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DECEMBER 16, 2015

La Jolla-based Abacus Data Systems , a developer of software to help law firms manage their practices, has been acquired by private equity investor Providence Equity , the companies announced today. Abacus said the strategic majority investment by Providence Equity will help it quickly sale up its technology infrastructure.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides call tracking and marketing intelligence software, says it has named Paula Schmidlin as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, and promoted Ben Sullivan to Executive Vice President, Sales.

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JULY 21, 2020

Datto , a developer of cloud-based software for the managed service provider (MSP) market--which just opened up a new office in Irvine--said that it has acquired Gluh Pty Ltd , an Australian company which develops software that allows MSPs to simplify procurement of IT products and services.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Goleta-based Transphorm , which develops gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors for power conversion, said today that it has raised $21.5M in an equity financing, and also entered into a reverse merger with an entity called Peninsula Acquisition Corporation. and will continue the historical business of Transphorm. (KKR),

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Skyview Capital has sold off portfolio company Syncplicity , a developer of enterprise file sharing and synchronization software, to Axway. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Skyview Capital had acquired Syncplicity from EMC back in July of 2015. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Los Angeles private equity firm The Gores Group said Wednesday that it has closed its sale of Vincotech Holdings Sarl , a developer and manufacturer of power modules and inverters for the industrial and solar power market. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Palisades Growth Capital announced this morning that it has sold off its ownership interest Los Angeles-based L Docupace , a developer of software for the wealth management industry. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Garden Grove-bsaed Teletrac , a developer of cloud-based, software-as-a-service products for fleet tracking and fleet operators, has been sold to Danaher , according to private equity investor Vector Capital. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management said this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell San Diego-based FMG Suite to another private equity ivnestor, Aurora Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - o Everything is for sale but it’s the price that moves the timing. He told them it was now or never.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Switch your focus from product development to sales. Isolate marketing from sales for maximum customer focus. Utilize mergers and acquisitions to accelerate growth.

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JULY 5, 2016

Epicor , the enterprise software development firm which has significant operations in Orange County, has been sold to private equity investor KKR , the company announced Tuesday morning. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Epicor had been in the hands of another, private equity investors-- Apax Partners.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group has sold one of its portfolio firms, Atlanta-based Peoplenet , to Boston-based Bullhorn. Financial details of the sale were not announced.

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MAY 20, 2014

San Diego-based EDF Renewable Energy , the developer of solar power projects, said Monday that TIAA-CREF has made an investment in the firm. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. renewable energy photovoltaic cleantech merger acquisition venture capital project solar utility farm mojave catalina' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. begreen packaging cleantech recyclable riverside merger acquisition ecofriendly recycle compost' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, BLUE Software , to software company Esko. Financial details of the sale were not announced. BLUE Software is a developer of label and artwork management software, and is based in Chicago.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

San Diego-based Somaxon , a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings , in a deal worth $25M. According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M

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MARCH 6, 2013

CapLinked , the Los Angeles-based developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, is aiming squarely at legacy, virtual data room services with its latest updates. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Vincente Capital Partners announced on Tuesday that it has sold Carlsbad-based Intellectual Technology, Inc. , a developer of software for motor vehicle agencies (DMVs), to Arlington Capital Partners. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group announced this morning that it has sold Netmotion Wireless , a developer of mobile security software, to The Carlyle Group. Financial terms of the sale was not announced. Clearlake Capital said it expects the sale to complete in the third quarter of 2016.

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MAY 6, 2019

Oceanside-based Alphatechnics , a developer of precision temperature sensors used in the medical device, diagnostic and life sciences, has been sold to TE Connectivity. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Alpha Technics was previously owned by private equity investor Gen Cap America.

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JULY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based digital marketing company Social Reality (SRAX) announced this morning that it is selling its healthcare and pharmaceutical digital advertising product line, SRAXmd, to private equity firm Halyard Capital. According to SRAX, it will receive up to $52.5M for SRAXmd, including $33.5M READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group said Wednesday that it has sold Unify , the German joint venture it owned along with Siemens AG, to French IT services company Atos SE. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Gores said Unify has 5,600 employees and generated 1.2 billion euros in revenue.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

Irvine-based AutoAlert , a provider of data mining and lead generation tools for auto dealerships, said Tuesday that it has acquired MotoFuze , a company developing customer experience management software for the auto industry. AutoAlert is led by Brian Skutta, and owned by private equity investor HGGC. MotoFuze was based in Kansas.

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MARCH 15, 2016

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy said Tuesday that it has sold a 50 percent interest in two, New Mexico wind projects, to private equity investor Blackrock Infrastructure. Financial deatils of the sale were not announced. The two projects are its 250 megawatt Roosevelt Wind Project and 49.65

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JULY 21, 2010

San Diego-based Skinit , a developer of customized "skins" for consumer electronics products, has raised $60M in a funding, the firm said Tuesday. Skinit said the investment was led by ABS Capital Partners and Norwest Equity Partners.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Carlsbad-based SkinMedica , the developer of aesthetic medicine products, is being acquired by Irvine-based Allergan in a $350M deal, the two said today. Allergan said it will buy SkinMedica $350M up front, plus up to $25M based on future sales goals. Paul Venture Capital , and Versant Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market. Jeb Spencer: We closed our nineteenth and twentieth software focused growth equity investments this year, a significant milestone for our firm. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2012

Impinj , a developer of UHF, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips which has linked to Caltech, and an office in Orange County, said today that it has raised $21M in an equity funding round, as well as dropped its plans for an IPO. Impinj said the funding came from AllianceBernstein L.P.,

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MARCH 23, 2009

Irvine-based Printronix , a developer of industrial printers, said Monday that the firm has purchased certain assets of bankrupt TallyGenicom LP. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Printronix itself is owned by private equity firm Vector Capital.

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MAY 26, 2011

Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. As part of the buy, IGN gains a minority equity stake in GameFly, with News Corporation also gaining an observer seat on GameFly's board. Jorge Espinel, EVP of Strategy and Corporate Development at New Corp., joins as observer on GameFly's board.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Chatsworth-based MRV Communications , which manufactures optical networking components, reported Wednesday afternoon that it has executed a definitive agreement with a group of European private equity firms, led by Vinci Capital SA, to sell its Creative Electronic Systems SA. MRV said the deal is worth approximately $24.6M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections.

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JUNE 3, 2013

We caught up with Field to learn more about solar power leasing, why this segment of the solar power industry has done well--in stark contrast to solar technology developers--and what''s keeping the market from growing faster. I''ve been in the power utility sector for many years, developing power plants and utility assets.

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