The LABJ monthly M&A report--August 2005.

The LABJ Monthly M&A Report--August 2005

Los Angeles County Transactions (Announced & Closed)

SELLER (Unit Sold)                        LOCATION (Unit Location)
BUSINESS SERVICES

AAI                                              Canoga Park
Allison & Sons                                     Houston
Associated Administrators (Taft                 Portland, OR
Hartley Trust)
Chatham Street Financial Services             Westlake Village
Coast Asset Management                          Santa Monica;
IPv6 Summit                                     Santa Monica
Liberty Bank of New York                          New York
Naylor Publications                            Gainesville, FL

CONSUMER
Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership                 Santa Monica
American Honda Motor Co., Bristol
Bay Native Corp. (Mobility)                   Torrance/Seattle
Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co.,          Malibu; New York; Houston
CSFB Private Equity, DLJ Merchant
Banking Partners I, Equus II, J.P.
Morgan Partners, Moore, Clayton &
Co., Investment Arm, The CapStreet
Group (Doane Pet Care Enterprises)
L.A. Gym Equipment                                 Arleta
Liquid Blaino Designs (dba                      Santa Monica
Junkfood Clothing)
USN Corp. (Spotlight & Premier           Los Angeles (Grapevine, TX)
Concepts)

ENERGY
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors,            Oil & gas production
Kayne Anderson Energy Fund II
(Crusader Energy Corp.)
Plains All American Pipeline                       Houston

HEALTH CARE
Center for Outpatient Surgery                     Whittier
Daou Systems                                      Exton, PA
Dermagen                                          Fullerton
Diversified Corp.Res. (Medical                Dallas (Lakewood)
Res. Ntwrk.)
International Medical Devices                    San Antonio
Medical Technologies                             Duncan, OK
Northshore Eldercare Management                 Evanston, IL
OAO Healthcare Solutions (EZ-CAP               Woodland Hills
Software)
PMW Pharmacy                                     Long Beach
Sage Informatics (Certain Assets)        Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe, NM)
St. Paul Pharmaceutical                          Puerto Rico
Stone Canyon Venture Partners            Beverly Hills (San Carlos)
(Bioren)

INDUSTRIAL
Avant                                         Strathroy, Canada
Dover Industries (Somero                   Elgin, IL (Jeffrey, NH)
Enterprises)
Eco-Safe Systems                                 Los Angeles
Impaxx (Arlington Press)                 Lakewood (Lake Success, NY)
Merd Holdings (dba Cinemills)                      Burbank
Ortho Organizers                                 San Marcos
Pike Machine Products                           Elizabeth, NJ
Queen City Reprographics                         Cincinnati
Rotary Engines                                    Torrance
Serta International                          Hoffman Estates, IL
Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne           Los Angeles (Lincoln, NE)
Isco--Swift Line)

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
All Comedy Networks (KCKN-AM)         Marina del Rey (Kansas City, KS)
Ascend Venture Group,                 Palo Alto; Pasadena; Laguna Hills
Garage Technology Ventures,                     (Los Angeles)
Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels
(PhatNoise)
Capital Entertainment Corp.                      Los Angeles
CFW Enterprises                                    Carson
Dinamo Entertainment / Dinamite                  Los Angeles
Satellite
EQinterface.com                                 Santa Monica
Freeman Spogli & Co., Miller Pub-              L.A.; New York
lishing Group (Vibe/Spin Ventures)
Metacritic                                      Santa Monica
NovelFilms                                        Hollywood
Public Media (dba Home Vision                      Chicago
Entertainment)
Strategic Media International                     Hong Kong
Limited
Tele-Talent International                         Hollywood

REAL ESTATE
Bella Terra Shopping Center                   Huntington Beach
Cannery Casino Resorts                          Las Vegas, NV
CB Richard Ellis Group                           EI Segundo
Columbia Industrial Portfolio         CA, AZ, CO, GA, IL, MD, PA, & TX
Hilton Hotels Corp.                     Beverly Hills (Norcross, GA)
(Hilton Atlanta Northeast)
Pacifica Hospitality Advisors           Santa Barbara (Beverly Hills)
(Best Western Beverly Pavilion)
Palmer House Hilton (Chicago, IL)                  Chicago
Pivotal Century Plaza Hotel)               Phoenix, (Los Angeles)
(The Westin Century Plaza Hotel &
Spa)
Shurgard Storage Centers                           Seattle

