Financial information publisher D&B, formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet, last week agreed to buy online corporate data provider Hoover's Inc. to expand onto the Web and to gain more small-business
customers. The purchase price is $117 million, but after accounting for Hoover's cash, D&B's net payment would be $81 million. The companies said in a statement that they expect the deal to close in
the first quarter.
