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Viant Group - News & Publications Investment Banking Firms Viant Capital and Vrolyk & Company Agree to Combine Forces March 31, 2010, San Francisco, CA San Francisco investment banking firms Viant Capital LLC and Vrolyk & Company LLC announced their combination today creating a premier investment banking franchise. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises 3Tera on its Strategic Sale to CA March 25, 2010, Islandia, NY Viant Capital advised 3Tera, Inc., a leading innovator of Cloud Computing technology and utility computing services, on 3Tera’s sale to CA, Inc. 3Tera’s award-winning product, AppLogic, simplifies the deployment and scaling of in-house private clouds and public online applications. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Allegiance Hospice Group on its Strategic Sale to Sun Healthcare Group October 01, 2009, Irvine, CA Viant Capital advised Allegiance Hospice Group, a New England-based Medicare-certified hospice company backed by Salix Ventures and SV Life Sciences, on its strategic sale to Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (Nasdaq GM: SUNH). Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Lumetra on the Sale of its Subsidiary to HMS Holdings September 30, 2009, New York, NY Viant Capital advised Lumetra regarding the sale of its subsidiary, IntegriGuard LLC, a leader in the prevention and detection of healthcare fraud, waste and abuse, to HMS Holdings (Nasdaq: HMSY). Read the complete press release. Financial Perspective: Fabricated Credit Fractures Market Orthopedic Design & Technology magazine December 01, 2008 For a market to function properly, consumers must be able to properly judge the inherent value (risk vs. reward) of goods brought to the marketplace. This is true whether a product, service or financial instrument. Because the tradeoff between risk and reward was obscured by government subsidy and an implicit government guarantee – as exemplified by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the consequences have proven dire. Read the complete press release. Financial Perspective: Valuation Gap: Breaking the Impasse Orthopedic Design & Technology magazine May 30, 2008 Many owners believe their companies are worth more than what buyers are prepared to pay. This generally is due to differing perceptions regarding the selling company’s ability to realize its projected financial performance. Instead of an otherwise valuable transaction for both parties collapsing due to such valuation gap, creative transaction structuring can be employed to create a win-win situation for both buyer and seller. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises SunLink Health Systems on its Acquisition of Carmichael’s Cashway Pharmacy and New $47 Million Credit Facility Continues Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives April 23, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia Viant Capital LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to SunLink Health (AMEX: SSY) on its acquisition of Carmichael’s and a new $47 million credit facility with Chatham Capital. The Carmichael’s acquisition complements and broadens the scope of SunLink Health Systems’ current operations, which include rural hospital, nursing home, home care and physician clinic businesses, to include infusion therapy, specialty and institutional pharmacy and related home care services and products in desirable rural markets. Read the complete press release. Financial Perspective: Got an Acquisition Strategy? Orthopedic Design & Technology magazine March 22, 2008 Given the overall failure rate of acquisitions—some estimates are as high as 60%— there are key elements an acquisition strategy should contain when odds of successful acquisitions can be against you. Read the complete press release. Financial Perspective: Orthopedic Market to Continue to Accelerate and Consolidate Orthopedic Design & Technology magazine February 05, 2008 While various industry sectors may continue to be impacted by tightening credit markets, resetting asset values and slowing growth, orthopedics is comparatively sheltered from macroeconomic fluctuations. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Solid on its Sale to IBM January 30, 2008, Helsinki, Finland and Armonk, NY Viant Capital advised Solid Information Technology Ltd., Inc., a privately held company based in Cupertino, California, and Helsinki, Finland, that provides in-memory database software, on Solid’s sale to IBM. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Kefta on its Strategic Acquisition by Acxiom April 03, 2007, San Mateo, CA Viant Capital advised Kefta, Inc., the leader in real-time, dynamic personalization solutions for the Internet, on its acquisition by Acxiom Corporation. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Accipiter Solutions on its Sale to aQuantive December 11, 2006, Seattle, WA Viant Capital advised Accipiter Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of ad serving and ad management solutions, on its sale to aQuantive, Inc. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises ClickTracks on its Merger with eMarketing Firm J.L. Halsey August 21, 2006, Santa Cruz, CA Web Analytics Leader ClickTracks Analytics Inc. (www.clicktracks.com), announced plans to join Lyris Technologies, EmailLabs and Hot Banana as subsidiaries of marketing technology provider J.L. Halsey (OTCBB:JLHY). Read the complete press release. Viant Group Advises Biodiesel Industry Leader Renewable Energy Group,® Inc. on $100 million Private Equity Financing and New Strategic Partnerships August 14, 2006, Ralston, IA Viant Group Advises renewable Energy Group, Inc. on its formation a $100 million Private Equity Financing and strategic agreements with Bunge and Westway (ED&F Man) Read the complete press release. Viant Group Advises Take Care Health Systems, Inc. on $77 million Private Equity Financing March 13, 2006, New York, NY Viant Group advised Take Care Health Systems, Inc., a leader in retail pharmacy-based primary care clinic management, on their $77 million private equity financing raise funded by Beecken Petty O‘Keefe & Company. