Today’s Deals: LivePerson Adds Another Human Touch

 LivePerson (LPSN) acquires HumanClick

  
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Amount:         $10
million

  
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Terms:           
4.5 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

NEW YORK, Oct. 13–LivePerson , an
application service provider (ASP) of technology that enables real-time
sales and customer service interaction over the Internet, has acquired
Israel-based HumanClick, which provides real-time, online customer
service applications to more than 100,000 small and mid-sized businesses
around the world. The HumanClick
acquisition is expected to solidify LivePerson’s position as a global
leader in delivering real-time eCRM solutions via an ASP model to
businesses operating online. Under the terms of the agreement, LivePerson
will issue up to 4.5 million shares in exchange for all outstanding shares
of HumanClick.




 

 Phoenix Multimedia acquires Worldsconnect.com,
Kidsconnect.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-

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13–Phoenix Multimedia announced that it
has acquired Worldsconnect.com and Kidsconnect.com. The new
sites will be incorporated into PMM’s family of educational,
family-oriented Web sites, with Worldsconnect.com offering PMM’s growing education and business
library of award-winning video and e-learning courses online and Kidsconnect.com a unique children’s
Portal offering a safe, youth-friendly environment featuring “Streaming”
interactive K-12, and other educational courses. With the acquisitions, PMM
will be able to combine their ISP services with a subscription to our
content libraries.




 

 Vizacom (VIZY) acquires interMETHODS

  
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Amount:         $1.88
million

  
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Terms:           
1.56 million shares/$104,000 cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Consultants/Designers

  
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Scorecard:      B

TEANECK, New Jersey, Oct. 13–Vizacom
announced that it has acquired interMETHODS, an e-business
technology solutions provider located in London, England. Vizacom completed the transaction
for approximately 1,560,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and
$104,000 in deferred payments.