Today’s Deals: Rampant Consolidation in the Private Sector

 CacheFlow (CFLO) to acquire Entera

  
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Amount:         $440
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

SUNNYVALE, Oct. 10–CacheFlow , a provider
of content intelligent networking solutions, announced it has signed a
definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Entera. Based in
Fremont, California, Entera is a
leading provider of standards-based streaming content distribution and
management technologies. The combined company offerings will allow service
providers and enterprises to unleash the power of live and on-demand
Internet streaming video and audio content, driving new revenue
opportunities and enhancing communications with employees, business
partners and customers. Under the terms of the agreement, CacheFlow common stock with an
aggregate value of approximately $440 million will be exchanged for all
outstanding shares and options of Entera.




 

 Vsource (VSRC) acquires Online Transaction
Technologies

  
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Amount:         $7
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      C+

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10–Online Transaction Technologies, an
Application Service Provider and an e-marketplace enabler, announced that
it has signed a preliminary agreement to be acquired by Vsource
for a consideration of $7 million to be paid in Vsource
Stock. Online Transaction Technologies
is an Internet exchange service provider specializing in development,
operation and maintenance of trading exchanges supporting the full range of
B2B e-business protocols, including RRP/Qs, auctions, reverse auctions and
catalogs, while Vsource headquartered
in Ventura, California, provides the first transaction-based, pure-Internet
solution for e-procurement.




 

 Diamond Equities (DDEQ) acquires majority
interest in RealMotorcycles.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:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      B

MESA, Ariz., Oct. 10–Diamond Equities
announced that it has acquired majority interest in
RealMotorcycles.com, an Internet retailer of aftermarket motorcycle
parts, accessories and apparel in the multi-billion dollar U.S. motorcycle
industry. RealMotorcycles.com
also has a unique after-market auction feature that allows the purchase and
sale of various custom-built motorcycles which have flourished in the
growing secondary market over the past few years. Details of the
transaction were not disclosed.




 

 Homebytes.com merges with Owners.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+

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 10–Homebytes.com, a nationally licensed
residential real estate firm, and Owners.com, a full-choice real
estate service, announced they are merging. The combination of homebytes.com and Owners.com offers independent home sellers
throughout the country the best of licensed real estate expertise and
Internet exposure. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.




 

 HighWired.com acquires Gradfinder.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:      B

WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 10–HighWired.com, an online network
of high schools, announced the acquisition of Gradfinder.com, a
500,000-member alumni community created to provide high school graduates
with a way to stay connected to friends via the Internet. The Gradfinder.com deal effectively
expands HighWired.com’s community
beyond the boundaries of the four-year high school experience and provides
the more than 10.5 million students in its network with an easy way to
maintain friendships and stay connected to their high school after their
graduation ceremonies. The acquisition is a key element in HighWired.com’s
strategy to be the most highly trafficked high school focused media network
on the Web. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.




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 Govolution acquires Digigov.net

  
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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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10–Govolution, an Application Service
Provider (ASP) of e-commerce services and solutions to the U.S. government,
announced the acquisition of Digigov.net, an application created by
professionals with real government IT experience for designing, maintaining
and hosting comprehensive, dynamic and functional municipal government web
sites. The acquisition of Digigov.net’s comprehensive solution will
allow Govolution to expand the
range of services it can make available to state and local governments.




 

 eNovel.com to acquire Novel Products

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:       &nbsp

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n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      B-

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 10–eNovel.com announced that a Letter of
Intent has been signed to acquire closely held Novel Products, owner
of The Amazing Instant Novelist site on America Online and the Web, a
popular site for writers since its launch on AOL in 1995. The acquisition
gives eNovel access to AOL’s 26 million
members through the Instant
Novelist’s placement on AOL at keyword novel. The purchase will
accelerate eNovel’s growth and enable the company to capture significant
market-share in the exploding market in electronic books (e-books). Terms
of the transaction were not disclosed.




 

 PatentCafe.com to acquire FeeBid.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+

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 10–PatentCafe.com, an intellectual property
portal, announces an agreement to acquire FeeBid.com, the Internet’s
intellectual property legal services marketplace. FeeBid.com gives PatentCafe.com a key syndication
service that will allow corporate patent attorneys and technology managers
to better manage projects contracted to outside intellectual property
attorneys. FeeBid.com becomes PatentCafe’s seventh IP Web property
acquisition and is the latest addition to PatentCafe.com’s ground-breaking
new content syndication program for business and intellectual property
customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.