Daily Links 6/22/2011: Hulu is looking for buyer; McKesson to acquire Portico Systems for $90 million

Source: This Hulu/Yahoo Story Is BS (TechCrunch)

Who Might Buy Hulu? Let the Guessing Begin! (Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal)
Update: Hulu puts itself up for sale, retains investment banks (LA Times: Company Town)

Safeguard Scientifics Announces That McKesson Will Acquire Portico Systems for $90 Million
Sale of Healthcare IT Company Expected to Generate 4x Cash-on-Cash Return for Safeguard (Business Wire)
Another in a string of successful exits for Safeguard. Blue Bell-based Portico Systems was co-founded by CEO Ned Moore and CTO Scott Fraser.

McKesson to Acquire Portico Systems for $90M – Represents Safeguard’s Fourth Exit Transaction in Six Months (Safeguard Scientifics Blog)

Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. Expands – Adding 100 Jobs in the US, EU and Asia Pacific Regions (Octagon Research Solutions Press Release)

[Camden-based] Real Estate Mobile App Developer Smarter Agent Raises $6 Million (TechCrunch)

Interview: SAP Ventures to Add to India Portfolio (Wall Street Journal)

The SEC defines 'venture capital' (Fortune)

Radnor's Milestone Partners Plots New Fund (PE Hub)

Reid’s top aide got $1.2M from Comcast (Politico)
After he left Comcast and joined Reid's office (as part of exit agreement).


AT&T Targets Comcast In S.F. Bay Area With 1 Million U-verse Homes Passed (Multichannel News)

Comcast Targets FiOS Frontier Customers
Comcast Ads Accuse ISP of 'Pulling the Plug' (Broadband Reports)

The Human Genome—Now on an iPad® Near You (PR Newswire)
New app from CHOP.



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