Today’s Deals: HSX.com Merges Into Predict It

  
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Amount:        
$800,000

  
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Terms:           
150,000-179,450 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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  CHICAGO, Sept. 19–Xpedior, a provider of
  eBusiness solutions to Global 2000 companies and emerging digital
  businesses, and Parago, a promotional marketing CRM company,
  announced Xpedior will acquire certain
  assets from Parago, formerly How2.com,
  that will expand Xpedior’s creative services capabilities. Xpedior will
  hire up to 24 of Parago’s creative design employees, who will bring a
  number of skillsets such as streaming media and online illustration,
  enhancing Xpedior’s creative services team. Xpedior will issue a minimum of
  150,000 and a maximum of 179,540 new shares of Xpedior common stock in
  exchange for the assets acquired by Xpedior.
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Amount:         $50
million

  
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Terms:           
3.6 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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  CLIFTON, N.J., Sept. 19–Vertex Interactive, provider of business-to-business fulfillment technologies,
  announced the acquisition of Renaissance Software, a provider of
  e-business supply chain management software. The acquisition of Renaissance will enable Vertex to offer a broader and
  more complete suite of supply chain management and technology tools. The
  transaction is valued at approximately $50 million, paid for through the
  issuance of approximately 3.6 million shares of Vertex common stock.
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Amount:         $4
million

  
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Terms:           
820,000 shares + debt

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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  NASHVILLE, Sept. 19–HealthStream, a
  provider of e-learning solutions to healthcare organizations and
  professionals, announced the completion of a transaction to acquire
  substantially all of the assets of SynQuest Technologies, a provider
  of online training and education to hospitals and healthcare organizations.
  With the acquisition of SynQuest
  Technologies, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, HealthStream adds more than 300
  hospital customers, bringing its total hospital customer base to over 850
  hospitals. The consideration paid for SynQuest includes issuance of
  approximately 820,000 shares of HealthStream common stock and the
  assumption of approximately $2.5 million of liabilities.
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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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  CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 19–GoHealth.MD
  announced that it has executed the definitive merger agreement with Herb
  Companion Press of Loveland, Colorado, publisher of Herbs for Health
  magazine, which has a newsstand and paid circulation of more than 250,000
  per issue. The acquisition is intended to accelerate the multi-media
  platform strategy of GoHealth.MD, which owns and operates HealthMall.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:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  NEW YORK, Sept. 19–Predict It, a provider
  of interactive prediction applications targeting the online sports and
  financial markets, announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to
  merge with Hollywood Stock Exchange, an online entertainment company
  best known for its patented and highly popular entertainment virtual stock
  market. The combined company will be known as “HSX.” As part of the
  proposed merger transaction, a group of institutional investors have also
  signed the letter of intent signifying their intention to invest $10
  million in new equity capital in the combined company upon the merger, in
  which former shareholders of Predict
  It and Hollywood Stock Exchange will
  receive approximately 19% and 57% respectively, while the new investor
  group will receive approximately a 24% stake.
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Amount:         $3
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      n/a

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  WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 19–Keyware, a provider of biometric
  identification solutions, announced the acquisition of Neosys,
  providers of advanced e-commerce solutions, located in Belgium. Neosys will be integrated into the Keyware Internet Division, which develops
  technology designed to speed the growth of biometric-enabled Internet
  applications. The deal was worth approximately $3 million in cash and
  shares plus an earn-out incentive.
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