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September 12, 2011, 1:29 PM ET

Smartlogic, a British provider of content intelligence software, has acquired Schemalogic, a Seattle-based provider of enterprise semantics management solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. SchemaLogic had raised over $18 million in VC funding from Madrona Venture Capital, Goldman Sachs, Artis Capital Management and Phoenix Partners. www.schemalogic.com

Natus Medical (Nasdaq: BABY) has acquired Embla Systems LLC, a Denver-based maker of devices for diagnosing sleep apnea, for around $16.1 million in cash. www.embla.com

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY) is nearing a deal to acquire the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) for between $700 million and $750 million, according to the Business Standard.www.infosys.com

Publicis Groupe has acquired Schwartz Communications, a U.S. public relations firm whose clients include many technology and venture capital firms. www.publicisgroupe.com

Teradyne Inc.(NYSE: TER) has agreed to acquire LitePoint Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of production line test equipment for wireless products. The deal is valued at $510 million, plus up to another $70 million in performance milestone-based earnouts. LitePoint had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sequoia Capital. www.teradyne.com

   Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) has agreed to acquire Visonic Ltd., a listed Israeli maker of electronic security systems, for $100 million in cash, or $2.26 per share. www.tyco.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

ImpactRx, a Mr. Laurel, N.J.-based developer of a subscription database for pharmaceutical companies, has acquired TargetRx, a Horsham, Penn.–based provider of insight into the drivers of physician behavior for pharmaceutical companies. No financial terms were disclosed. Symphone Technology Group recently acquired ImpactRx from its VC backers, while TargetRx has raised capital from Quaker BioVentures, Acacia Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Montagu Newhall Associates, Wasatch Advisors and Domain Associates. www.impactrx.com

Banyan Capital Partners has sold its stake in Party Packagers, an Ontario-based retailer of party supplies and toys, to Amscan Holdings. Banyan reports that the exit represented an IRR of over 50% and a 1.7x cash-on-cash return. www.bayancp.com

Tokio Marine Capital, a Japanese private equity firm, is looking to sell generic drugmaker Showa Yakuhin Kako Co., according to Basis Point. Citigroup is advising on the deal. Other sellers would include Polaris Capital Group and PineBridge Investments.

Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH) has acquired Anesthesia Services Inc., an outsourced anesthesiology physician management company in Colorado. No financial terms were disclosed.www.teamhealth.com

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: IART) has agreed to acquire Ascension Orthopedics Inc., an Austin, Texas-based maker of joint replacement, trauma and tissue regeneration surgical implants for use in upper and lower extremities. The deal is valued at approximately $65 million in cash. Ascension had raised over $50 million in VC funding from firms like Frazier Healthcare Ventures and Mayo Medical Ventures. www.integralife.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Broadcom Corp. (Nasdaq: BRCM) has agreed to acquire NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaw: NETL) for approximately $3.7 billion. The $50 per share price represents around a 57% premium over NetLogic’s closing price on Friday. www.broadcom.com

McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP) says it plans to split into two publicly-traded companies, with one focused on markets and the other focused on education. The markets company, including Standard & Poors, would have around $4 billion in revenue, while the education company would have around $2.4 billion in revenue. The split is expected to be finalized by the end of 2012. www.mcgrawhill.com

Moody’s Corp. has agreed to acquire a 16.7% stake in ChinaScope Financial, a provider of China-focused analytics and business intelligence solutions for the financial markets.www.chinascopefinancial.com

BuyWithMe, a New York-based group buying site, has acquired San Francisco-based daily deals platform TownHog from Dotblu Inc. BuyWithMe has raised over $21 million in VC funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Matrix Partners. www.buywithme.com

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