TECHNOLOGY
AniWorld                                          Pasadena
Cafe.com                                        Santa Monica
Catalysta Partners, Intel Capital     Santa Clara; Durham, NC (Dublin)
(Numerical Design Ltd.)
FAQTs.com                                       Monterey Park
Highland Capital Partners,                   Palo Alto; Burbank;
Highland Capital
Partners VI, Oak Investment             Lexington, MA (Santa Barbara)
Partners, Oak Investment Partners
IVI Steamboat Ventures (Fastclick)
IVI Communications (Perpetual             Los Angeles (Spokane, WA)
Engineering)
MediaDefender                                  Marina del Rey
NINJA Mobile (NINJA Mobile,                  Torrance (Torrance)
Development Division)
RD Instruments                                    San Diego
Rocket Software (Xdrive                   Newton, MA (Santa Monica)
Technologies)
TDI Holding Corp.                              Centennial, CO
U.S. Robotics Corp                             Schaumburg, IL
Xdrive                                          Santa Monica

SELLER (Unit Sold)                                BUSINESS
BUSINESS SERVICES

AAI                                          Insurance services
Allison & Sons                           Exterior cleaning services
Associated Administrators (Taft               Retirement plans
Hartley Trust)
Chatham Street Financial Services             Mortgage services
Coast Asset Management                      Hedge fund management
IPv6 Summit                                Organizes IPv6 events &
                                                 conventions
Liberty Bank of New York                       Commercial bank
Naylor Publications                    Communication & image-building
                                                  solutions

CONSUMER
Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership                 Retail stores
American Honda Motor Co., Bristol       Operates car sharing programs
Bay Native Corp. (Mobility)
Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co.,              Mfg. dry pet food
CSFB Private Equity, DLJ Merchant
Banking Partners I, Equus II, J.P.
Morgan Partners, Moore, Clayton &
Co., Investment Arm, The CapStreet
Group (Doane Pet Care Enterprises)
L.A. Gym Equipment                      Distributes fitness equipment
Liquid Blaino Designs (dba              Owns Junkfood Clothing brand
Junkfood Clothing)
USN Corp. (Spotlight & Premier             Jewelry retail outlets
Concepts)

ENERGY
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors,      Encore Acquisition Co. (NYSE:EAC)
Kayne Anderson Energy Fund II
(Crusader Energy Corp.)
Plains All American Pipeline          Transports & markets oil, LPG, &
                                                 natural gas

HEALTH CARE
Center for Outpatient Surgery             Operates a surgery center
Daou Systems                               Network integration for
                                               healthcare orgs
Dermagen                                Mfg pharmaceuticals & medical
                                                   devices
Diversified Corp.Res. (Medical          Healthcare staffing services
Res. Ntwrk.)
International Medical Devices         Imports & markets medical devices
Medical Technologies                   Home medical equipment supplier
Northshore Eldercare Management         Home care management services
OAO Healthcare Solutions (EZ-CAP            Managed care software
Software)
PMW Pharmacy                              Pharmacy for HIV patients
Sage Informatics (Certain Assets)             Chemical software
St. Paul Pharmaceutical                   Mfg & distributes generic
                                               pharmaceuticals
Stone Canyon Venture Partners          Develops antibody technologies
(Bioren)

INDUSTRIAL
Avant                                    Water metering, detection,
                                           monitoring technologies
Dover Industries (Somero                 Mfg equipment for concrete
Enterprises)                                leveling, contouring
Eco-Safe Systems                           Mfg water disinfection,
                                             reclamation systems
Impaxx (Arlington Press)               Mfg packaging, cards, & labels
Merd Holdings (dba Cinemills)         Motion picture studio & location
                                             lighting equipment
Ortho Organizers                          Mfg orthodontic products
Pike Machine Products                    Mfg glass display, swing, &
                                                sliding doors
Queen City Reprographics                  Digital imaging services,
                                            supplies, & equipment
Rotary Engines                               Mfg rotary engines
Serta International                            Mfg mattresses
Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne           Mfg liquid chromatography
Isco--Swift Line)                                 products

