80108 Media and Go2 have merged, into a single company focused on localized, personal mobile content. No terms of the deal were disclosed. 80108 has raised VC funding from General Catalyst Partners, IDG Ventures Boston, Khosla Ventures and Borealis Ventures. PRESS RELEASEgo2
Pioneer Surgical Technology, a Marquette, Mich.-based maker of spinal and orthopedic implants, has acquired Angstrom Medica Inc., a Woburn, Mass.-based developer of an implantable nanotech-based medical device that can remodel human bone. No financial terms were disclosed. Pioneer has raised over $32 million in VC funding from such firms as Pharos Capital Group, Highlander Partners, […]
Haggin Marketing Inc., a Mill Valley, Calif.
North Pointe Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: NPTE) has agreed to sell its Home Pointe Insurance Co. subsidiary, which comprises its Florida homeowners and dwelling fire operations, to American Capital Assurance Corp., a subsidiary of Safe Harbour Holdings LLC. The deal is valued at approximately $15.3 million. Safe Harbour is backed by Arx Holding Corp., Flexpoint Partners […]
Platial Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based online aggregator of stories, reviews and multimedia for local geographies, has acquired social mapping company Frappr. No financial terms were disclosed. Platial earlier this year raised $2.4 million from KeyNote Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Omidyar Network, Ram Shriram and Ron Conway. www.platial.com www.frappr.com
Industrial Equity Investments Ltd., an international investment firm based in Ireland, has agreed to acquire Tokyo-based agrochemical company Arysta LifeScience Corp. from Olympus Capital Holdings Asia. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which is expected to close in early 2008. IEIL is owned by Permira, which provided all of the acquisition's equity. PRESS […]
MeeVee Inc., a Burlingame, Calif.-based provider of online video entertainment search solutions, has acquired Top Ten Sources, an Internet aggregator of rich media content from blogs, podcasts, video and mainstream media. No financial terms were disclosed. MeeVee has raised around $27 million in VC funding, from firms like Bay Area Equity Fund, Defta Partners, FCPR […]
2Wire Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of broadband service delivery platforms, has acquired Kenati Technologies Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.
Symphony Services Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.
InfoSpace Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP) has agreed to sell its mobile services business to Motricity Inc., a Durham, N.C.-based provider of mobile marketplace management solutions. The deal is valued at $135 million in cash, and is expected to close within the next 90 days. Credit Suisse Securities is advising InfoSpace on the deal. Motricity has raised […]