GateHouse Media Inc. (NYSE: GHS) has agreed to acquire four daily newspapers from Gannett (NYSE: GCI) for $410 million in cash. The papers are: Norwich Bulletin in Connecticut, Rockford Register Star in Illinois, Observer-Dispatch in Utica, N.Y., and The Herald, Dispatch in Huntington, West Virginia. GateHouse was acquired by Fortress Investment Partners in 2005 from […]
Senior Care Centers of America Inc., a Trevose, Pa.-based provider of daytime healthcare services for adults, has acquired Brookhaven, Pa.-based Generations Adult Day Center. No financial terms were disclosed. Clearview Capital acquired a majority stake in SCCA late last year. www.seniorcarectrs.com
Technorati Inc., a San Francisco
Entropic Communications Inc., a San Diego-based provider of home networking for digital entertainment, has agreed to acquire RF Magic Inc., a San Diego
Forbes Media has acquired Investopedia.com, a website for investor education. No financial terms were disclosed. Forbes Media was formed last summer by Forbes and Elevation Partners.
JetDirect Aviation LLC has agreed to acquire fellow private jet company Sentient Jet Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. JetDirect shareholders include CD Ventures, Argosy Capital, ABS Capital Partners, Brantley Partners, HSBC and AIG. www.jetdirect.com www.sentient.com
The Frank Gates Cos. of Columbus, Ohio and Attenta of Birmingham, Ala. last month merged into a single risk management company called Risk Management Solutions Inc. The deal was financed via a $52.5 million equity investment from KRG Capital Partners, which will hold a controlling interest. www.frankgates.com www.attenta.com
Newgistics Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of returns management solutions, has acquired Logistics Management Inc., a Fairhaven, Mass.-based provider of transportation brokerage services for less-than-truckload shipping. No financial terms were disclosed. Newgistics has raised around $45 million in VC funding since its 1999 inception, from firms like Austin Ventures, R.R. Donnelley & Sons and StarVest […]
Automated Resources Group, a Montvale, N.J.-based provider of subscription fulfillment, database marketing and web services solutions, has acquired the Reader Services division of MediaBrains Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. ARG is a portfolio company of Shore Points Capital Partners and TSG Equity Partners, while the acquisition was partially financed via a $15 million one-stop […]
MediMedia USA, a Chatham, N.J.-based healthcare education provider controlled by Vestar Capital Partners, has acquired a majority interest in Complete Healthcare Communications Inc., a Chads Ford, Pa.