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 Brokat Infosystems AG to acquire Blaze Software, GemStone Systems

   *  Amount:         $831 million

   *  Terms:            7.5 million shares

   *  Premium:        70%

   *  Industry:        Performance software

   *  Scorecard:      B

SAN JOSE, June 20--In two transactions valued at approximately US $831.7 million, Brokat Infosystems AG (Frankfurt Neuer Markt: BRJ), a leading provider of software platforms for e-business solutions, announced the signing of definitive agreements to acquire two U.S. software companies, Blaze Software and privately held GemStone Systems, both of which will enhance Stuttgart, Germany-based Brokat's core e-Services platform product.

To acquire Blaze, Brokat will issue approximately 4.9 million ordinary shares in the form of ADSs in exchange for all outstanding shares of Blaze common stock, which is valued at approximately $560 million. To acquire privately held GemStone, Brokat will issue approximately 2.4 million shares. In connection with the Blaze acquisition, Brokat intends to apply for the quotation of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing its underlying ordinary shares on the Nasdaq.

 

 Commerce One (CMRC) to acquire AppNet (APNT)

   *  Amount:         $1.28 billion

   *  Terms:            100% stock

   *  Premium:        17%

   *  Industry:        E-commerce enablers

   *  Scorecard:      C+

PLEASANTON, June 20--Commerce One, which builds Internet-based commercial exchanges, said it signed a deal to acquire Internet consulting firm AppNet in a stock deal worth about $1.28 billion in a move to significantly enhance Commerce One's ability to deliver e-commerce services to its customers and accelerate the pace of implementation for its business-to-business exchanges worldwide. Pleasanton, California-based Commerce One said it would issue 0.8 shares of its stock for each outstanding share of Bethesda, Maryland-based AppNet.

 

 Whole Foods Market (WFMI) and Gaiam (GAIA) to merge Net operations

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-tailers

   *  Scorecard:      B+

BOULDER, Colo., June 20--Whole Foods Market and Gaiam announced they have merged their Internet properties into a newly formed company named Gaiam.com, Inc. Following the merger, Gaiam will own 50.1% of the new company and Amrion, formerly WholePeople.com, an 80% owned subsidiary of Whole Foods Market will own the remaining 49.9%.

 

 Nyer Medical Group (NYER) to acquire worldhealth.net

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Content/Communities

   *  Scorecard:      C-

BANGOR, Maine, June 20--Nyer Medical Group announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire worldhealth.net, an information, education, and consumer Internet site dedicated to covering the new clinical specialty of anti-aging medicine. With this acquisition, Nyer and worldhealth.net will become the definitive source for anti-aging products and services with the combined companies leading the sector nationally and in 60 nations worldwide.

 

 Netdirect (VTCO) to merge with BuyItNow

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-tailers

   *  Scorecard:      D-

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 20--Business-to-business e-commerce company, Netdirect Corporation, formerly known as Virtual Technology Corporation, announced that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to merge with on-line retailer BuyItNow. The proposed merger of Netdirect and BuyItNow is designed to allow the combined companies to compete more effectively in business-to-business and business-to-consumer sales of technology-related products and services. Financial terms were not disclosed.