My AD:TECH Presentation + new M&A Deals

From: Cliff Kurtzman <moderator_at_o-a.com>
Date: Thu 27 Apr 2006 20:26:20 -0500

Our session today at AD:TECH on Interactive M&A for Fun & Profit was
a lot of fun and interest levels certainly seemed high. There were an
estimated 9000 people at the show. If you couldn't attend, you are
welcome to download the presentation PowerPoint at:

         http://www.o-a.com/sf2006/?oacom

I've also added lots more deals to our M&A dealflow
page over the past few days:

Microsoft rumored to be acquiring Massive for $200M-$400M
http://www.dlmag.com/1424/microsoft-acquiring-massive-inc.html

Internet Brands acquires Wikitravel and World66
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060420/20060420005313.html?.v=1

United Online's (UNTD) Classmates.com acquires Opobox for $10M
http://www.irconnect.com/untd/pages/news_releases.html?ref=rss&d=95888

TeliaSonera unit Eesti Telekom acquires 51% of Serenda Investments for $3M
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/04/05/afx2647830.html

Mediabolic acquires Digital 5
http://www.mediabolic.com/press/item.php?id=461

Casino Rewards Online Gambling Group acquires Aztec Riches Casino
and Phoenician Casino
http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentID=157977

Viacom acquires XFire for $102M
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/3815356.html

CNET acquires Chowhound
http://sramanamitra.com/blog/247

Swish Group acquires 51% of Amphead Entertainment Group
<http://www.egoli.com.au/egoli/egoliNewsViewsPage.asp?
PageID=%7B786635A8-B5E4-40AE-9D47-E82E31962CC0%7D>

CNET acquires Instant Comma/Chow Magazine
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/
index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060424006193&newsLang=en>

Meridith acquires O'Grady Meyers
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=36589

Wireless Services Corp acquires Mobile Media North America
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/archives/102907.asp?source=rss

eBay acquires Tradera for $48M
http://www.finextra.com/fullpr.asp?id=9041

Slice Wireless and U-Turn Media acquire Oplayo
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=92924&WT.svl=wire1_1

Zoi Interactive Technologies acquires Tournament Games, Inc.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060426/sfw107.html?.v=35

AskMeNow (OWHC) acquires Intelligate
http://gamingindustrystocks.com/Companies/ViewDocument.asp?ID=4296

Infinity Acquisition Corp. acquires Jarvis Entertainment Group for $5M
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/
index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060425006033&newsLang=en>

MyFamily.com acquires Encounter Technologies
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060427/lath052.html?.v=52

CinTel Corp. (CNCN) acquires Let's Game
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/
index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060427005346&newsLang=en>

CET Services (ENV) acquires Zoi Interactive Technologies
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060426/law130.html?.v=21

Internet Gold's Smile.Media (IGLD) acquires 75% of GPG Network
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060427/lnth003.html?.v=28

See our full 2005-2006 M&A deal flow:
    http://www.o-a.com/acquisitions.html


--Cliff

Clifford R. Kurtzman
CEO | Moderator
ADASTRO Incorporated | The Online Advertising Discussion List
http://www.adastro.com | http://www.o-a.com
(281) 480-6300




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