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
All Comedy Networks (KCKN-AM)                   Radio station
Ascend Venture Group,                 Digital media solutions for autos
Garage Technology Ventures,
Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels
(PhatNoise)
Capital Entertainment Corp.               Film production services
CFW Enterprises                           Paintball & martial arts
                                                publications
Dinamo Entertainment / Dinamite           Satellite cable services
Satellite
EQinterface.com                       Online gaming information website
Freeman Spogli & Co., Miller Pub-      Music & lifestyle media company
lishing Group (Vibe/Spin Ventures)
Metacritic                             Online reviews of entertainment
                                                   genres
NovelFilms                                 Film production company
Public Media (dba Home Vision             Producer of movies on DVD
Entertainment)
Strategic Media International          Movie distribution, production,
Limited                                          newspapers
Tele-Talent International                Voice-over audio production

REAL ESTATE
Bella Terra Shopping Center                     Retail center
Cannery Casino Resorts                    Operates casinos & hotels
CB Richard Ellis Group                      Real estate services
Columbia Industrial Portfolio           Premier industrial properties
Hilton Hotels Corp.                                 Hotel
(Hilton Atlanta Northeast)
Pacifica Hospitality Advisors                       Hotel
(Best Western Beverly Pavilion)
Palmer House Hilton (Chicago, IL)                   Hotel
Pivotal Century Plaza Hotel)                     Hotel & spa
(The Westin Century Plaza Hotel &
Spa)
Shurgard Storage Centers                  Self-storage real estate
                                              investment trust

TECHNOLOGY
AniWorld                                  IT software development &
                                           application integration
Cafe.com                                   Internet solutions for
                                          restaurants & hospitality
Catalysta Partners, Intel Capital         3D game engine for PC and
(Numerical Design Ltd.)                           consoles
FAQTs.com                             Provides online FAQs on any topic
Highland Capital Partners,                Internet adv. tech. svcs
Highland Capital
Partners VI, Oak Investment
Partners, Oak Investment Partners
IVI Steamboat Ventures (Fastclick)
IVI Communications (Perpetual             Internet service provider
Engineering)
MediaDefender                           Develops anti-piracy software
NINJA Mobile (NINJA Mobile,                   Mobile solutions
Development Division)
RD Instruments                        Mfg acoustic Doppler instruments
                                               for navigation
Rocket Software (Xdrive                 Online storage & file sharing
Technologies)                                     services
TDI Holding Corp.                      E-content publishing & delivery
                                                  solutions
U.S. Robotics Corp                    Mfg wireless networking products
Xdrive                                  Internet info mgmt software &
                                                  services

SELLER (Unit Sold)                                  BUYER
BUSINESS SERVICES

AAI                                             Brown & Brown
Allison & Sons                           Bio Solutions Manufacturing
Associated Administrators (Taft             American Benefit Plan
Hartley Trust)                                 Administrators
Chatham Street Financial Services             LitFunding Corp.
Coast Asset Management                         Summit Partners
IPv6 Summit                                     Innofone.com
Liberty Bank of New York                      Wilshire Bancorp
Naylor Publications                    Clarity Partners, ZelnickMedia

CONSUMER
Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership                  Aaron Rents
American Honda Motor Co., Bristol                Revolution
Bay Native Corp. (Mobility)
Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co.,          Teachers' Private Capital
CSFB Private Equity, DLJ Merchant
Banking Partners I, Equus II, J.P.
Morgan Partners, Moore, Clayton &
Co., Investment Arm, The CapStreet
Group (Doane Pet Care Enterprises)
L.A. Gym Equipment                     Fitness Holdings International
Liquid Blaino Designs (dba                      Delta Apparel
Junkfood Clothing)
USN Corp. (Spotlight & Premier                  LGS Holdings
Concepts)

ENERGY
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors,               Fort Worth, TX
Kayne Anderson Energy Fund II
(Crusader Energy Corp.)
Plains All American Pipeline          EnCap Investments, Kayne Anderson
                                          Capital Advisors, Strome
                                        Investment Management, Vulcan
                                      Energy  Corp., Wachovia Investors

HEALTH CARE
Center for Outpatient Surgery                     WWA Group
Daou Systems                          Gores Technology Group (Proxicom)
Dermagen                                        Amexdrug Corp
Diversified Corp.Res. (Medical          MT Ultimate Healthcare Corp.
Res. Ntwrk.)
International Medical Devices               Complete Care Medical
Medical Technologies                        Complete Care Medical
Northshore Eldercare Management                 LivHOME Corp.
OAO Healthcare Solutions (EZ-CAP              MZI International
Software)
PMW Pharmacy                                  Allion Healthcare
Sage Informatics (Certain Assets)             Simulations Plus
St. Paul Pharmaceutical                           WENR Corp
Stone Canyon Venture Partners                      Pfizer
(Bioren)

