VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Citing the national security provisions of the Investment Canada Act, the purchase of Accelero of the fiber optic network owned by MTS Allstream was blocked by the Canadian government.

Today, Whitestone REIT announced it acquisition of Fountain Hills Plaza paid through an all cash transaction.

B&G Foods Inc announced today that it had acquired Rickland Orchards through a combination of cash and stock payment.

Today, Biomet Inc announced entering a definitive agreement to buy Lanx Inc. that would be subject to customary closing conditions.

DukeNet serves as the gateway to the Southeast United States, thus an acquisition of this magnitude was an easy choice to make.

Oil and gas energy company First Titan Corp was reportedly at the end of closing its acquisition deal of a potentially profitable oil zone based in Hardin County, Texas.

Private equity firm Inflexion bought On The Beach for GBP 73 million from Isis Equity Partners.

Scottish Equity Partners backs up Tryzens acquisition from Jaywing Plc.

Sources told Bloomberg that Darling International was closing in on a deal to buy Vion Ingredients, the meat rendering business of Vion Food Group Ltd.

Intu Properties partnered with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to buy a Spanish mall for EUR 162 million or USD 220 million.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co filed a complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court to compel Apollo Tyres in closing its acquisition transaction soon, said a Reuters report.

The Washington Business Journal said Gannett Co Inc was able to raise USD1.25 billion in debt offering to fund its USD2.2 billion acquisition of Belo Corp.

Strathspey Crown acquired Evolus, giving its subsidiary Alphaeon Corporation the exclusive license to market the neurotoxin developed by Daewoon Pharmaceutical.

Confie Seguros bought three insurance brokerages located in New York and Texas for an undisclosed amount.

Solar Senior Capital had announced its acquisition of Gemino Healthcare Finance following a definitive agreement last September 30, 2013.