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June 27, 2013, 2:16 PM ET

Aspen Pharmacare (JSE: APN) has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 11 generic drug brands and an active pharma ingredient plant in the Netherlands from Merck (DB: MRK) for around $1 billion. www.merck.de

Bridgepoint has agreed to sell Permaswage SAS, a French maker of mechanically-attached aerospace tube fitting systems, to Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE: PCP) for $600 million in cash. www.precast.com

Reputation.com
, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of online reputation management and privacy control solutions, has acquired PaperKarma, an app that eliminates unwanted mail. No financial terms were disclosed. Reputation.com has raised over $63 million in VC funding from August Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Jafco Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. PaperKarma was seeded by SV Angel. www.reputation.com

TeamSnap, a Boulder, Colo.-based mobile and web service for managing ongoing activities, has acquired Rteamsite, a provider of sports league and team website management solutions to coaches and managers. No financial terms were disclosed. TeamSnap has raised VC funding from Torstar.www.teamsnap.com

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has offered to acquire Canadian telecom company Wind Mobile for between $600 million and $800 million, according to Reuters. Verizon also is said to be in talks to acquire Toronto-based Mobilicity. www.verizon.com

CDW, a Vernon Hills, Ill.-based computer reseller, raised $395 million in its IPO. The company priced 23.3 million shares at $17 per share, compared to original plans to offer 27.9 million shares at between $20 and $23 per share. The removed shares were from insiders Madison Dearborn Partners andProvidence Equity Partners, which did not end up selling shares in the offering. Its initial market cap is around $2.86 billion. The company will list on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol CDW, while J.P. Morgan, Barclays and Goldman Sachs served as lead underwriters. CDW was taken private in 2007 for $7.3 billion, and reports a $67.1 million net loss on $10.13 billion in revenue for 2012. www.cdw.com

Tremor Video, a New York-based online video advertising network, raised $75 million in its IPO. The company priced 7.5 million shares at $10 per share (below $11-$13 range), for an initial market cap of approximately $494 million. It will trade on the NYSE under ticker symbol TRMR, while Credit Suisse and Jefferies served as lead underwriters. The company reports a $16 million net loss on around $105 million in revenue for 2012, compared to a $21 million net loss on $90 million in revenue for 2011. Temor Video had raised nearly $80 million in VC funding, from firms like Canaan Partners (19.3% pre-IPO stake), W Capital Partners (10.8%), Masthead Venture Partners (10.6%), Meritech Capital Partners (9.5%), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (9%) and General Catalyst Partners (8.1%).www.tremorvideo.com

Aratana Therapeutics Inc., a Kansas City-based developer of medicines for companion animals, has amended its IPO terms to 5.5 million shares being offered at $6 per share. It previously filed to price 4.25 million shares at between $11 and $13 per share. The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol PETX, with Stifel and Lazard serving as lead underwriters. Aratana has raised over $30 million in VC funding. Shareholders include MPM Ventures (24.97% pre-IPO stake), Avalon Ventures (23.78%), Cultivian Ventures (8.62%) and RaQualia Pharma Inc. (11.43%).www.aratanatherapeutics.com

HD Supply Holdings, an Atlanta-based construction distribution group, raised $957 million in its IPO. The company priced 53.19 million shares at $18 per share (below $22-$25 range), for an initial market cap of around $3.3 billion. The company will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol HDS, while BoA Merrill Lynch was listed as left lead. HD Supply was carved out of Home Depot six years ago for $8.5 billion, by Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (with Home Depot retaining a minority stake). In 2012, it generated nearly a $1.2 billion net loss on around $8 billion in revenue, compared for a $484 million net loss on $7 billion in revenue for 2011. Some of the proceeds will be used to pay down debt, which currently stands at $6.4 billion. www.hdsupply.com

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