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These deals were significant, but didn't make the list.

Publication: Indianapolis Business Journal
Publication Date: 23-JAN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: These deals were significant, but didn't make the list.(FOCUS: BIG DEALS)(Johnson & Johnson acquires Guidant Corp)(Roark Capital Group acquires Ace Mortgage Funding Inc)(Experian acquires Baker Hill Corp)

Article Excerpt
Every year, significant deals take place in central Indiana that can't be included in IBJ's annual list of mergers and acquisitions for various reasons.

Many times, the deals involve private parties who don't disclose financial terms. Sometimes, companies based elsewhere with large local operations make deals that affect the market. Other deals don't reach the $5 million threshold, but are still worth noting.

The following is a look at some important deals that didn't show up on our main list, but deserve mention. We've also included a look at major deals announced last year that closed or are expected to close in 2006.

Too late for 2005

* New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest maker of health care products, has been trying to acquire Indianapolis-based Guidant Corp. for more than a year, but it couldn't close the deal in 2005 as expected. Counter--acquisition offers from Boston Scientific Corp. helped delay the deal-making process. As of Jan. 17, Guidant was still deciding on a $27 billion offer from Boston Scientific and a $24.2 billion bid from J&J, which was expected to increase its offer.

* Locally based Kite Realty Group Trust agreed to purchase Fountain Oaks shopping center near...

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