Collective Brands’ Shareholders to Receive $21.75 Per Share in Cash Collective Brands, Inc. (NYSE: PSS) and a consortium comprised of Wolverine Worldwide (NYSE: WWW), Blum Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Collective Brands will be acquired for $21.

Creates Premier Workers’ Compensation Physical Medicine Network with Coverage in 50 States Align Networks, Inc. (“Align Networks” or “Align”), a leading provider of workers' compensation physical medicine programs, and Universal SmartComp (“USC”), a nationwide provider of physical medicine services, today announced that they have closed their previously announced merger.

Ilan S. Nissan and Christian C. Nugent have joined Goodwin Procter’s Private Equity Practice as partners in its New York office.

KSL Capital Partners, LLC has completed the previously announced acquisition of the historic Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa.

Castlight Health, the leading provider of health care transparency solutions, has secured $100 million in Series D funding.

Michael McGrath has joined Perella Weinberg Partners as a Partner in its Asset Management business. Perella Weinberg Partners today announced that Michael McGrath has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Asset Management business.

38 Additional Industry Collaborators to Participate in 2nd Annual Survey North Bridge Venture Partners and the 38 leading cloud organizations today announced the launch of its 2nd annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey.

ORIX Venture Finance LLC is announcing the closing of a $15 million senior secured facility for local medical company, Primcogent Solutions.

P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc, which has been fighting to recover from ill-timed price increases, said it would go private in a $1.1 billion deal with Centerbridge Partners, sending its shares up 30 percent.

Proserv is bolstering its rapidly-expanding subsea capabilities and specialist integrated services and increasing its workforce by more than 300 people.

OrthoAccel's AcceleDent™ System, Substantially Decreases Orthodontic Treatment Time with Just 20 Minutes of Use per Day.

Specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc said it would explore strategic options, including preliminary talks with potential buyers.

Hony may sell Hiroshima ops to SMIC if Elpida bid a success -Nikkei China's Hony Capital plans to sell or outsource the operations at Elpida Memory's Hiroshima DRAM plant to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) if its bid for the bankrupt Japanese chipmaker is successful, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.

Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, has sold a 7.5 percent stake to two strategic investors, raising $635 million and helping to boost its free float ahead of plans to apply for a premium listing in London.

Competition encourages entrepreneurial activity among Indiana life sciences early stage companies. At a press conference today announcing the Indiana Seed Fund II (ISFII), BioCrossroads also launched the inaugural BioCrossroads New Venture Competition presented by Krieg DeVault, an early stage business competition open to life sciences (biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, ag-biotech) and health information technology companies holding a substantial nexus to Indiana and a high potential for attracting investment capital.

Medical Care Technologies, a growing children's healthcare service provider,has received a Reserve Equity Financing of US$10,000,000 over a term of 4 years.

Dow Jones VentureSource: Deal activity continues steady decline; sharp drop-off in investment in first quarter

Third financing round to fund increased global expansion and cement position as the international leader.

Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management announced today the release of a new Insight Paper, “Financial Focus on Social Returns: Complementing Portfolios with Impact Investments."

Phoenix Energy Technologies has secured a $5 million joint investment from Five Peaks Capital Management and Bluff Point Associates.

BASF Venture Capital, Total Energy Ventures and Keytone Ventures Co-Lead $40 Million Equity Funding to Accelerate the Company’s Commercial Operations and Manufacturing Capabilities.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital's common stock continues to be listed under its historical ticker symbol “HTGC” on the NYSE.

Watsco, Inc. has completed the acquisition of 60% of Carrier’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) distribution network in Canada.

We believe Liam’s background in drug development will be immensely helpful as Array further advances its broadening product portfolio in oncology, as well as other major disease indications.

Williams Partners L.P. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Caiman Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary, Caiman Eastern Midstream, LLC.

HepatoChem, Inc. has been awarded a $330,000 loan from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. HepatoChem, Inc. has been awarded a $330,000 loan from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a quasi-public agency tasked with implementing the State's $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative (MLSC).

Delta Air Lines is expected to buy a Pennsylvania oil refinery. With the deal to buy ConocoPhillips' Trainer, Pennsylvania, refinery expected to be confirmed imminently, some say that Delta, the country's No. 2 carrier, could have the last laugh.

Pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners LP said it will buy Sunoco Inc for $5.3 billion in stock and cash.

New banking venture NBNK has held talks with Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to bolster its bid for 632 Lloyds branches that are up for sale.

Last year, the buzzword in e-commerce was Groupon Inc and its myriad of competitors that offered daily online coupons to entice shoppers in a down economy. Now, the latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts.