Integra Telecom Inc., a Portland, Ore.
Cetero Research, a Cary, N.C.-based provider of early clinical and bioanalytical research services for the pharma industry, has acquired Allied Research International Inc., a Toronto-based contract research organization. No financial terms were disclosed. Cetero was formed last October by the merger of Summit Partners portfolio company Ba Research International, with PRACS Institute and Gateway Medical […]
The Active Network Inc., a San Diego
iCrossing Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based digital marketing agency, has agreed to acquire Sharp Analytics, a Salt Lake City
Baker & Taylor, a Charlotte, N.C.
California Check Cashing Stores, a retailer of “alternative” financial services like check-cashing and payroll advances, has acquired San Jose, Calif.-based Fast Cash Stories Inc. The deal was backed by CCCS shareholder Golden Gate Capital. www.goldengatecap.com
Visant Corp. (a.k.a. Jostens), a portfolio company of KKR and DLJ Merchant Banking, has acquired Neff Motivation Inc. from Linsalata Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. Neff is a Greenville, Ohio
GateHouse Media Inc. (NYSE: GHS) has agreed to acquire nine publications from The Copley Press Inc. for $380 million. The pubs include seven daily and two weekly newspapers in the Springfield, Ill., Peoria, Ill and Canton, Ohio markets. Their combined circulation is around 275,000. GateHouse was acquired by Fortress Investment Partners in 2005 from Leonard […]
Scholz & Friends Group, a German advertising and marketing agency, has agreed to acquire gkk DialogGroup, a Frankfurt-based provider of communications services. No financial terms were disclosed. Scholz & Friends is a portfolio company of Cognetas. www.s-f.com
Update: Video here. I’ll be on CNBC’s Power Lunch program at around 1:30 ET this afternoon, to discuss a report that Blackstone Group is prepping an IPO. Goldman Sachs would be the lead underwriter, and a filing could come within the next several weeks. Assuming this would be an actual IPO of the management company instead of […]