Today’s Deals: ValueClick Buys Fellow Pay-Per-Click

 Software AG to acquire SAGA Systems
(AGS)

  
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Amount:         $360
million

  
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Terms:           
100% cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B

DARMSTADT, Germany, Nov. 2–Software AG, a leading European
system software provider offering cutting edge technology for data
management and e-business, and SAGA Systems
announced that Software AG will
acquire all outstanding common stock in SAGA Systems for $11.50 per SAGA
Systems share in cash, for a total transaction value of approximately $360
million. With the acquisition of SAGA, Software AG will be able to expand
significantly into the North America, South America, Japan, and Israel
markets for B2B e-commerce and XML technologies. Software AG is listed on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.




 

 drkoop.com (KOOP) acquires
drDrew.com

  
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Amount:         $1.53
million

  
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Terms:           
1.58 million shares/$150,000 cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2–drkoop.com , an
Internet Health Network and provider of Internet-enabled application
services for the healthcare industry, announced the acquisition of the
assets of drDrew.com, an online lifestyle community for 14- to
24-year-olds named for founder Dr. Drew Pinsky. The acquisition boosts the
drkoop.com registered user base to more than two million. drkoop.com acquired all drDrew.com assets from Sherwood Partners,
a corporate restructuring and business advisory firm, for 1.58 million
shares of common stock and $150-thousand cash. For more analysis, see
Kelly Black’s
DealTracker article.




 

 ValueClick (VCLK) acquires Click
Agents.com

  
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Amount:         $20
million

  
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Terms:           
5.3 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Advertising/Marketing

  
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Scorecard:      B-

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 1–ValueClick , a leading provider of performance-based online advertising
solutions, announced the acquisition of Click Agents.com, another
leading provider of performance-based online advertising solutions. The
merger of the two organizations considerably extends ValueClick’s dominance in the
pay-for-results advertising space, the fastest growing segment of the
online advertising industry. As part of the deal, Click Agents will receive 5.3 million
shares of ValueClick stock.




 

 GoPublicNow.com (GNOW) acquires Heritage West
Securities

  
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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:        Financial
services

  
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Scorecard:      C+

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 2–GoPublicNow.com announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100%
of the assets and business of Heritage West Securities located in
Phoenix, Arizona. Heritage West Securities is an NASD-licensed
broker/dealer in approximately 38 states and maintains one office in
Phoenix. Via the Heritage acquisition, GoPublicNow.com clients will benefit
from a broad range of capabilities provided by Heritage such as private
placements, secondary offerings, retirement plans, and mutual funds, while
existing Heritage clients will have access to participate in investment
opportunities with GoPublicNow.com, involving suitable clients that are
pre-IPO candidates as well as existing public companies. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.




 

 GoCollect.com acquires
SimplyCollectible.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:      C+

CHICAGO, Nov. 2–GoCollect.com, which offers a wide selection
of gifts and collectibles on the Web, announced the acquisition of
SimplyCollectible.com. GoCollect.com acquired SimplyCollectible.com’s
trademark, trade name, URLs and customer list. Terms of the deal were not
disclosed.




 

 Blink.com acquires CoolSync
Bookmarks

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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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:      C

NEW YORK, Nov. 2–Blink.com, a provider of portable bookmark
management, announced the acquisition of CoolSync Bookmarks, a
California-based bookmark management Web site. The acquisition will enable
Blink members to benefit from Coolsync’s enhanced “bookmark syncing”
technology, which enables users to sync their browser bookmarks to their
Blink account with one click. The transaction was a cash deal, though the
exact details of the financial terms have not been disclosed.