Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP is representing its client, Sigue Corporation in the acquisition of Coinstar Inc.’s money transfer business.  Coinstar has signed a definitive agreement to sell its money transfer business to Sigue Corporation for the expected purchase price of $41.5 million, subject to a post-closing net working capital adjustment.  The closing is expected next year.  To view the press release regarding the transaction, click here.

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP client Rdio.com (www.rdio.com) will be featured in August 21, 2010’s Billboard Magazine cover story as the #1 Start-Up Company of the Year! 

To view the featured article, click here.

Partner Ryan Azlein is named in Southern California Rising Stars 2010, the second consecutive year Ryan has received this honor.

Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys.  Super Lawyers magazine is published in all 50 states and reaches more than 13 million readers.

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., headed by SAM client Jeffrey M. Stibel, the former CEO of Web.com and former GM at United Online, completed its most recent financing transaction for $100M.  Dun & Bradstreet said Thursday afternoon that it has secured $100M in financing from Great Hill Partners. The firm said it has also acquired the North American Credit-on-Self division of D&B (NYSE: DNB), in a deal worth approximately $100M. The firm said that Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. will provide a service to help businesses to establish, monitor, and build their business credit and credibility. Stibel serves as Chairman and CEO. The company also said that Great Hill Partners has committed an additional $100M above and beyond the purchase price, to invest in the business. Stibel sits on the boards of Los Angeles-based CDN Edgecast, Irvine’s Autobytel, Los Angeles-based The Search Agency, and other firms.

To view the SoCal Tech article regarding the financing, click here.

To view the SoCal Tech interview with Jeffrey Stibel, click here.

Partner Greg Akselrud will be a featured speaker at the Digital Hollywood Fall conference on Tuesday, October 18, 2010 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.  Greg will be speaking on the topic of “Start-Up Strategies and Funding – a Primer for Content and Technology Companies.”  To view details and register for the conference, click here.

Today Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP announces the launch of client Rdio in the United States and Canada.  Designed as a highly social experience, Rdio (www.rdio.com) improves the discovery and sharing of music and the way music can be accessed through a Web browser and on smartphones. Rdio will offer unlimited, on-demand access to five million songs for a monthly subscription allowing users to listen to as many songs as they want, anytime and anywhere. 

To view the press release regarding the launch, click here. 

Check out the Rdio company blog here.

Stubbs Alderton and Markiles, LLP has represented Metaplace, Inc. in its Formation, Financing Transactions and its Sale to Playdom. To view details regarding the acquisition of Metaplace, Inc. by Playdom, click here.

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles is proud to announce that it has become an 2010 Annual Community Sponsor for Dealmaker Media Los Angeles.  Event details to follow.

To view the Client Alert, click here.

Click here to hear Mark Suster’s Fox Business Interview .  Mark is the Managing Director of GRP Partners, one of Los Angeles’ premier venture capital firms.  For Mark’s summary of talking points in the interview, click here.