Gale Force Petroleum Inc. (TSX-V: GFP) announced today that it has completed the purchase of the Kentucky Shale Gas Property, consisting of 22,000 acres of oil and gas leases, 9 gas wells and 5 miles of gathering lines, including compressors.

Gemcom Software International Inc. (TSX:GCM), the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced the completion of the plan of arrangement whereby an acquisition vehicle indirectly owned by affiliates of JMI Equity Fund VI, L.P., Carlyle Venture Partners III, L.P. and Pala Investments Holdings Limited, acquired all of Gemcom's outstanding common shares and Gemcom has purchased all outstanding options to purchase Gemcom common shares.

Whistler Gold Corp. (WGC:TSXV) announces that it has closed the acquisition of an indirect 90% interest in the Beregovo and Kvasovo Gold-Lead-Zinc licenses in Southwest Ukraine.

Roche Pharmaceutical this morning made a cash offer to pharmaceutical drug maker Genentech to buy the rest of the shares for US$89.00 per share in cash.

Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: LRT.UN) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Siena Apartments in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ARAM Systems Ltd., a Canadian-based provider of cable-based land seismic recording systems, and its affiliate company, Canadian Seismic Rentals, Inc.

TGC Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGE) today announced that it will purchase an additional 4,000 channels of ARAM ARIES seismic recording equipment to be delivered by August 1, 2008.

Dow Chemicals pays $18.8 billion for Rohm and Haas making this transaction a pivotal point in Dow's transformation.

The media had reports that Amtek Auto Ltd may acquire Frankfurt-based KSM casting, a supplier of light metal casting products for the automotive industry, for a deal size of around $ 250 million.

BCE Climbs In Pre-Market On Acquisition News. In the on-again off-again world of stalled buyouts stuck in credit crisis purgatory, the BCE buyout has emerged relatively intact.

Student Transportation of Canada, an operating subsidiary of Student Transportation of America (TSX: STB), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Elgie Bus Lines Limited, a local school bus operator based in London, Ontario.

SilverBirch Inc. (TSX-V: SVB), a leading digital media company, today announced an agreement in principle to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Red Mile Entertainment, Inc. (OTC BB: RDML), a California-based video game publisher with worldwide rights to established brands and intellectual properties including the "Heroes" flight combat franchise.