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Pharus Advisors advised Telefunken Semiconductors, an affiliate of Tejas Silicon Holdings Limited, on its acquisition of the Atmel Germany GmbH & Co. KG from Atmel Corp.

Pharus Advisors advised Neural Audio Corporation in its sale to DTS Inc. The specific mandate included maximizing shareholder value in a strategic sale transaction with a buyer.

Pharus Advisors advised Sat Corporation in the sale of its business to Wonderware, a 100% subsidiary of UK based Invensys Plc for $52M.

Pharus Advisors advised Corbis Corporation in the divestiture of their digital asset management business, eMotion LLC, to Open Text Corporation.

Pharus Advisors advised HCL Technologies on its successful acquisition of Capital Stream, Inc. The acquisition was structured as a merger transaction and the deal consideration included cash and earn-out component worth about $40 million.

Pharus Advisors served as an advisor to ePipeline, Inc. in the sale of its business to Mediagrif Interactive Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The specific mandate included representing the interests of shareholders to maximize the value of their equity stake through a competitive sale transaction.

Pharus Advisors advised Netkey, Inc. on its successful acquisition of Webpavement LLC.

Pharus Advisors acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of EasyLink Services Corporation in conjunction with EasyLink’s agreement and plan of merger with Internet Commerce Corporation.

Pharus Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to Two Way Media Limited in divesting its UK technology operations to Virgin Media Incorporated.

Pharus Advisors served as Vis.align’s exclusive financial advisor in its sale to CDC Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation.

Pharus Advisors advised Cablecam International, Inc. in the sale of its business to Winnercomm, Inc.

Pharus Advisors role as Blingo’s exclusive financial advisor resulted in its sale to Publishers Clearing House.

Pharus Advisors served as PRI’s exclusive financial advisor in the sale to Dresser Wayne, a division of Dresser, Inc.

Pharus Advisors provided a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of SecuriMetrics on Viisage’s offer to acquire. Under the terms of the agreement, Viisage paid $28 million in cash at closing and may pay an additional $1.5 million cash and $11.5 million in stock if performance goals are achieved.

Pharus Advisors served as Control-F1's exclusive financial advisor in its sale to CA. Pharus was selected for its industry knowledge, relationships with potential acquirers, and transactional experience.

Pharus Advisors assisted the company in a financing process among both growth equity and mezzanine capital providers, emphasizing Velocity unique strengths and strong growth prospects.

Pharus Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to eMotion and assisted with all aspects of the sale transaction to Corbis Corporation, including identifying strategic targets, executing a prioritized auction process, and negotiating terms, definitive and ancillary agreements.

Pharus Advisors served as financial advisor to Dubai Silicon Oasis in relation to its participation in the $10 million Series C investment in Ample Communications.

Pharus Advisors was retained by CF InFlight, Ltd. primarily based on their knowledge of the broadcast technology and service industry. As exclusive financial advisor, Pharus conducted a customized sales process resulting in a strategic sale of Skycam to Winnercomm, Inc.

Pharus Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to BitBlitz Communications, Inc. and assisted with all aspects of the sale transaction including identifying key strategic targets, running a prioritized auction process, and negotiating terms; definitive agreements and ancillary agreements.

Pharus Advisors served as NeoVision’s exclusive financial advisor in its sale to SS&C Technologies, Inc.

Pharus Advisors served as financial advisor to David Mimran in relation to his participation in the $15 million Series B investment in Ample Communications.

Pharus Advisors advised Spotlight Solutions, Inc. in its sale to ProfitLogic. Pharus prepared Spotlight for a disciplined sales process, managed the entire sales process, and led negotiations. From marketing to close, the sales process was completed in five months.

Pharus Advisors advised Saratoga Partners, a New York based private equity firm focusing on media & telecommunications, business services, and manufacturing industries, on its successful acquisition of Data Return from Divine, Inc. through a Section 363 bankruptcy auction.

Pharus Advisors advised Zoltek Companies, Inc. on its successful sale of 7.0% Convertible Subordinated Debentures, negotiated amendments to its senior credit facility and provided a fairness opinion.