PlayPhone Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based mobile media and entertainment company, has acquired Pitch Entertainment Group, a UK-based provider of mobile entertainment content. No financial terms were disclosed. PlayPhone has raised around $30 million in VC funding from Scale Venture Partners, Cardinal Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures PRESS RELEASE In a strategic move […]
Embarcadero Technologies Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of data management solutions, has acquired development tools group CodeGear from Borland Software Corp. (Nasdaq: BORL). No financial terms were disclosed. Embarcadero was taken private last summer by Thoma Cressey Bravo. PRESS RELEASE Embarcadero Technologies, a privately-held company of Thoma Cressey Bravo, today announced that they signed a […]
Xobni Corp., a San Francisco-based provider of email analytics software, has acquired the IP assets of Firedrop, a failed Web 2.0 company that had raised $100 million before being acquired MetricStream in 2004. No financial terms were disclosed. Firedrop had created something called Zaplets, which placed synchronized applications into email messages. Xobni has raised over […]
Broadweave Networks, a South Jordan, Utah-based fiber-optic service provider, has acquired Provo, Utah's citywide fiber-optic. The deal is valued at $40.6 million, with Sorenson Capital sponsoring the deal for Broadweave. PRESS RELEASEMayor Lewis K. Billings announced yesterday the sale of Provo's citywide fiber-optic system to Broadweave Networks, a local fiber-optic services provider. Billings announced the […]
Arrowhead Research Corp. (Nasdaq: ARWR) has sold subsidiary Aonex Technologies to AmberWave Systems, a Salem, N.H.-based provider of strained silicon technology for the semiconductor industry. The deal is valued at up to $7.95 million in earnouts. Aonex is a Pasadena, Calif.-based developer of materials integration technology for the solar, LED and laser markets. AmerWave has […]
Buzznet Inc., a Los Angeles-based social media community focused on music and pop culture, has acquired alternative music community Absolute Punk. No financial terms were disclosed. This is Buzznet's fourth recent acquisition, having previously bought Idolator, Qloud and Stereogum. It has raised over $30 million in VC funding from Interscope Records, Redpoint Ventures and Anthem […]
Promotion Space Group, a UK-based provider of brand awareness and promotion campaigns, has acquired rival Brandspace. No financial terms were disclosed. PSG is a portfolio company of Octopus Private Equity, which helped finance the acquisition. Senior debt was provided by Lloyds TSB. PRESS RELEASE Octopus Private Equity (“Octopus”) backed portfolio company Promotion Space Group, has […]
Orval Kent Food Company Inc., a portfolio company of Questor Management Co., has acquired Fresh Creative Foods LLC, a processor and distributor of ready-to-eat refrigerated gourmet meals and side dishes. No financial terms were disclosed. Fresh Creative was advised on the deal by RSM EquiCo Capital Markets. PRESS RELEASE Orval Kent Food Company Inc., a […]
Quickoffice Inc., a Plano, Texas
SGS International Inc., a portfolio company of Court Square Capital Partners, said that its Canadian subsidiary has acquired both Backwell Design Inc. and its affiliate Gemini Graphics Imaging Inc. The two companies are based in London, Ontario, and provide package design, production artwork and packaging pre-press services. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE […]