Cell Therapeutics acquires rights to potential drug
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:47:18 -0700

Seattle-based Cell Therapeutics said it acquired exclusive marketing and co-development rights in North, Central and South America for the... By Seattle Times staff Seattle-based Cell Therapeutics said it acquired exclusive marketing and co-development ...

Health IT firm Mrecord acquired by Canadian company Accentus
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:20:47 -0700

Speech recognition and transcription technology company Mrecord has been acquired by Canadian company Accentus to bolster its own software offerings. Raleigh, North Carolina-based Mrecord's medical records technology includes software that can ...

SXSW Sale: Sundance Selects Acquires 'Weekend&#3 9;
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:47:43 -0700

Kino Lorber acquired US rights to the doc El Bulli: Cooking in Progress from director Gereon Wetzel for its new theatrical label Alive Mind Cinema Monday morning. The Weinstein Co. acquired rights to Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin's documentary Undefeated. ...

Mahindra acquires 70% stake in Ssangyong Motor Company; decides further course ...
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:09:18 -0700

Mahindra and Mahindra acquired 70% stake in the Korean company Ssangyong and the company has already completed all the formalities related to the acquisition. Mahindra today also announced that Dr. Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive and Farm Equipment ...

Group buying site Groffr acquires Mobstreet.in
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:06:40 -0700

Mumbai-based RCSPL, which owns group buying portal for real estate Gr Offr.com, has acquired Mobstreet.in, a company which was officially shut down in December 2010 due to lack of funds. The acquisition is a cash-cum-stock deal, whose size was ...

KIT Digital Acquires Video Firm Polymedia for $34.4 Million
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:35:07 -0700

Prague - KIT digital, a provider of video asset management software and services, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Italy-based IP video platform Polymedia, for a net consideration of $34.4 million. Polymedia provides video services to 90 ...

Animal Health International agrees to be acquired for $251 million
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:08:37 -0700

By Bob Cox Animal Health International, a Westlake-based distributor of animal health products and provider of consulting services, has agreed to be acquired by a competitor in a $251 million deal. Few details about what will happen after the deal with ...

SXSW: IFC Midnight Acquires North American Rights to 'Kill List'
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:59:10 -0700

IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Ben Wheatley's SXFantastic horror entry Kill List. Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley and My Anna Buring star in the story of a psychologically damaged ex-soldier who takes on a new assignment as a contract ...

Targa acquires refined products and crude oil storage and terminaling facility
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:57:07 -0700

(Source: Datamonitor)Tar ga Resources Partners LP, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Coast Energy Group LLC, has acquired a refined petroleum products and crude oil storage and terminaling facility in Channelview, Texas. Located on Carpenter's Bayou ...

Timbers acquire Ugandan forward Umony
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:49:10 -0700

By Sports Network The Portland Timbers acquired Ugandan forward Brian Umony on loan from South African club University of Pretoria FC for the 2011 season, the Major League Soccer club announced on Wednesday. As part of the agreement, the Timbers will ...

Flixster/Rotten Tomatoes to Be Acquired by Yahoo?
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:00:29 -0700

By Michelle Castillo on March 16, 2011 Yahoo is reportedly in talks to acquire Flixster, the social movie site that has grown increasingly popular since it acquired Rotten Tomatoes, a movie review aggregator that had been previously acquired by ...

Mansfield Oil Company Acquires Gas Equipment Systems, Inc.
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:16:05 -0700

Mansfield Oil Company has acquired California-base d Gas Equipment Systems, Inc. GESI was founded by President & CEO Larry Ozier in 1998 and has supplied, constructed or maintained more than 150 compressed natural gas fueling stations in its thirteen ...

The Sanders Trust acquires Florida properties for $12 million
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:04:57 -0700

By Stan Diel -- The Birmingham News Birmingham-base d real estate investment company The Sanders Trust has acquired three medical office buildings in Bradenton, Fla., for $12 million, the company announced today. The buildings are under 15-year leases ...

Pfizer recalls pain drug acquired in King deal
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:03:30 -0700

Other King pain drugs acquired in the deal include Avinza, an extended release morphine, and the Flector Patch, whose active ingredient is diclofenac. Pfizer is awaiting regulatory approvals for two other King pain drugs meant to lower the potential of ...

Headsprout Acquired by DYMO/Mimio
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:47:31 -0700

Seattle-based reading-educati on software company Headsprout, which has been around for about a dozen years, has been acquired by Cambridge, MA-based DYMO/Mimio. The deal closed earlier this month but was announced Tuesday. Terms weren't disclosed. ...

Travelclick Acquires Rubicon Creating Global Hotel Industry Leader in Business ...
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:01:52 -0700

NEW YORK, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelclick , the leading provider of revenue generating solutions for hoteliers worldwide, today announced that the company has acquired Rubicon, a provider of competitive market intelligence to the travel and ...

Eugene man pleads guilty in fraud scheme
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:07:27 -0700

Huntley admitted using both fictitious names and the identities of real people to obtain insurance policies for recently acquired used vehicles. The US attorney said that shortly after insuring a vehicle, Huntley would claim to have damaged a parked ...

SSM Orthopedics Acquires 14 Physicians
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:37:55 -0700

By Jaimie Oh | March 17, 2011 SSM Orthopedics in St. Louis has acquired 14 private practice physicians, according to a STLtoday news report. The physicians come from St. Peters (Mo.) Bone & Joint Surgery, Premier Care Orthopedics in Bridgeton, Mo., ...

Integro acquires assets of marine insurance broker Windward
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:02:07 -0700

Integro, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired the assets of New Jersey-based marine insurance broker Windward International. Integro's marine practice offers all lines of marine insurance coverage as well as claims expertise, ...

Top 15 fighters acquired in UFC deal with Strikeforce
Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:06:33 -0800

By Steve Cofield Future issues about high-level MMA fighters not squaring off anytime soon were quieted a bit today by the UFC's purchase of Strikeforce. This afternoon, Dana White announced that Zuffa bought its top competitor in the US He made a ...