit and
  Avnet Production Supplies and Test Equipment business unit. eChips
  aims to be a new and independent sales and marketing channel serving the
  global electronics engineering and purchasing communities. Financial
  details of the merger were not disclosed.
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Amount:         $15
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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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  LONDON, Oct. 9–Ebookers.com, Europe’s
  leading online travel company, announced that it intends to acquire
  Flightbookers plc, a top 10 UK travel company that currently
  provides travel fulfillment services to ebookers.com in the UK. The
  acquisition of Flightbookers will enable ebookers.com to retain margins on
  fulfillment services from Flightbookers. This agreement set the
  consideration for the acquisition at $15 million.
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Amount:        
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 9–MCSiannounced that
  it had signed an agreement to purchase a significant portion of the assets
  of Intellisys Group, an integrator of audio-visual systems and
  products. MCSi is a systems integrator
  of state-of-the-art presentation and broadcast facilities. This transac
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  will represent the fusion of two industry pioneers that will translate into
  remarkable opportunities. This agreement is a part of a proposed Chapter 11
  reorganization of Intellisys.
  Terms of the agreement were not announced.
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Amount:         $3
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9–Embarcadero Technologies, a provider of database lifecycle management solutions,
  announced that it is acquiring the remaining 56% interest in its affiliate,
  Embarcadero Europe for approximately $3 million. The acquisition of
  Embarcadero Europe represents a logical step in Embarcadero’s efforts to expand
  overseas.
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Amount:        
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 9–WebPartner, a provider of
  e-business performance management solutions, announced that it had reached
  a definitive agreement to acquire @Manage, a Silicon Valley based
  provider of web-based enterprise management services. The @Manage acquisition is expected to
  strengthen WebPartner’s position as
  a provider of comprehensive e-business performance management solutions
  that enable companies to correlate Web site and back-end infrastructure
  performance in order to optimize the online experience for their customers,
  channel partners and corporate intranet users.
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Amount:        
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

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Scorecard:      B-

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  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct 9–LearningByte International, a leading provider of custom eLearning
  solutions, announced today that it is merging with Image Dynamics, Inc., a
  San Diego-based performance consulting and custom training development
  firm. The combination of LearningByte
  International and Image
  Dynamics is expected to offer clients expanded services, increased
  production capacity, and wider geographic reach.
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Amount:        
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz., Oct. 9–CyberRadio.Com announced that
  it has acquired two Internet music properties which will round out its
  global strategic development: Internet Music Promotions, which
  provides a model of services for the hundreds of thousands of talented
  bands out there who desire and deserve a chance to be heard, and
  Internet Music Library, which has developed a unique way of
  approaching the problems caused by downloading in multiple audio formats,
  ensuring that the artists and labels are being paid for their work. The
  acquisitions of Internet Music Promotions and Internet Music Library will
  permit CyberRadio to enhance its
  current relationships with its Internet radio stations network.
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Amount:        
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Terms:           
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 9–Finali, a provider of live,
  Web-based customer and sales support, and NetSage, a developer of
  socially intelligent automated help, announced a merger agreement that
  unites the two companies’ technologies and services under the Finali
  marquee. The combination of Finali and
  NetSage will create a turnkey package
  that drives online sales, reduces client support costs, and builds loyalty
  by improving the online experience.
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