Keynote (KEYN) acquires Red Alert

   *  Amount:         $15 million

   *  Terms:            100% cash

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B

SAN MATEO, Aug. 18--Keynote announced the acquisition of Red Alert, a privately-held company based in Dallas, Texas that is a provider of Web site accessibility monitoring for e-businesses worldwide. The acquisition strengthens Keynote's leadership position with immediate ability to market and sell its services to Red Alert's corporate customers interested in measuring, assuring and improving e-commerce quality of experience. The purchase price is $15 million paid in cash, with additional cash of up to $10 million based upon the successful achievement of certain performance goals.

 

 QXL.com plc (QXLC) and ricardo.de AG agree to revised merger terms

   *  Amount:         $256 million

   *  Terms:            290 million shares

   *  Premium:        11%

   *  Industry:        E-tailers

   *  Scorecard:      C+

LONDON, Aug. 18--QXL.com plc has agreed revised terms for its proposed merger with ricardo.de, uniting two of the largest European online auction companies which will create a pan-European market leader with over two million registered users. Under the revised terms, QXL will offer all ricardo shareholders 34 QXL Ordinary Shares for each ricardo share, representing a maximum aggregate consideration of approximately 290.1 million QXL Ordinary Shares with a value of approximately 171.2 million pounds, or USD $256 million, representing a premium of approximately 11 %.

 

 About.com (BOUT) acquires WiseAds

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Advertising/Marketing

   *  Scorecard:      B+

NEW YORK, Aug. 18--About.com confirmed that the company recently acquired online e-commerce advertising network WiseAds New Media, an Internet e-commerce advertising network. The deal is expected to add WiseAds' clients to About.com's Luna Network of affiliated content sites, and to bolster About.com ad sales. Financial terms of the deal weren't revealed.

 

 Vertical Markets acquires Nextracom

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-commerce enablers

   *  Scorecard:      B

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 18--Business-to-business marketplace Vertical Markets has announced the acquisition of e-business solutions company Nextracom. Nextracom will form a new division of Vertical Markets, developing B2B technologies and a range of new product offerings. The deal is expected to underpin Vertical Markets' delivery of total, cost-effective functionality for its B2B customer base.

 

 Internet Law Library (ELAW) acquires Compass Data Systems

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Content/Communities

   *  Scorecard:      B-

HOUSTON, Aug. 18--Internet Law Library announces the acquisition of a major controlling interest in privately held Compass Data Systems, headquartered in Salt Lake City. Compass Data provides turnkey electronic information publishing services in a completely searchable electronic infobase to a wide variety of industries and organizations. Internet Law Library owns subsidiaries that operate Internet sites that provide subscription access to databases used for tracking pending legislation and for performing legal research.