Mergers & Acquisitions on Ulitzer

…Leader in global e-Discovery services builds team to accelerate growth… WASHINGTON, DC - Friday 27 January, 2012 - First Advantage Litigation Consulting, a leading global e-Discovery services firm, today announced the addition of Todd Horst and Michael Flanagan to its executive management team to support the company's strategic expansion plans. Horst will serve as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing; Flanagan as General Counsel. "I am excited to welcome Todd and Mike to the team," said Andy Macdonald, CEO of First Advantage Litigation Consulting. "Their skills will not only enable us capitalize on market opportunities, but also help drive the growth envisioned by our investors, Symphony Technology Group (STG). Bill Chisholm, STG Managing Director and First Advantage Litigation Consulting chairman, added, "The addition of Todd and Mike, combined with the c... (more)

Aperture Health, Inc. Announces the Formation of a Joint Venture with Reliable Medical to Market and Expand Services to the Infusion Therapy Market

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Jan. 27, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Aperture Health, Inc. (OTC: APRE) announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides for the formation of a Joint Venture between Aperture Health, through its' wholly owned subsidiary Triad Therapeutics and Reliable Medical the basis of which shall be to market and provide home care services to the infusion therapy market.  Reliable Medical is a Joint Commission accredited, private NJ home respiratory/durable medical equipment service provider that has been operating for over 8 years.  Reliable is a recogniz... (more)

Intel to Buy RealNetworks IP

Intel last year bid billions trying to get the Nortel patents. Thursday RealNetworks said Intel was paying it $120 million cash for 190 "foundational media" patents, 170 patent applications and next-generation video codec software good for stuff like streaming. The IP is apparently supposed to brace Intel's Ultrabook, smartphone, tablet and digital media interests. Intel's also picking up Real's video codec engineering team. Real retains "certain rights to continue to use the patents in current and future products." RealNetworks and Intel signed an MOU to collaborate on future s... (more)

International Paper, Temple-Inland Extend DOJ Review Period

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) and Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) today announced that they have agreed to extend the U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") review period with respect to International Paper's acquisition of Temple-Inland until February 13, 2012 to provide the parties with time to enter into binding documentation to resolve the DOJ's concerns with respect to the pending transaction. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/IPLOGO ) International Paper Chairman and CEO John Faraci said, "We have been wor... (more)

HP Buys German Cloud Printing Outfit

HP - which, remember, was supposed to restrain its impulse to buy things except for maybe a few little acquisitions while it rebuilds its balance sheet - is buying 20-year-old HiFlex Software GmbH, which does web-to-print and management information systems. HP didn't say what it's paying, indicating it's not spending a material amount of money. HP printer boss Vyomesh Josh said the German company's platform would extend HP's "overall cloud printing strategy" and technologies. HiFlex focuses on the commercial printing and graphics industry and its web site says it's done more than... (more)