This weeks acquisitions and IPO news as compiled by AIRS newsletter.

No IPOs scheduled this week.

Mergers:

M&A - Banking

Buyer: Capital One Financial Corporation, McLean, VA

Target: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., Bethesda, MD


Capital One Financial, one of the top credit card issuers in the United States, has agreed to buy Chevy Chase Bank to expand its presence in the Washington, D.C., area. The deal is valued at about $520 million in cash and stock.
The Wall Street Journal, December 4, 2008



M&A - Human Resources & Workforce Management Software

Buyer: Salary.com, Inc., Waltham, MA

Target: Genesys Software Systems, Inc., Methuen, MA


Salary.com, a leader in on-demand compensation solutions, will acquire Genesys Software Systems, a provider of human resource services and application software. The combined company will have a suite of products that will allow it to compete in what Genesys CEO Larry Munini refers to as the "emerging new world of integrated strategic and transactional talent management."
International Business Times, December 10, 2008



M&A - Media

Buyer: Research in Motion Limited, Waterloo, Canada

Target: Chalk Media Corp., Vancouver, Canada


Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. will acquire Chalk Media, a provider of mobile-media solutions. The deal is valued at $18.8 million (U.S. currency).
The Associated Press, December 11, 2008



M&A - Medical Devices

Buyer: Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ

Target: Mentor Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA


Diversified healthcare products maker Johnson & Johnson will acquire Mentor Corp., a leading maker of breast implants, for $1.07 billion. The acquisition will allow J&J to expand in an area known as the aesthetic-medicine business.
The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2008



M&A - Pharmaceuticals

Buyer: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Aliso Viejo, CA

Target: Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Petaluma, CA


Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a maker of a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, will acquire Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, a developer of topical dermatology products, for $285 million. Dow recently obtained FDA approval for Acanya, an acne treatment medication.
Los Angeles Business, December 10, 2008



M&A - Wireless Communications Components

Buyer: Sierra Wireless Inc., Richmond, Canada

Target: Wavecom SA, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France


Sierra Wireless, a Canadian maker of modems, will acquire Wavecom, a French maker of machine-to-machine wireless technology. The deal is valued at $276.1 million (U.S. currency).
CNNMoney.com, December 2, 2008