Today’s Deals: Keynote Lands Red Alert

  
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Amount:         $15
million

  
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Terms:           
100% cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  SAN MATEO, Aug. 18–Keynoteannounced the
  acquisition of Red Alert, a privately-held company based in Dallas,
  Texas that is a provider of Web site accessibility monitoring for
  e-businesses worldwide. The acquisition strengthens Keynote’s leadership position with
  immediate ability to market and sell its services to Red Alert’s corporate customers
  interested in measuring, assuring and improving e-commerce quality of
  experience. The purchase price is $15 million paid in cash, with additional
  cash of up to $10 million based upon the successful achievement of certain
  performance goals.
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Amount:         $256
million

  
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Terms:           
290 million shares

  
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Premium:        11%

  
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Industry:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  LONDON, Aug. 18–QXL.com plchas agreed
  revised terms for its proposed merger with ricardo.de, uniting two
  of the largest European online auction companies which will create a
  pan-European market leader with over two million registered users. Under
  the revised terms, QXL will offer all ricardo shareholders 34 QXL Ordinary
  Shares for each ricardo share, representing a maximum aggregate
  consideration of approximately 290.1 million QXL Ordinary Shares with a
  value of approximately 171.2 million pounds, or USD $256 million,
  representing a premium of approximately 11 %.
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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:       
Advertising/Marketing

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  NEW YORK, Aug. 18–About.comconfirmed
  that the company recently acquired online e-commerce advertising network
  WiseAds New Media, an Internet e-commerce advertising network. The
  deal is expected to add WiseAds’
  clients to About.com’s Luna
  Network of affiliated content sites, and to bolster About.com ad sales. Financial terms of the
  deal weren’t revealed.
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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:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 18–Business-to-business marketplace
  Vertical Markets has announced the acquisition of e-business
  solutions company Nextracom. Nextracom will form a new division
  of Vertical Markets,
  developing B2B technologies and a range of new product of
• ferings. The deal
  is expected to underpin Vertical Markets’ delivery of total, cost-effective
  functionality for its B2B customer base.
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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:      B-

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  HOUSTON, Aug. 18–Internet Law Library
  announces the acquisition of a major controlling interest in privately held
  Compass Data Systems, headquartered in Salt Lake City. Compass Data provides turnkey
  electronic information publishing services in a completely searchable
  electronic infobase to a wide variety of industries and organizations. Internet Law Library owns
  subsidiaries that operate Internet sites that provide subscription access
  to databases used for tracking pending legislation and for performing legal
  research.
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