Local Insight Media LLC, a provider of print directories and Internet-based local search services in Alaska and the Caribbean, has agreed to acquire Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which includes a 50-year publishing agreement in which Insight will serve as the exclusive, official publisher of print and online […]
Appleseed's Topco Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, has completed its acquisition of Blair Corp. (AMEX: BL) for $42.50 per share in cash. The total transaction is valued at approximately $173.6 million. Blair Corp. is a Warren, Pa.-based catalog and multi-channel direct marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products. www.blair.com
Entrix Inc., a Houston, Texas-based environmental consulting company, has acquired Biological Research Associates LLC, a Tampa, Fla.-based consulting firm focused on natural resource projects, including wetlands, endangered species and water-related work. No financial terms were disclosed. Entrix was acquired by The Riverside Company in 2003. www.entrix.com www.biologicalresearch.com
IMG, a sports and entertainment management company controlled by Forstmann Little & Co., has acquired Collegiate Licensing Co., an Atlanta-based collegiate trademark licensing agency. No financial terms were disclosed. www.imgworld.com www.clc.com
Pegasus Solutions Inc., a Dallas-based provider of technology and services to hotels and travel distributors, has acquired Wizcom Inc., a provider of travel reservations processing technology. The seller is Travelport Holdings Ltd., which is owned by The Blackstone Group. Pagasus was acquired in a $275 million public-to-private buyout last year by Prides Capital, Tudor Investment […]
Thule, a Swedish portfolio company of Candover, has acquired Case Logic Inc., a Longmont, Colo.
The Active Network Inc., a San Diego-based provider of an online community for active lifestyles, has agreed to acquire InfoSpherix, the information subsidiary of Spherix Inc. (Nasdaq: SPEX). No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which is expected to close by the end of summer. The Active Network has raised over $70 million in […]
CMIA Capital Partners has merged portfolio companies FerroChina Ltd. and Everbright, into a single company with a pro forma market capitalization of around $860 million. FerroChina manufactures heavy-gauge, galvanized steel coils used mainly in the building and construction industry. Everbright is involved in the manufacture and sale of thin-gauge galvanized steel coils used mainly in […]
SignStorey Inc., a Fairfield, Conn.-based provider of in-store media networks for the grocery industry, has acquired Captive Audience LLC, a Newton, N.J.-based provider of digital media services in the deli departments of ShopRite and Big Y stores in the New York Tri-State region. No financial terms were disclosed. SignStorey shareholders include Golden Gate Capital, CIC […]
Bally Total Fitness (NYSE: BFT) has agreed to sell six Toronto-based health clubs to Extreme Fitness Inc., a portfolio company of Falconhead Capital. The deal is valued at approximately Cdn$19.6 million. www.extremefitnessinc.com