Sugar Inc., a San Francisco-based blog publisher, has acquired Courture Media, a network of independent online style publishers. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal comes just weeks after Sugar acquired social shopping website ShopStyle. Sugar has raised more than $5 million in VC funding from Sequoia Capital and NBC Universal Digital Media. www.sugarpublishing.com www.coutorture.com
Laguna Ventures has acquired OakHill Group, a McLean, Va.-based government contracting firm that offers information security management, engineering and information systems development services. No financial terms were disclosed. Laguna was recently formed as an acquisition platform to buy companies that serve the U.S. intelligence community and U.S. Department of Defense. It is backed by an […]
Canon Communications LLC, a Los Angeles-based B2B publisher and event organizer, has acquired two German trade shows: Interpart and Surfacts. No financial terms were disclosed. Interpart is a trade show for manufacturers and subcontractors in the automotive, electronics, medical, and machine construction industries in Southern Germany, while Surfacts serves European companies providing mechanical, chemical or […]
Air2Web Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of wireless applications and content gateway services, has agreed to acquire MindMatics AG, which offers similar services in the European marketplace. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which is expected to close later this month. Air2Web has raised over $76 million in VC funding since its 1999 […]
BSG Alliance Corp., an Austin, Texas-based provider of on-demand enterprise software, has acquired Industrial Science LLC, a Houston, Texas-based provider of business simulation frameworks and technology for large enterprises. No financial terms were disclosed. BSG earlier this year raised $20 million in VC funding from Foundation Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Powershift Ventures. www.bsgalliance.com […]
Focus Financial Partners, a New York-based wealth management and consulting group, has acquired five new wealth management firms with an aggregate of $8 billion in client assets. They are: GW & Wade (Mass.), Dion Money Management (Mass.), Lara, Shull & May (Washington DC), Benefit Funding Services Group (Calif.) and JFS Wealth Advisors (Penn.). No financial […]
AzoogleAds of New York has acquired fellow search engine marketing company Bazaar Advertising Solutions Inc. of San Francisco. No financial terms were disclosed. Azoogle has raised VC funding from TA Associates the The Sripes Group. www.azoogle.com www.bazaaradvertising.com
Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) has sold its Fruit2O water and Veryfine juice brands to Sunny Delight Beverages Co., a portfolio company of J.W. Childs & Associates. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, but Kraft said that the brands had $135 million in combined 2006 sales.
Orion ICG, a Raleigh, N.C.-based military recruiting and consulting firm, has acquired Cumberland Therapy Services Inc., a Lawrenceville, N.J.-based provider of healthcare therapists and other professionals to state and local government facilities. No financial terms were disclosed. Orion is a portfolio company of Centre Partners. www.orioninternational.com
Market Strategies International, a Livonia, Mich.