INDUSTRIAL
Avant                                         Cyrus Industries,
Dover Industries (Somero                   Gores Technology Group
Enterprises)
Eco-Safe Systems                              C.F. Green Corp.
Impaxx (Arlington Press)                      Chesapeake Corp.
Merd Holdings (dba Cinemills)             Gener8Xion Entertainment
Ortho Organizers                        Ampersand Ventures, Celerity
                                                  Partners
Pike Machine Products                       Anthony International
Queen City Reprographics                 American Reprographics Co.
Rotary Engines                               Nova Communication
Serta International                   Ares Corp. Opp. Fund, Ares Mgmt.,
                                             Teachers' Pvt. Cap.
Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne                 Dionex Corp.
Isco--Swift Line)

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
All Comedy Networks (KCKN-AM)               Davidson Media Group
Ascend Venture Group,                       Harman Consumer Group
Garage Technology Ventures,
Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels
(PhatNoise)
Capital Entertainment Corp.                   First Look Media
CFW Enterprises                                 Apprise Media
Dinamo Entertainment / Dinamite                Multiband Corp.
Satellite
EQinterface.com                              The OGaming Network
Freeman Spogli & Co., Miller Pub-         BayStar Asset Management
lishing Group (Vibe/Spin Ventures)
Metacritic                                      CNET Networks
NovelFilms                                       DH1 Studios
Public Media (dba Home Vision                Image Entertainment
Entertainment)
Strategic Media International              Starwin Media Holdings
Limited
Tele-Talent International               Studio Center Worldwide Audio

REAL ESTATE
Bella Terra Shopping Center              GMAC Institutional Advisors
Cannery Casino Resorts                   Oaktree Capital Management
CB Richard Ellis Group                     CB Richard Ellis Group
Columbia Industrial Portfolio             American Realty Advisors
Hilton Hotels Corp.                        AEW Capital Management,
(Hilton Atlanta Northeast)            AEW Partners V, The Dow Hotel Co.
Pacifica Hospitality Advisors                  Thompson Hotels
(Best Western Beverly Pavilion)
Palmer House Hilton (Chicago, IL)       Thor Equities / Hilton Hotels
                                                    Corp.
Pivotal Century Plaza Hotel)              Sunstone Hotel Investors
(The Westin Century Plaza Hotel &
Spa)
Shurgard Storage Centers                       Public Storage

TECHNOLOGY
AniWorld                              Information Technology Resources
Cafe.com                                            ICOA
Catalysta Partners, Intel Capital        Emergent Game Technologies
(Numerical Design Ltd.)
FAQTs.com                                          PowWeb
Highland Capital Partners,                       ValueClick
Highland Capital
Partners VI, Oak Investment
Partners, Oak Investment Partners
IVI Steamboat Ventures (Fastclick)
IVI Communications (Perpetual           Broadspot Worldwide Wireless
Engineering)
MediaDefender                                   ARTISTdirect
NINJA Mobile (NINJA Mobile,                     Amp'd Mobile
Development Division)
RD Instruments                              Teledyne Technologies
Rocket Software (Xdrive                        America Online
Technologies)
TDI Holding Corp.                        The Fashion House Holdings
U.S. Robotics Corp                             Platinum Equity
Xdrive                                        Time Warner Inc.

                                                            TRANSACTION
SELLER (Unit Sold)                         LOCATION            VALUE
BUSINESS SERVICES                                           (millions)

AAI                                   Daytona Beach, FL         ND
Allison & Sons                           Los Angeles            ND
Associated Administrators (Taft            El Monte             ND
Hartley Trust)
Chatham Street Financial Services         Las Vegas             ND
Coast Asset Management                    Boston, MA          $126.8
IPv6 Summit                           Burlington, Canada       137.7
Liberty Bank of New York                 Los Angeles           15.7
Naylor Publications                   Beverly Hills; New        ND
                                             York

CONSUMER
Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership          Atlanta, GA            4.8
American Honda Motor Co., Bristol       Washington, DC          ND
Bay Native Corp. (Mobility)
Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co.,           Toronto             840.0
CSFB Private Equity, DLJ Merchant
Banking Partners I, Equus II, J.P.
Morgan Partners, Moore, Clayton &
Co., Investment Arm, The CapStreet
Group (Doane Pet Care Enterprises)
L.A. Gym Equipment                        Long Beach            ND
Liquid Blaino Designs (dba                Duluth, GA           22.5
Junkfood Clothing)
USN Corp. (Spotlight & Premier             Houston              ND
Concepts)

