VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation said today that it has closed a previously announced deal to acquire Alliant Capital LLC.

In an announcement, Actix was acquired by Amdocs for a purchase price of USD120 million.

While the terms remained private, Estancia purchases a minority stake in Equinoxe.

Sources told the Wall Street Journal that consumer goods maker Jarden Corp would buy scented candle maker Yankee Candle for USD 1.75 billion.

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur offered SGD488 million in cash for the vegetable processing firm Minzhong Food Corp.

The Dogan Group made a USD 742 million offer to purchase 53% of Digiturk, a digital pay-TV provider.

Global Ports Investments announced that it had agreed to acquire the National Container Company for USD 652 million.

Austrian oil firm OMV announced that it had agreed to buy a 40% stake in an offshore exploration block in Madagascar from Niko Resources.

The Central Bank of Malaysia said no to the proposal of BIMB Holdings to issue Islamic bonds to fund its purchase of Bank Islam.

The latest purchase made by Coca-Cola in Mexico was recently announced after an acquisition spree across three continents was undertaken.

Swedish pharmaceutical firm Meda announced the signing of a deal for the USD 135 million purchase of US-based Acton Pharmaceuticals.

Lowe's Companies Inc. announced today an acquisition deal had completed for Orchard Supply Hardware stores valued USD205 million in cash and payables.

Delta Apparel Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, To The Game LLC bought all assets of Salt Life Holdings including domestic and international trademark rights.

Today, Peer Advisors LLC had announced its acquisition for Celink, the biggest sub servicer of reverse mortgage loans in the US.

Endo Health Solutions announced acquisition of Boca Pharmacal for USD225 million.