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RECENT M&A TRANSACTIONS (*Identifies CL&M Client)

Target Name Acquiror Name Transaction Type Transaction Value Date

Eurotronics B.V.

Avnet, Inc. *

Stock for Stock Exchange

Not Announced

January 2000

Savoir Technology Group, Inc.

Avnet, Inc.*

Stock for Stock Exchange

$160,000,000

July 2000

Avnet, Inc.* (Cable Technologies division)

Apex Capital Partners

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

December 2000

Kent Electronics Corporation

Avnet, Inc.*

Stock for Stock Exchange

$500,000,000

June 2001

Bowater Incorporated*

Wachovia Bank N.A./John Hancock Life Insurance Company

Asset Sale

$230,000,000

January 2002

GE Capital Structured Finance Group

Bowater Incorporated*

Asset Purchase

$370,000,000

July 2000

Argus Biomedical Pty. Ltd. (AlphaCor and AlphaSphere Business)

Cooper Companies, Inc.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

February 2004

Prism Acquisition Corp.

Cooper Companies, Inc.

Asset Purchase

$23,000,000

May 2003

Core Pharma LLC*

Roundtable Healthcare Partners

Interest Purchase

Not Announced

August 2005

Cytomation, Inc.*

Dako A/S

Merger

Not Announced

June 2002

CytoLogix Inc. (Artesan division)

DakoCytomation A/S*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

September 2002

Danisco A/S*

Genencor International, Inc.

Stock Purchase and Tender Offer

$620,000,000

April 2005

Arkansas General Industries

DMI Holdings, Inc.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

October 2001

Rockwell Automation (Electrocraft division)

DMI Holdings, Inc.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

March 2006

Electric Indicator Company, Inc.

ELINCO, Inc.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

August 2004

ELINCO, Inc.*

Schulze Mfg., LLC

Asset Sale

Not Announced

December 2001

E-pay Limited*

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

Stock Purchase

$76,200,000

February 2003

Ferguson Publishing Company

Facts On File, Inc.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

December 2002

 

Facts On File, Inc.*

VSS Communications Partners IV, L.P.

Stock Purchase

Not Announced

April 2005

Dittus Communications

Financial Dynamics*

Stock Purchase

Not Announced

December 2005

Westhill Partners

Financial Dynamics*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

August 2005

Colibri Group

Founders Equity*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

June 2005

Stone Source

Founders Equity*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

June 2006

Forsoft Ltd.*

Formula Systems (1985) Ltd.

Tender Offer

$43,600,000

November 2000

Starsupply Petroleum

GFI Group Inc.*

Asset Purchase

$15,125,000

September 2005

APB Energy, Inc.

ICAP plc*

Stock Purchase

$15,500,000

October 2002

Risk Waters Group Ltd.

Incisive Media plc*

Stock Purchase

$56,000,000

May 2003

Jupitermedia (Search Engine Strategies)

Incisive Media plc*

Asset Purchase

$43,000,000

August 2005

India Abroad Publications, Inc.*

Rediff.com India Limited

Stock Purchase

Not Announced

April 2001

Kaneka Delaware Corp.*

EcReCon, Inc.; Delaware City Industries, Inc.

Sale of Assets and Liabilities

$350,000 plus assumption of environmental liabilities

June 2005

Northup Grumman and TRW

Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.*

Purchase Partnership Interest in J.V. Corporation

$75,000,000 plus  patent portfolio and FCC license

September 2003

Dominion Wireless, Inc.

Magal Security Systems Ltd.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

July 2003

Drug Testing Corporation of America

Medscreen Limited*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

March 2005

Integratrak Inc.

MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

March 2000

Apar Infotech

Ness Technologies*

Stock for Stock Exchange

$78,000,000

May 2003

Oiltools International Ltd. (affiliate of Pall Corporation*)

Scomi Group Berhard

Stock Purchase

$22,000,000

July 2004

Ciphergen Biosystems

Pall Corporation*

Asset Purchase

$32,000,000

November 2004

USFilter Corporation’s Filtration and Separations Group

Pall Corporation*

Stock Purchase

$360,000,000

April 2002

Panametrics, Inc.*

General Electric Company

Stock Purchase

$230,000,000

July 2002

Paperloop LLC*(CMM trade show)

Pennwell Corporation

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

August 2005

Pekao Trading*

U.S. Money Express

Stock Purchase

Not Announced

March 2002

First Virtual Communications, Inc.

RADvision Ltd.*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

March 2005

SWWT, Inc.

SanVision Technologies Inc. *

Reverse Merger

Not Announced

January 2002

SeraNova, Inc.*

Silverline Technologies Ltd.

Merger (stock)

$125,000,000

March 2001

PictureTel Corporation (Multilink subsidiary)

Spectel Ltd.*

Asset Purchase

$30,000,000

December 2000

Startech Energy Inc.*

ARC Energy Trust

Take-Over Bid

CAN$485,000,000

January 2001

Bartel’s Inc.

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

$9,300,000

December 2000

Signa-Aldrich
(hemostasis division)

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

Not Announced

August 2002

Xtrana, Inc.
(Biopool division)

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

$6,250,000

December 2001

Fitzgerald Industries

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

$16,000,000

April 2004

Adaltis US, Inc.

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

$3,000,000

April 2004

Research Diagnostics

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

$4,000,000

March 2005

bioMérieux
(Coagulation business)

Trinity Biotech plc*

Asset Purchase

$51,900,000

June 2006

United Business Media plc (United Advertising Publications)*

Trader Publishing Company

Stock Purchase

$520,000,000

June 2000

United Business Media plc (Visual Communications Group subsidiary)*

Getty Images, Inc.

Stock Purchase

$220,000,000

March 2000

Allison-Fisher International, Inc.

United Business Media plc *

Merger (cash)

$45,000,000

June 2001

Cozint Interactive Inc.

United Business Media plc*

Stock Purchase

$10,500,000

December 2001

Informex trade show business

United Business Media plc*

Asset Purchase

$24,000,000

August 2005

Norcom Networks Corp.

Wireless Matrix Corp.

Stock Purchase

CAN$155,000,000

February 2001