ENERGY
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors,         Los Angeles           107.5
Kayne Anderson Energy Fund II            (Edmond, OK)
(Crusader Energy Corp.)
Plains All American Pipeline          Santa Monica, Los         ND
                                      Angeles; Houston

HEALTH CARE
Center for Outpatient Surgery          Minneapolis, MN          ND
Daou Systems                             Los Angeles           18.9
Dermagen                                Beverly Hills           ND
Diversified Corp.Res. (Medical           Brooklyn, NY           ND
Res. Ntwrk.)
International Medical Devices           Woodland Hills          ND
Medical Technologies                    Woodland Hills          ND
Northshore Eldercare Management          Los Angeles            ND
OAO Healthcare Solutions (EZ-CAP         Longwood, FL           ND
Software)
PMW Pharmacy                             Melville, NY           ND
Sage Informatics (Certain Assets)         Lancaster             ND
St. Paul Pharmaceutical                  Culver City            ND
Stone Canyon Venture Partners              New York             ND
(Bioren)

INDUSTRIAL
Avant                                    Los Angeles            ND
Dover Industries (Somero                 Los Angeles            ND
Enterprises)
Eco-Safe Systems                         Sterling, CO           ND
Impaxx (Arlington Press)                 Richmond, VA          65.0
Merd Holdings (dba Cinemills)             Hollywood             1.3
Ortho Organizers                         Los Angeles;           ND
                                        Wellesley, MA
Pike Machine Products                    San Fernando           ND
Queen City Reprographics                   Glendale             ND
Rotary Engines                             Reno, NV             ND
Serta International                      Los Angeles;           ND
                                           Toronto
Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne           Sunnyvale             ND
Isco--Swift Line)

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
All Comedy Networks (KCKN-AM)              New York             1.9
Ascend Venture Group,                    Woodbury,NY            ND
Garage Technology Ventures,
Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels
(PhatNoise)
Capital Entertainment Corp.              Los Angeles            ND
CFW Enterprises                            New York             ND
Dinamo Entertainment / Dinamite          New Hope, MN           ND
Satellite
EQinterface.com                          Santa Monica           ND
Freeman Spogli & Co., Miller Pub-       San Francisco          100.0
lishing Group (Vibe/Spin Ventures)
Metacritic                              San Francisco           ND
NovelFilms                              West Hollywood          ND
Public Media (dba Home Vision             Chatsworth            8.0
Entertainment)
Strategic Media International          City of Industry         ND
Limited
Tele-Talent International                Norfolk, VA            ND

REAL ESTATE
Bella Terra Shopping Center              Los Angeles            ND
Cannery Casino Resorts                   Los Angeles            ND
CB Richard Ellis Group                    EI Segundo           24.6
Columbia Industrial Portfolio              Glendale             ND
Hilton Hotels Corp.                    Boston; Seattle          ND
(Hilton Atlanta Northeast)
Pacifica Hospitality Advisors            New York, NY          24.0
(Best Western Beverly Pavilion)
Palmer House Hilton (Chicago, IL)       Beverly Hills           ND
Pivotal Century Plaza Hotel)             San Clemente          293.0
(The Westin Century Plaza Hotel &
Spa)
Shurgard Storage Centers                   Glendale           2,491.3

TECHNOLOGY
AniWorld                                  Buena Park            ND
Cafe.com                                 Warwick, RI            ND
Catalysta Partners, Intel Capital          Glendale             ND
(Numerical Design Ltd.)
FAQTs.com                               Monterey Park           ND
Highland Capital Partners,             Westlake Village        214.0
Highland Capital
Partners VI, Oak Investment
Partners, Oak Investment Partners
IVI Steamboat Ventures (Fastclick)
IVI Communications (Perpetual            Los Angeles            ND
Engineering)
MediaDefender                            Las Angeles           42.5
NINJA Mobile (NINJA Mobile,               Also Viejo            ND
Development Division)
RD Instruments                           Los Angeles           37.0
Rocket Software (Xdrive                   Dulles, VA            ND
Technologies)
TDI Holding Corp.                        Los Angeles            ND
U.S. Robotics Corp                      Beverly Hills           ND
Xdrive                                     New York             ND

ND = Not Disclosed

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