Acquisitions in Kansas in 2014

Heartland Payment Systems acquired TouchNet Information Systems, a provider of integrated commerce and payments solutions for higher-education institutions, for $375 million. The deal adds TouchNet's U.Commerce platform, ~180 employees and more than 600 higher-education clients to Heartland's Campus Solutions business, positioning Heartland as a leader in the higher-education payments market.

Kelly Investment Group of San Diego acquired S.S. of Kansas, Inc., including 16 Sirloin Stockade, Montana Mike's and Coyote Canyon restaurants in Kansas and Oklahoma. The deal, which closed on June 4, 2014, was advised by Aethlon Capital and provides an exit for long-time franchisee CEO Gale Premer.