Loving Care Agency Inc., a Fort Lee, N.J.
Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., a portfolio company of Catterton Partners, has agreed to acquire Brach's Confections Inc. from Barry Callebaut AG of Switzerland. No financial terms were disclosed. Brach's is a Dallas-based manufacturer of branded and private label confectionery products. Harris Williams & Co. advised Brach's on the sale. www.brachs.com
BSG Alliance Corp., an Austin, Texas-based provider of software-as-a-service solutions for the enterprise, has acquired Kalivo Inc., a provider of SaaS collaboration solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. BSG has raised $16 million in VC funding from Foundation Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Powershift Group. www.kalivo.com
ActivStyle Inc., a Minneapolis-based medical supply company focused on incontinence products, has acquired Senior Care Services Inc., a Grand Junction, Colo.-based provider of incontinence products to Medicaid patients. No financial terms were disclosed. ActivStyle is owned by The Riverside Company. www.activstyle.com
La-Z-Boy Inc. (NYSE: LZB) has agreed to sell its Clayton Marcus subsidiary to Rowe Fine Furniture Inc., a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Clayton Marcus is a Hickory, N.C.-based maker of mid-to-high priced upholstered furniture. www.claytonmarcus.com
Avail Media Inc., a Reston, Va.-based provider of IPTV and other media services to broadband operators, has acquired ViewNow, a supplier of video-on-demand programming. No financial terms were disclosed. Avail raised a $17 million Series B round earlier this year from Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Pioneer Investors and the Benaroya Companies. The selling […]
Bridgepoint Education, a San Diego-based portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, has acquired the Colorado School of Professional Psychology. No financial terms were disclosed. CSPP is a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based school that offers psychology degrees at the master's and doctorate levels. It has been renamed The University of the Rockies. www.bridgepointeducation.com
ChannelAdvisor Corp., a Morrisville, N.C.-based provider of channel management solutions, has acquired rival Marketworks Inc. of Atlanta. No financial terms were disclosed. ChannelAdvisor has raised over $64 million in total VC funding, from backers like Advanced Technology Ventures, Kodiak Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, TriState Investment Group, eBay Inc., Atlantis Group, Montagu Newhall Associates […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that one of its subsidiaries acquired a golf course in Macau for undisclosed terms, marking its first entry into the lucrative gambling market but without the rights to build a casino. Harrah's, which is being taken private in a $17.1 billion transaction, has struggled […]
Melita Cable PLC, a Malta-based communications provider recently acquired by GMT Communications Partners, has agreed to acquire 3G Telecommunications Ltd., a portfolio company of M/C Venture Partners. The deal will enable Melita Cable to roll out Malta's third wireless communications network, and gives M/C Venture Partners a minority ownership position in Melita. www.melitacable.com