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JUNE 28, 2021

Santa Barbara-based supply chain software developer QAD has entered into a $2 billion acquisition deal with private equity investor Thoma Bravo, the company said on Monday. The company said that current CEO Anton Chilton will continue to lead the company, whcih will continue to maintain its headquarters in Santa Barbara.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this week that it has backed field sales software developer SalesRabbit. The company is based in Utah. Financial details of the investment were not announced, however, Diversis said it provided a "significant growth investment" to SalesRabbit.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. And that should be the focus of the founders -- to find the special fit that will make your company take off. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Software development tools maker Perforce , which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has completed its acquisition of Rogue Wave Software , another developer of software development tools. Rogue Wave had been owned by another private equity investor, Audax Group.

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APRIL 23, 2020

Carlsbad-bsed MaxLinear , which develops radio frequency, analog, and mixed signal integrated circuits, says it has received an early termination on the waiting period for its acquisition of Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division. The company said the early termination came from the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 31, 2021

The company said it is aiming to provde those loans to underserved students to give them access to higher education. Coding bootcamps--which offer short term training on technical skills, such as software development--have become popular in recent years to gain practical experience in technical fields.

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MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based K2 Insurance Services, which owns a number of insurance services companies, said it has acquired software developer Loss Run Pro. Loss Run Pro develops subscription-based software that helps request, track, and manage loss runs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Payment giant Visa announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based Verifi , which develops software and technology to reduce chargebacks for vendors who take credit cards. Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in July , have not been announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

The Alliance estimates that Southern California’s tech community could be one-third the size of Silicon Valley’s by supporting or further developing the six pillars it already has for innovation to occur.

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MARCH 23, 2017

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Ignyta said on Thursday afternoon that it is looking to sell of its taladegib oncology program, after reaching a deal to change licensing terms it has with Eli Lilly and Company.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Moonshots Capital , which is led by Kelly Perdew, has scored an exit at portfolio company Edbacker. Edbacker, a developer of fundraising tools for school districts, has been acquired by Austin, Teas-based LivingTree , another developer of software for fundraising and parent engagement for schools.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based TS2 Holdings , a strategic business development firm focused on the technology industry, said on Friday morning that it has acquired three companies, including Neohire South , RockIT Recruiting , and Hero.jobs. Financial details of the acquisitions were not announced. TS2 Holdings is led by CEO Yoshii Iyadomi.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Los Angeles-based Korn Ferry , the management consulting giant, has acquired three companies from TwentyEighty , the company said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not announced. According to Korn Ferry, the acquisition will help it bolster its learning, development, and training offerings.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

The $471M acquisition of San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor is now complete, with Peregrine now officially owned by Japanese company Murata , Murata said Friday. Murata had announced the acquisition of Peregrine in August. Peregrine is a developer of radio frequency (RF) semiconductors. The deal was worth $12.50

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Over the past three years the Los Angeles-based startup Maple Media has amassed a portfolio of roughly thirty companies and one hundred apps in its quest to become the IAC of app store businesses. The company recently acquired PlayerFM , a podcast discovery service, for an undisclosed amount to expand its footprint in the podcast space.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Santa Barbara-based QAD , which develops enterprise software used in the manufacturing sector, says it is in a definitive agreement to acquire a German company, Allocation Network GmbH , which provides strategic sourcing and supplier management.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital has made another acquisition this morning, via its portfolio company, Sargent and Greenleaf. According to OpenGate Capital, Sargent and Greenleaf, which develops high security locks, has acquired Delaney Hardware Company , a provider of security related hardware products.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Veritone , a developer of artificial intelligence software, said it has received an unsolicited acquisition bid from private equity firm Apis Capital Management. per share in cash for the company, which it received on December 4th from Apis. per share in cash. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Irvine-based document capture software firm Kofax announced this morning that it has acquired business intelligence and analytics software developer Altosoft. Altosoft becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. Kofax said it paid $13.5M in cash for Altosoft, which was headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The company said the credit line--initially worth $25M--will allow it to continue acquiring and developing its portfolio of data center real estate assets. Strategic Data Center said the first $25M of the line of credit will go to facilitate the acquisition of a data center property.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based OpenX has acquired Mezzobit and PubNation , two companies in the programmatic advertising space, the company said on Monday. Financial details of those acquisition were not announced by the company. According to OpenX, it plans to integrate Mezzobit and PubNation's tools into its platform.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social video app developer Triller, has acquired two companies, including a live event and pay-per-view (PPV) company, and a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company. Financial terms of the two deal were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Culver City-based Sofie Biosciences says it has completed its acquisition of Zevacor Pharma , and has rebranded itself as SOFIE , according to the company. Sofie is a developer of molecular imaging tools, used in PET imaging and radiosynthesis of PET compounds. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Broadcom , which has significant operations in Orange County, said this morning that it has received approval of the company's proposed acquisition of CA Technologies , after the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The deal is worth $18.9 billion in cash. billion in cash.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. According to LLR Partners, its investment will be used by Edlio to support its market expansion, via organic growth and acquisitions.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and UK-based e2v technologies plc said today that the two have completed the $789M acquisition of e2v by Teledyne. e2v develops machine vision products, including image sensors and custom cameras and applications. The deal had been announced in December.

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APRIL 23, 2018

billion in debt to fund content acquisition, production and development, potential acquisitions and strategic transactions, and other efforts, the company said this morning. Netflix most recently was looking to buy LA billboard advertising company Regency Outdoor Advertising , and has a major operation in Hollywood.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Carlsbad-based cloud software developer MaintenanceNet is now officially part of Cisco, Cisco said this week, after it completed its acquisition deal for the company. Cisco had announced its acquisition of MaintenanceNet on July 8th, saying it would pay $139M for the startup. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Irvine-based Digital Map Products , a developer of geospatial mapping technology and related products, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Mexico Business Directory (MDB). Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat has confirmed its acquisition of Bitmoji, the developer of software which lets people create their own, personalized "emoji", which they can insert into Snapchat. The company--which announced the deal via a comic strip on Tuesday--said Bitmoji's team has joined Snapchat as part of the deal.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Irvine-based semiconductor developer Broadcom has completed its acquisition of the LTE assets of Renesas Electronics Corporation , the company said this morning. broadcom merger acquisition renesas telecom hardware chipset' The deal was worth $164M. Broadcom had announced the deal in early September. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Irvine-based Newport Corporation said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Israeli laser manufacturer V-Gen Ltd. Newport Corporation said it expects the acquisition to generate sales of $15M to $20M in the next twelve months. V-Gen is a developer of fiber lasers, and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile gaming developer Scopely has raised $60M in a new funding, the company announced on Thursday, in a round led by Revolution Growth. As part of the funding, Donn Davis of Revolution Growth will join the company's board. The company says it has more than 125 million players for its mobile games.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the Internet advertising network run by Tim Vanderhook, has released further details on the company's acquisition of Myspace , saying that Justin Timberlake is taking an ownership stake and major role in the acquisition.

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MAY 8, 2019

The antibody assets and infrastructure of San Diego-based MabVax Therapeutics has been acquired by a German company, BioNTech SE , according to BioNTech SE. Financial details of the acquisition were not annoucned. MabVax had been working on developing immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. It also offers a $599 per month “Do It For Me” option which will see Selz' own team of developers build a bespoke site to your specifications. Test Score. .

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

One of my company CEO’s recently described his rule for acquisition success, and it resonated with me as a great goal for planning during acquisition exercises. This CEO states that he has made it work twice when acquiring companies, and that is enough for him to make it his rule for all future acquisitions.

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