Today’s Deals: Informatica Goes Wireless With Zimba

 eBenX (EBNX) to acquire Arbor Administrative
Services

  
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Amount:         $61
million

  
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Terms:           
2.6 million shares/$17 million cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Consultants/Designers

  
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Scorecard:      B-

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29–eBenX announced
that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbor
Administrative Services, d/b/a Arbor Associates, a privately held,
Web-based benefits administrator and application service provider (ASP).
The acquisition accelerates eBenX’s
presence in the mid-sized employer marketplace, adding over 120,000
committed employee lives, deep domain expertise in benefits administration,
great mid-market broker relationships, and a strong and satisfied
mid-market customer base. Arbor shareholders will receive $17 million in
cash and 2,587,500 shares of eBenX common stock.




 

 Attorneys.com (ATTY) acquires

1800attorneys.com,
rfpNOW.com

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C

LAKE HELEN, Fla., Aug. 29–Attorneys.com
announced it has acquired for stock the assets of 1800attorneys.com
Advertising, based in New York, as well as rfpNOW.com, a
privately-held provider of Web-based content relating to legal subjects and
topics located in Florida. Both acquisitions support Attorneys.com’s strategy of building a
premier legal referral organization by combining traditional referral
sources with leading edge, Web-based tools for both legal professionals and
consumers. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.




 

 Exodus Communications (EXDS) to acquire Grenville
Consulting

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:   &nbsp

;    n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

SANTA CLARA, Aug. 29–Exodus Communications , a provider of complex Internet hosting and managed services,
announced that its UK subsidiary, Exodus Internet Limited, has entered into
a definitive agreement to acquire Grenville Consulting. The
acquisition of Grenville
Consulting, a leading UK consulting firm, will enhance Exodus’ worldwide professional services
organization, as well as provide additional Internet consulting expertise
to help ensure optimum performance, reliability and scalability for
customers’ mission-critical Internet operations. Terms of the transaction
were not disclosed.




 

 Tumbleweed (TMWD) ups ownership to 80% of
Japanese subsidiary

  
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Amount:         $13.75
million

  
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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:      A-

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 29–Tumbleweed Communications < QUOTE NASDAQ:TMWD>, a provider of advanced e-mail solutions for business
communications, announced that it has acquired an additional 25% of its
jointly-owned Japanese subsidiary, Tumbleweed Communications KK (TKK),
which it co-owns with Hikari Tsushin, increasing Tumbleweed’s ownership position in the
subsidiary to 80%. Tumbleweed purchased the shares from Hikari Tsushin for
$13.75 million in order to enhance its position in Tumbleweed KK as a key
to its business goals for its long term presence in the Japanese market.
Hikari Tsushin still owns 20% of shares in Tumbleweed KK.




 

 Informatica (INFA) to acquire Zimba

  
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Amount:         $25
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      A-

PALO ALTO, Aug. 29–Informatica , a
provider of e-business analytic solutions, announced it has entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Zimba, a provider of
applications that enable mobile professionals with real-time access to
corporate and external information via wireless devices, voice recognition,
and the Web. Informatica is
acquiring Zimba in a stock-for-stock
merger transaction valued at approximately $25 million.