eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY has agreed to acquire StubHub Inc., a San Francisco-based online marketplace for the resale of event tickets. The deal is valued at $310 million in cash, and is expected to close later this quarter. StubHub had raised around $19 million in VC funding since its 2000 inception, including a $2.5 million infusion in 2002 at a post-money valuation of approximately $15 million. Backers include Allen & Co., Staenberg Venture Partners and Blue Water Capital. www.ebay.com www.stubhub.comGeneral Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, the NYSE Group and the Softbank Asian Infrastructure Fund each have agreed to acquire a 5% stake in the National Stock Exchange of India. Sellers are IFCI , IL &FS, ICICI, PNB and GIC. No financial terms were disclosed.
Blurb, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of book publishing services, has raised $2.5 million in debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital. The company is backed by firms like anthem Venture Partners and Canaan Partners. www.blurb.com
ABRY Partners and The Thurston Group have acquired healthcare technology company Companion Technologies Corp. from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. No financial terms were disclosed. www.SouthCarolinaBlues.com
U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc., a Carson, Calif.-based provider of aftermarket auto parts, has set its proposed IPO terms to 10 million common shares being offered between $10 and $12 per share. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol PRTS, with RBC Capital Markets and Thomas Weisel Partners serving as co-lead underwriters. Oak Investment Partners holds a 30.4% pre-IPO stake. www.usautoparts.net
Knology Inc. (Nasdaq: KNOL) has agreed to acquire PrairieWave Communications Inc., a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of communications services in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. The deal is valued at approximately $255 million, and is expected to close by June 30. PrairieWave is backed by Alta Communications and Banc of America Capital Investors. www.knology.com www.prairiewave.com
Divergent Capital Partners of Australia has sold its “significant” stake in Visean Information Services, a Houston, Texas-based data management software vendor to the upstream oil & gas industry, to global oilfield services company Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT). No financial terms were disclosed. http://www.divergent.com.au