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises UpSNAP, Inc., on its Financing and Share Exchange; Now Trades on NASDAQ OTC as UPSN.OB November 17, 2005, Charlotte, NC Viant Capital was a financial advisor to UpSNAP, Inc., a premier provider of free mobile search and information services, in their November 2005 financing and share exchange. UpSNAP now trades on the NASDAQ OTC exchange as UPSN.OB Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises MemberHealth, Inc., on its Financing from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe November 14, 2005, Solon, OH Viant Capital was a financial advisor to MemberHealth, Inc., a PBM and nationwide provider of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, in their November 2005 $25 million financing led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Read the complete press release. Viant Group Advises Teleo on Sale to Microsoft August 30, 2005, Redmond, WA Viant Group advised Teleo Inc., a provider of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) software and services, in its acquisition by Microsoft. Teleo's software and services enable the placement of phone calls from PCs to traditional phones and deliver this technology in unique ways through a variety of software and Web applications. Read the complete press release. Viant Group LLC Announced Today That Their Client, Emerald Health Network ("EHN") Has Merged With Interplan Health Group ("IHG") June 21, 2005, Cleveland, OH Viant Group advised Emerald Health Network, a premier Ohio based Preferred Provider Organization, in its merger with Interplan Health Group, a health services and medical cost containment company offering Preferred Provider Organization and Exclusive Provider Organization plans. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Hometown Commercial Credit on its Capital Raise June 06, 2005, Burlingame, CA Viant announces that Hometown Commercial Capital, an innovator in lending solutions for commercial real estate borrowers and investors, has completed its financing led by Belvedere Capital Partners. California-based Belvedere is the lead investor in the new firm along with participation from management and other investors. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Urchin on Sale to Google March 28, 2005, Mountain View, CA Google Inc. announced it has agreed to acquire Urchin Software Corporation, a San Diego, California based web analytics company used by web site owners and marketers to better understand their users' experiences, optimize content and track marketing performance. Google plans to make these tools available to web site owners and marketers to better enable them to increase their advertising return on investment and make their web sites more effective. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Completes Sale of Grand Floor Designs to The Home Depot February 08, 2005, San Francisco, CA Viant Capital LLC completed the sale of its client Grand Floor Designs (“Grand”) to The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD). Grand Floor Designs is a leading provider of home finishing products and installation services, including flooring products, tile and window coverings, for the single-family new construction industry in Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises Packeteer on Mentat Acquisition December 22, 2004, Cupertino, CA Packeteer® acquires leading high-performance networking company. Acquisition expands Packeteer's Fast WAN vision by incorporating Mentat for accelerated applications over satellite and long-haul networks. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Advises CareMedic on $19.85 Million Capital Raise December 06, 2004, St. Petersburg, FL CareMedic Systems, Inc., a leading provider of revenue cycle automation solutions for healthcare facilities, today announced a $19.85 million investment in a Series E Preferred stock financing led by Oak Investment Partners XI, Limited Partnership. Read the complete press release. Viant Capital Completes Sale of Oddpost to Yahoo July 09, 2004, San Francisco, CA Viant Group today announced that Yahoo acquired Oddpost for an undisclosed amount. Viant Group represented Oddpost in the transaction. Oddpost is based in San Francisco and is a software company that developed and operates a Web-based e-mail service that works much like a desktop application. Read the complete press release. Digital River Acquires element 5 April 19, 2004, Minneapolis, MN Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held element 5 AG. Under the terms of the agreement, Digital River paid $120 million in cash. Digital River also may pay up to an additional $2.5 million in cash based on element 5's operating performance over the first 24 months subsequent to the acquisition. As part of the transaction, Digital River established a $45 million secured line of credit with Harris Trust and Savings Bank. Read the complete press release. Cygnus Retires Convertible Debentures March 25, 2004, New York, NY Viant Group announced today its successful completion of its financial advisory assignment for The Palladin Group, L.P. on behalf Palladin's investors in Cygnus, Inc. (OTCBB: CYGN) convertible debentures. Concurrently, Cygnus announced that as consideration for the debentures, holders received in aggregate $13.75 million in cash and 2.5 million shares of Cygnus common stock. As a result of the transaction Cygnus will have eliminated its future obligation of $18.8 million in principal and interest that was to be paid under the convertible debentures. Read the complete press release. Inforte Corp. Acquires COMPENDIT, Inc. March 04, 2004, Chicago, IL Customer strategy and solutions consultancy Inforte Corp. (NASDAQ: INFT), today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire COMPENDIT, Inc., a leading provider of SAP Business Intelligence implementation consulting services. Under the terms of the agreement, Inforte will pay $5.5 million in cash on closing, and additional cash amounts may be paid over the next 2 years based on 2004 performance. Read the complete press release. Parthenon Capital Recapitalizes Diversified Collection Services, Inc. January 08, 2004, San Francisco, CA Parthenon Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has led a $167 million recapitalization of Diversified Collection Services, Inc. ("DCS") of Livermore, California. DCS is a leading private collection agency for government obligations, such as delinquent student loans and taxes. The proceeds of the investment were used to redeem the interests of certain shareholders and provide growth capital to the company. Read the complete press release. |
