Yankee Goes Abroad

  
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Amount:         $72.5
million

  
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Terms:           
100% cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  LONDON, May 9–Reuters, the global
  information and news group, has agreed to acquire The Yankee Group
  Research from Primark Corporationfor $72.5
  million in cash. The Yankee Group
  is a leading international technology research and advisory firm, based in
  Boston which focuses on providing highly specialized research in sectors
  essential to e-business: the Internet, e-commerce, telecommunications and
  wireless.
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Amount:         $15
million

  
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Terms:           
3.9 million shares

  
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Premium:        30%

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      D+

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  LONG BEACH, May 9–Netgateway, an
  e-Business Services Provider, and Galaxy Enterprises, jointly announced the filing of an S-4 Registration Statement
  with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Netgateway will acquire Galaxy Enterprises for approximately
  3.9 million shares in an all-stock merger, involving approximately six
  tenths of one share of Netgateway shares for each share of Galaxy
  Enterprises.
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Amount:         $5
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        ISPs/Access
Providers

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  SAN RAMON, May 9–ZapMe!, the leading
  provider of broadband educational services and content to schools and
  communities nationwide, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement
  to acquire LearningGate.com, a leading provider of Web-based
  educational tools, with headquarters in Dublin, Calif. ZapMe! will leverage LearningGate’s valuable products and
  services to facilitate and stimulate much-needed communication among
  teachers, students and parents. Consideration will be in the form of a
  combination of cash and securities totaling approximately $5 million.
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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+

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  LONDON, May 9–allCars.com, majority owned by
  ci4net.com, the Econet 4 Europe, announced that
  it has acquired the businesses of West Midlands Vehicle Rental,
  which operates nationally throughout the U.K. with an established fleet of
  more than 700 cars. This acquisition will enable visitors to ci4net.com’s
  travel site will now be able to
  access more comprehensive car rental services through allCars.com. Financials were not
  disclosed.
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