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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 20, 2017

Thousand Oaks-based wireless networking equipment maker Xirrus has been acquired by Riverbed , to help bolster its SD WAN efforts, the two said on Wednesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition comes just over 12 years after Xirrus was founded by Dirk Gates in 2005.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced on Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired a number of scientific imaging brands from Roper Technologies , in a deal worth $225M in cash. According to Teledyne, the businesses include Princeton Instruments, Photometrics and Lumenera, as well as other brands.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced this morning that it has acquired Optimum Optical Systems , a Camarillo-based manufacturer of custom optics and optomechanical assemblies. Teledyne said the acquisition would further expand its capabilities in the area of tactical infrared imaging systems.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said this morning that it has acquired VariSystems , a Canadian supplier of custom harsh environment interconnects, used in the oil and gas industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. VariSystems is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and had sales of CAD $27.5M

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. Ceres Closes IPO - Among the few Southern California IPOs, Thousand Oaks-based biofuels seed technology provider Ceres has its IPO in April.

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