Today's Deals: Internet Tech Media Firms Get Hitched

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B+

LONDON, July 19--TMP Worldwide, provider of global recruitment solutions, including the Internet career portal, Monster.com, announced plans to acquire international legal recruitment specialists, QD Group, establishing TMP Worldwide's Executive Resourcing division as a leading global player in the legal recruitment market outside the United States, both in terms of fee income and geographical reach. QD Legal has long been established as a leading legal recruitment firm in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, and additionally operates in mid-market recruitment for the marketing, finance, technology and career counselling sectors. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in September.

 

 Turnstone Systems (TSTN) acquires Paragon Solutions

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Speed/Bandwidth

   *  Scorecard:      B-

SANTA CLARA, July 19--Turnstone Systems announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paragon Solutions Limited. New Zealand-based Paragon has a proven track record of delivering quality telecom products for leading manufacturers and is well suited to bolster Turnstone's ability to deliver new products as a provider of hardware and software products that enable local exchange carriers to rapidly deploy and efficiently maintain DSL services. Financial terms were not disclosed.

 

 Digital Impact (DIGI) to acquire MineShare

   *  Amount:         $34 million

   *  Terms:            2 million shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Advertising/Marketing

   *  Scorecard:      C+

SAN MATEO, July 19--E-marketing firm Digital Impact announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MineShare, a customer intelligence and analysis company based in Santa Monica, Calif. With the acquisition of MineShare, Digital Impact will offer its clients analytical tools and reporting capabilities enabling its clients to have an integrated program for acquiring, retaining and analyzing their customers. Digital Impact will acquire 100% of MineShare in exchange for approximately 2 million shares of Digital Impact common stock, valued at approximately $34 million.

 

 GetThere (GTHR) acquires AllMeetings

   *  Amount:         $25 million

   *  Terms:            cash and stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B-

MENLO PARK, July 19--GetThere, announced it has agreed to acquire AllMeetings Corporation of Las Vegas, Nevada for approximately $25 million in cash and stock. The AllMeetings acquisition will allow GetThere to deliver the first integrated online corporate travel and meeting management system, adding to its current system for corporate intranet travel procurement a platform to servemeeting planners who spend more than $120 billion a year on events and meetings.

 

 Net2Phone (NTOP) acquires Aplio

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            cash and stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B+

HACKENSACK, N.J., July 19--Net2Phone, a provider of voice-enhanced communications services, announced that it has acquired Aplio, S.A., an integrator of VoIP technologies, strengthening Net2Phone's ability to quickly deliver highly integrated, cost-effective voice enabled Internet solutions to consumers and businesses worldwide. Aplio uses embedded Linux as its technology platform, enabling Net2Phone to benefit from Aplio's Linux capabilities in addition to its own Unix capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

 

 Conexant Systems (CNXT) to acquire NetPlane Systems

   *  Amount:         $140 million

   *  Terms:            2.7 million shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Speed/Bandwidth

   *  Scorecard:      B

NEWPORT BEACH, July 19--Conexant Systems announced that it has agreed to acquire NetPlane Systems of Dedham, Mass. in an all-stock transaction. NetPlane's software offering will complement Conexant's communications semiconductor portfolio and accelerate the company's entry into the network switching business. NetPlane will join Conexant's Network Access Division, which provides a broad range of semiconductor system solutions for multi-service access, broadband access and wide area network transport equipment.