Today’s Deals: Manugistics Buys Talus

 Manugistics Group (MANU) to acquire Talus
Solutions

  
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Amount:         $366
million

  
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Terms:           
4.2 – 5.0 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 21–Manugistics Group , a global provider of intelligent supply chain and e-business
solutions for enterprises and evolving trading networks, and Talus
Solutions, a provider of Pricing and Revenue Optimization (PRO)
products and services, announced Manugistics has signed an agreement
to acquire Talus. The
acquisition brings Manugistics’ leading supply chain optimization and
e-commerce infrastructure solutions together with Talus’ premier
profitability optimization solutions. Manugistics will issue between 4.2
and 5.0 million shares of Manugistics common stock, in a transaction valued
at approximately $366 million.




 

 SAFLINK (ESAF) to acquire Jotter.com

  
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Amount:         $19.8
million

  
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Terms:           
10.6 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C+

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 21–SAFLINK Corporation , a global biometric software provider, and Jotter
Technologies, a developer of Internet toolbars and agent technology,
announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which SAFLINK will acquire Jotter.com. The transaction will unite two
software development teams and product lines and is expected to
significantly enhance the upcoming launch of SAFLINK’s Forget Your Password
Internet strategy and product offerings. Under the terms of the agreement,
Jotter.com stockholders will receive 10.6 million shares of SAFLINK common
stock, $.01 par value, in exchange for all of Jotter’s equity securities
outstanding.




 

 PSAINC (PSAX) to acquire
ExecuteDirect.com

  
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Amount:         $21
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Financial
services

  
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Scorecard:      C

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21– PSAINC announced
that they have executed an agreement to acquire ExecuteDirect.com, a
New York-based online direct access level I and level II trading firm with
a number of operating divisions including an investment in a broker/dealer,
a direct access trading floor, branded trading software with ECN
capability, and a trading academy to instruct level II direct access
trading. The addition of ExecuteDirect.com to the PSAZZ family of companies is expected to
facilitate the launch of PSAZZ.COM, a global, digital broadcast network.
The combined stock and cash transaction is valued at approximately $21
million.