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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Barbara-based manufacturing and supply chain software maker QAD is now officially a private company again, after an acquisition by private equity investor Thoma Bravo. The company continues to be led by CEO Anton Chilton. According to Thoma Bravo, the deal was worth approximately $2 billion in cash.

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JUNE 20, 2016

Dell Software , the unit of computer giant Dell which includes a sizeable chunk of employees in Aliso Viejo, has been acquired by private equity firms Francisco Partners , along with Elliott Management , the companies said this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Aliso Viejo-based software company Quest Software announced this morning that it has acquired erwin, Inc., a developer of data modeling, data governance, and business process modeling software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Meta Data Software, a company which develops software for managing media and entertainment catalogs and metadata, has been acquired by Rob Delf, the former founder of Rightsline. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 11, 2018

AdvancedMD , a portfolio company of Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity , said this week that it has completed the acquisition of Marietta, Georgia-based Nuesoft Technologies. South Jordan, Utah-based AdvancedMD develops cloud-based software for physicians and medical billing services.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based Acuant , a developer of identity verification software, has been acquired by private equity investor Audax Private Equity. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Acuant was owned by Insight Venture Partners, Lightview Capital and Egis Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment round will give Bridgepoint a majority stake in its business, and values the company at $1.2 READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles-based Century Park Capital Partners , a private equity investor focused on family businesses, owner-operated companies and corporate divestitures, said on Monday afternoon that it has completed a majority recapitalization of Florida-based software and IT services company MCCi. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2018

Santa Barbara-based IT monitoring software developer LogicMonitor has been acquired by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners , from its existing owner, Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity and investment firm Marlin Equity said on Friday that it has completed its take-private acquisition of Tangoe, Inc. , Both companies operate as part of the technology lifecycle management (TLM) market. Marlin has appointed Robert Irwin as CEO of the newly combined company.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity has acquired San Francisco-based Inkling Systems , a developer of enterprise software for field workforce operations management. The companies said Inkling will continue to operate from its headquarters in San Francisco with its existing executive leadership team.

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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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DECEMBER 26, 2018

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the developer of spa, beauty, fitness, and other booking software and services, has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners , in a deal worth $1.9 billion, the two companies said on Christmas Eve. According to the two, Vista equity will pay $36.50 READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Irvine-based Mavenlink, which develops cloud software for the professional services market, has merged with Kimble Applications in a merger backed by private equity investor Accel-KKR, the company announced today. According to the company, Michael Speranza has been named as CEO of the company as a result of the merger.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital and its portfolio company, Perforce Software , have acquired embedded software development tools provider Rogue Wave Software , the firms said last week. Perforce is a developer of source code control and other tools used by software developers.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Carlsbad-based Medsphere Systems , a provider of healthcare information technology and software, has raised $40M in new funding from private equity investor TPG Sixth Street Partners, the company said this morning. The company said the investment came in the form of a preferred equity investment. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

billion acquisition of Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software has been approved by Quest's stockholders, the firm said Tuesday afternoon, after a meeting of the company's stockholders. The approval is one more step along a lengthy approval process for the acquisition, which was originally announced in July. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity firm WorkOasis has acquired WorkOasis , a developer of software-as-a-service products for work order, vendor and maintenance management, the company said this morning. Marlin Equity Partners did not disclose financial details of the transactions. WorkOasis was based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising software developer MediaAlpha announced Monday afternoon that it has raised a new, strategic investment, from private equity investor Insignia Capital Group. Current investor White Mountain Insurance Group, Ltd. Current investor White Mountain Insurance Group, Ltd. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has rolled up three companies into a new company called Calero Software , the company announced today. The new company will focused on communications expense management, managed mobility services, and mobile device management products.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity has acquired LiveOps Cloud Platform , the companies said today, in a deal which will split LiveOps into two different companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LiveOps Cloud develops cloud contact center and customer service software.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

San Diego-based JMI Equity has teamed with fellow private equity firm Apax Partners in the acquisition of Paradigm Ltd. Paradigm is a developer of oil and gas software, used in the geosciences and exploration business. Paradigm was previously owned by private equity firm Fox Paine and Company.

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MARCH 31, 2015

e-MDs , a company developing electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity , and has merged with MDeverywhere. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity Partners announced this morning that it has acquired 6N Systems , a developer of financial and clinical software aimed at the long-term and post-acute care market. According to Marlin Equity Partners, it will merge 6N with SigmaCare, one of its portfolio companies.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare software developer which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired SpinFusion, a developer of healthcare scheduling software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 1, 2014

San Diego-based DivX , the developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology has been acquired by private equity firms Parallax Capital Partners and StepStone Group , the companies said yesterday, in a deal worth $75M in cash plus earnout. rovi divx mainconcept entertainment software merger acquisition private equity'

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MAY 6, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the Optical Networks business of Nokia Siemens Networks, and has renamed that business Coriant. Marlin said the new company will be headquartered in Munich, Germany. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian , a startup which develops Chromebook management software for schools, disclosed last week that it has raised a majority round of private equity from Sumeru Equity Partners. Size of the investment were not announced. GoGuardian is led by founder and CEO Advait Shinde.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity is acquiring online ratings and reviews software provider Bazaarvoice , in a deal worth $521M in cash, the two said this mroning. The company said Marlin Equity will take Bazaarvoice private, by paying $5.50

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MAY 20, 2013

San Diego-based security software developer Websense announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Websense said Vista Equity Partners will pay $24.75 per share in cash for the company. The deal is worth approximately $1 billion.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Los Angeles-based Elevate Services , a developer of enterprise, legal management software, has received $25M in an investment round, from private equity investor Kayne Partners, according to the two companies. Elevate said it will use the new, minority investment to scale its operations and to enhance its software.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, along with private equity partner Motive Partners sai this morning that the two have agreed to acquire 80% of New York-based InvestCLoud, which develops digital wealth and investment management software. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

One of the portfolio companies of Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group is on an acquisition roll, acquiring yet another company. Clearlake Capital said the acquisition was made with its support along with SkyKnight Capital. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Provation, which provides software to the healthcare industry. Clearlake said it investedin Provation in March of 2018, after a carve-out acquisition from Wolters Kluwer.

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MAY 17, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance software company backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, says it is acquiring another healthcare software company, HealthcareSource. Symplr is buying HealthcareSource from another private equity firm, Francisco Prtners.

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