Having built solid relationships with Kansas City startups to spur
growth and establish the area as a hub for entrepreneurism and
innovation, Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that it has acquired Kansas
City-based Handmark Inc. and its subsidiary OneLouder Apps Inc., a
leading mobile app developer and ... read more
Ziff Davis, Inc., the leading digital media company in the technology,
gaming and men’s lifestyle categories, today announced the acquisition
of NetShelter®, the biggest community of technology publishers
dedicated to consumer electronics, computing and mobile communications,
from inPowered. Ziff Davis is a division of j2 Global, ... read more
GE Antares, a unit of GE Capital, announced today it is serving as
administrative agent for a $89.5 million senior credit facility to
support Greenbriar Equity Group’s acquisition of EDAC Technologies
Corporation. GE Capital Markets acted as joint lead arranger and sole
bookrunner.
... read more
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Tumblr announced today that they have
reached a definitive agreement for Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr.
Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be
independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain
... read more
Interleukin
Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: ILIU) announced today that it has raised
$12.0 million in gross proceeds through a private placement of its
securities to accredited investors. Interleukin sold an aggregate of
43,715,847 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.2745 per share
... read more
Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
Tinkercad, an easy-to-use browser-based 3D design tool. The addition of
Tinkercad to Autodesk will help broaden the popular Autodesk 123D
family of apps and supports Autodesk’s vision to help anybody
... read more
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Acquity Group Ltd. (NYSE MKT: AQ) have entered
into a definitive agreement under which Accenture will acquire Acquity
Group, a leading digital marketing and eCommerce company. The
acquisition will further strengthen and expand the broad range of
digital marketing services that Accenture ... read more
Seattle, WA-based Tableau
Software, Inc., a provider of business analytics software, opened
for trading today on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DATA”
after its initial public offering. The company’s stock opened at $47, up
52% ... read more
Sprint (NYSE: S) today completed its transaction with U.S. Cellular
(NYSE: USM) to acquire 20MHz of PCS spectrum in various Midwest markets
including Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Champaign, Ill., and 10MHz of
PCS spectrum in the St. Louis market. The additional spectrum will
significantly increase ... read more
Perficient,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT), a leading information technology consulting
firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout
North America, today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based Clear
Task, Inc. (“Clear Task”), an $8 million annual services revenue
consulting ... read more
Celoxica,
a leading provider of ultra low latency market data, order entry and pre
trade risk solutions for high frequency traders and brokers, today
announced the latest extension to its hardware accelerated market data
products with the launch of the Generic Book Accelerator or GBA product ... read more
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: LLL) announced
today that it has adjusted the conversion rate for its 3% Convertible
Contingent Debt Securities (CODES) due 2035 (CUSIP Numbers: 502413AW7
and 502424AE4; ISIN Numbers: US502413AW73 and US502424AE49) (the
“Securities”) in connection with the regular quarterly dividend ... read more
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), a leading provider of
next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise,
today announced the acquisition of privately-held Meridian Apps, Inc.
(“Meridian”). With this acquisition, Aruba Networks enables new
location-based services by combining its unique, network-based
... read more
The Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the
Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement
with NeuroNet Learning, providers of a learning enrichment program
designed to help children improve motor skills, language, and
information processing. Working with Florida’s research universities and
... read more
Keen Home Inc., developer of home automation products and services, has
announced that it is in pursuit of raising capital to complete the
development of its Keen Vent, a wirelessly networked home air vent
system. The company recently launched an Indiegogo crowd-funding
campaign on the heels ... read more
The National
Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) has been awarded $5,955,435 by
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the next phase of human
tissue collection for the Genotype-Tissue
Expression (GTEx) project—an NIH initiative begun in 2010 to
investigate how genetic ... read more
Tick Data, Inc. (www.tickdata.com)
is pleased to announce the corporate buyback of the firm by its
long-time management team, led by Neal Falkenberry, CFA, and Thomas
Myers, with additional funding from the Tactex F1 Private Equity Fund.
After eight years of ownership by Penson Worldwide, Inc., ... read more
BonitaSoft,
the number one growing business process management (BPM) solution
provider, today announced the completion of a $13 million Series C round
of funding led by the FSN
PME (the French National Fund for Digital Society), a French
government initiative ... read more
May 16, 2013: Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS), a leader in innovative
home fitness equipment, today announced they are sending over more than
30 employees as participants in the ultimate fitness and teamwork
challenge, Tough
Mudder 2013. The event takes place in Fossil, Oregon on June 15 ... read more
SofTech, Inc. (OTCQB: SOFT), a proven provider of Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions today announced the completion of a
new debt facility.
The new three year, $2.7 million debt facility replaces the Company’s
current debt facilities that were to ... read more