Acquisitions: Microsoft, Monster, AOL, Gannett & More

From: Cliff Kurtzman <moderator_at_o-a.com>
Date: Mon 15 May 2006 17:32:27 -0500

Microsoft acquires Vexcel
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2162&trv=1

DivX acquires Corporate Green
http://www.paidcontent.org/divx-files-for-135-million-ipo-buys-community-platform-company

iMesh MusicLab acquires BearShare P2P
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6069167.html?part=rss&tag=6069167&subj=news

Demand Media acquires eNom
Demand Media acquires eHow
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060502/20060502006506.html?.v=1

Online Resources acquires Princeton eCom for $180M
http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=15282

ViTrue acquires Sharkle.com
http://www.adweek.com/aw/iq_interactive/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002464543

DnB Nor acquires EDB's Paynet unit
http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=15279

DMGT's Associated Newspapers acquires Allegan, and Data Media and
Retail, for $86.3M
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/886b8860-dedb-11da-acee-0000779e2340.html

Oak Hill Capital Partners acquires Alibris
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060508/nym183.html?.v=42

Monster Worldwide (MNST) acquires PWP
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/tm.site/news/BREAKING%20NEWS/250047/

ad pepper media acquires Webgains
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060509/nytu195.html?.v=32

PA Sport acquires SportsTicker from ESPN
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060510/ukw020.html?.v=28

AOL acquires games.com
http://bourse.tf1.fr/detail_actualite.phtml?news=3428304

Trinity Mirror acquires Email4Property for $8.2M
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1771747,00.html

JobServe.com acquires CareerBoard and ComputerWork.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb382973.htm

Internet Commerce Corporation acquires Enable
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=128290

Ice.com acquires Diamond.com from Odimo
http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=25598

Gannett acquires Planet Discover
http://www.gannett.com/news/pressrelease/2006/pr051206.htm

emitch acquires Internet Bureau
http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=15201

Internet Gold's smile.media acquires remaining 50% of Nirshamim Lelimudim
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/tm.site/news/BREAKING%20NEWS/254225/

Innofone.com acquires Mobile Technology Group
http://losangeles.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=75928


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


--Cliff

Clifford R. Kurtzman
CEO | Moderator
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Received on Mon May 15 2006 - 17:32:27 CDT