TwistBox Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based mobile content distributor, has acquired the mobile gaming assets of InfoSpace, according to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. No financial terms were disclosed. TwistBox raised $12.75 million from Spark Capital last fall. www.twistbox.com
TimePlus Payroll, an Atlanta
Appleseed's Topco Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, has agreed to acquire Blair Corp. (AMEX: BL) for $42.50 per share in cash. The total transaction is valued at approximately $173.6 million. Blair Corp. is a Warren, Pa.-based catalog and multi-channel direct marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products. www.blair.com
Questex, a B2B media acquisition platform of Audax Group, has acquired UK-based McLean Events, according to LBO Wire. www.questex.com www.mcleanevents.com
LiquidNet Inc., a New York
Seaport Capital has sponsored the merger of content marketing agency Story Worldwide with Byte Interactive, a strategic digital marketing agency. No financial terms were disclosed. www.storyworldwide.com www.byteinteractive.com
Call it the return of IPO optimism. I can’t find any other reason why Isilon Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN) popped 78% on its first day and is up nearly 100% since its IPO little more than a month ago. The distributed storage systems company is one of the few private companies losing money that has actually […]
PharmAthene Inc., an Annapolis, Md.-based biotech company focused on biological warfare threats, has agreed to go public via a reverse merger with Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: HAQ), a special purpose acquisition company. The deal will provide PharmAthene with up to $70 million in cash, before payment of expenses. PharmAthene has raised over $76 million in […]
HomeAway Inc., an Austin, Texas-based operator of an online vacation rentals website, has acquired Abritel.fr SA, a France-based vacation rental website. No financial terms were disclosed. HomeAway shareholders include Austin Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, American Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and Trident Capital. www.homeaway.com www.Abritel.fr
Convio Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of online constituent relationship management solutions for nonprofit organizations, has acquired competitor GetActive Software Inc. of Berkeley, Calif. in an all-stock deal. No pricing terms were disclosed. Convio has raised over $36 million in VC funding from firms like Austin Ventures, Adams Street Partners, Granite Ventures, Silverton Partners and […]