$35MM Last Mile Medical Delivery Co received a private placement of senior debt
Acuity Institute (eLearning and corporate training in Six Sigma) was acquired by Mindedge
Applications2U IT Consulting (IT services to the healthcare industry) was acquired byFuturetech Holdings
Applications2U Cloud Hosting (virtual desktop applications) was acquired by ESW Capital/Cyberlink ASP
Breezer Mobile Cooling (manufacturer ofindustrial cooling fans) refinanced its senior debt
Pelican Asphalt (blending and distribution terminal) in Houston was acquired by Summit Materials
MEI Labels (manufacturer of pressure sensitive label products, tags and banners for the food industry) was acquired by Svoboda Capital Partners.
Magic Valley Fresh Frozen (manufacturer of frozen vegetables from the Rio Grande Valley)was acquired by Speyside Equity
Aljon (landfill compactors and steel recycling equipment) has recapitalized with Republic Financial Corporation
Colorado Railcar Manufacturing (leading provider of touring and commuter transit railcars) and GrandLuxe Rail Journeys (operator of luxury rail tours in North America) received $22MMin term and revolver financing from Hilco Financial
PetroEd (online training programs for the oil and gas industry) received mezzanine debt financing
Houg Special Services (transportation and logistics company) was acquired by Celadon (NYSE:CGI)
Road9 (advanced telecom & entertainment services) received $8MM in equity from NAFTA Fund
Herbie’s Autos (car dealer) received $6MM debt funding from a Midwest Bank
The Company Corporation (incorporation services) was acquired by The Eastgate Group, LLC
Findex (Internet banking site) sold to Thomson Financial Publishing
Financial Freedom International (debt counseling and consolidation) received debt fromKey Bank and established a Joint Venture Partnership with Equitex/Chex Services
ATR SmartProcedures (safety and compliance software) received a placement of senior debt
Parabal (mobile enterprise management solutions to federal agencies) was acquired byISEC7 (Germany)
National Fitness (billing software and collections) received a private placement of subordinated debt
ethosIQ (business intelligence software) received a private placement of subordinated debt
Mincron Systems (ERP logistics software) company was acquired by Briarcliff Solutions Group
Vidiom Systems, Inc. (interactive television software) was acquired by Advance Digital Broadcasting (ADBN)
Cogent Technologies (accounting software) acquired by SCS Compute/Thomson Corporation
Bit Software (data and fax communications) was acquired by Computer Associates
Personal Library Software (document search/text retrieval) received investment from Knight Ridder
ValuSource Development (business valuation software) was acquired by John Wiley & Sons
American Training International sold computer-based training assets to McGraw-Hill Industrial Training
New Generation Computing (supply chain software) was acquired by American Software(AMSWA)
Maplinx (database mapping software) was acquired by IMSI
Timeworks, Inc. (value-priced software) was acquired by UMI of Canada
Trio Information Systems (data, fax and voice software) received equity investment of $5MM from FIBA
Foxfire Technologies (real time warehouse supply chain software) was acquired by FTC Acquisition Corp.
B&D Consulting (IT services for US Federal agencies)received a placement of subordinated debt
Element Blue (IT integrator of IBM, Microsoft and Amazon technology) received a placement of senior debt
EBags (leading e-commerce company) received debt placement from TransAmerica Finance Corp.
Questra Corporation (IT consulting) received equity investment of $10MM from Trident Capital
$30MM IT Services (to federal government agencies) received $10MM in mezzanine debt
Kleinrock Publishing (tax CD-ROMs)was acquired by United Communications Group
Broadband Telephony Buyer’s Guide was acquired by Penwell Publishing
Oasis Publishing (legal databases) was acquired by JuriSearch.com
Federal News Service (DC-based newswire service) sold assets to Reuters, Inc.
University Publications of America (microfilm publisher) was acquired by Congressional Information Service,a division of Elsevier (NV)
The Baltimore City Paper (alternative weekly newspaper) was acquired by The Scranton (PA) Times
Clay Communications (four daily newspapers) was acquired by Thomson Newspapers
The Havre de Grace, Maryland Record (weekly newspapers) was acquired by The Baltimore Sun, a division of Times Mirror
Independent Newspapers of New Zealand acquired North Coast Publishing Co. (weeklies in California)
Ms. Magazine was acquired by John Fairfax Ltd. (Australia)
Area Development (trade magazine) was acquired by Sterling Publ. Plc. (United Kingdom)
Plants Sites and Parks (trade magazine) was acquired by Billboard Communications/Affiliated Publications
Empire Press (special interest consumer magazines) was acquired by Cowles Media
Homes and Land Publishing (real estate magazines) minority was acquired by majority
Trailer Life (recreational vehicle publications and membership clubs) was acquired by Adams Comms
Dearborn Financial Publishing acquired Enterprise Publishing (self-help books for entrepreneurs)
CRC Press (leading publisher of chemical texts and newsletters) was acquired by Information Holdings
Hutton Publishing (construction directories) was acquired by Macmillan, Inc.
The Forwarders List (directory of commercial collection attorneys) acquired by Primedia
Donaghue’s Money Fund Report (financial newsletter) was acquired by International Business Communications
The Donaghue Organization (financial publisher) was acquired by International Business Communications
Food Chemical News (FDA-related newsletters) was acquired by Information Holdings, Inc.
WMBB-TV, Channel 13, Panama City, Florida was acquired by Buford Television