socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity Partners said Wednesday that it is planning to spin out its Tellabs Access products as an independent business. According to Marlin Equity, it has named Mike Dagenais as President and CEO of the Tellabs Access business, which will focus on optical local area networking products.

Equity 138

Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Networking 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2014

YP , the local search, media, and advertising firm spun out of AT&T which has significant operations in Glendale, said today that it has acquired venture-backed Sense Networks , a provider of mobile advertising and location-based services. Sense Networks was venture backed by Intel Capital, Javelin Venture Partners and others.

Networking 153

Networking Glendale Advertising Acquisition 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration provider ACTIVE Network said this morning that private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has launched its tender offer for all of its outstanding shares, offering up $14.50 ACTIVE Network''s board has already approved the deal. per share in cash to take the company private.

Activity 138

Activity Equity San Diego Networking 138

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Costa Mesa-based networking equipment maker Emulex is in the midst of discussions with private equity investors, to take the company private, according to a report Monday. The report, from Reuters, said that Emulex has talked with such private equity investors as Francisco Partners, Thoma Bravo, and Thomas H. Lee about a deal.

Equity 147

Equity Report Networking Acquisition 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity Partners is acquiring Tellabs , a provider of mobile backhaul, optical networking, and other products for the telecommunications networking market, in a deal worth $891 million. According to Marlin Equity, it will pay $2.45 Tellabs was based in Chicago.

Equity 124

Equity Pricing Networking Acquisition 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

San Diego-based Active Network has appointed a new CEO, and now is officially owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, the companies said Friday. Active Network said it has named Darko Dejanovic as its new Chief Executive Officer, after the completion of the cash tender deal for Active Network on Friday.

Activity 138

Activity Networking Equity San Diego 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2021

Irvine-based Halo Technology Group, a manufacturer of fiber optic transceivers and high speed cabling, said today that it has acquired Skylane Optics, a manufacturer of optical networking products. Halo Technology said the acquisition will add new products, including CFP-DCO coherent products. Halo's CEO is Matt McCormick.

Technology 113

Technology Equity Acquisition Networking 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said today that it has closed a transaction to sell Enterasys Networks to Extreme Networks, via its joint venture with Siemens AG. gores group extreme networks enterasys merger acquisition private equity' Gores bought Enterasys back in 2006 for $386M.

Networking 124

Networking Equity Acquisition Los Angeles 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Gores Group said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Alpheus Communications , a fiber network and data center operator in Texas. Gores had announced the acquisition in September. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Acquisition 140

Acquisition Equity Los Angeles Networking 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity said late Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Ulticom, Inc. , a developer of signaling software for communications network. Platinum Equity said it paid $2.33 The deal was worth approximately $90M. per share in cash.

Equity 150

Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Software 150

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2014

San Clemente-based DealerSocket , a developer of software-as-a-service for the automotive industry, said Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic investment partnership with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. automotive software private capital venture investment partners equity vista dealersocket' READ MORE>>.

Equity 100

Equity Invest San Diego Activity 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based Encompass Digital Media , a provider of digital media services to the broadcast and cable television market, said this moring that it is in a deal with private equity Court Square Capital Partners, where Court Square will acquire a majority interest in the company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Equity 170

Equity Media Acquisition Los Angeles 170

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has created a new company, Newfold Digital, through the acquisition of Endurance International Group, plus strategic investment transactions with both Web.com and affiliates of Siris.

Capital 113

Capital Santa Monica Company Companies 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Irvine-based Broadcom announced Tuesday that it has completed its $75M acquisition of Gigle Networks , a developer of systems-on-a-chip products for home networking over power lines. Broadcom said the deal was all cash, except for equity awards from the firm given for unvested employee stock options. READ MORE>>.

Networking 140

Networking Equity Acquisition Product 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Irvine-based Broadcom , the developer of networking and communications semiconductors, announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy Gigle Networks , a provider of systems-on-a-chip for home networking over power lines. Tags: broadcom gigle networks merger acquisition semiconductor.

Networking 124

Networking Equity Acquisition Funding 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Westlake Village-based Independent Technology Group , a provider of information technology services, including networking, storage, and security services, has been acquired by Santa Clara, California-based InterVision Systems. InterVision is owned by private equity investor Huron Capital.

Westlake Village 178

Westlake Village Technology Equity Acquisition 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

San Diego-based Active Network said this week that it has signed the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, the two largest parks and recreation organizations in Minnesota, as a customer. The news comes as ventureWire reports that Active Network is serious about an IPO. READ MORE>>.

Activity 164

Activity Networking San Diego News 164

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2010

Beverly Hills-based online dating operator Spark Networks said late Tuesday that it has rejected the bid from Great Hill Equity Partners, III, to purchase the firm. Tags: spark networks merger acquisition great hill. Great Hill had made an unsolicited bid for Spark in early March, saying it would pay $3.10 READ MORE>>.

Beverly Hills 150

Beverly Hills Networking Equity Acquisition 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2021

Lake Forest-based Higher Ground Education, which operates a network of Montessori schools in the US and China, says it has acquired software developer Altitude Learning LMS. According to Higher Ground, it has acquired the Altitude Learning LMS technology, along with Altitude's product and engineering teams.

Education 113

Education Equity Software Development Acquisition 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has raised $18M in additional funding, and acquired the Fox Audience Network (FAN) from New Corporation. In further details on the FAN deal, Addante also said that it has not acquired the advertising sales team at FAN, saying that it "is not, and will not be, an ad network."

Networking 147

Networking Clearstone Santa Monica News 147

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity said Thursday that the firm has acquired a majority stake in Canvas Systems LLC, a supplier of used and refurbished IT equipment and services. Canvas Systems sells refurbished IT equipment, including servers, storage, network equipment, and telephony equipment.

Equity 100

Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Networking 100

socalTECH

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. READ MORE>>.

Thousand Oaks 127

Thousand Oaks Acquisition Startup Networking 127

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2014

The move--which has been in the works since at least February --follows the company''s acquisition by Vista Equity Partners back in August of 2013. omnitracs texas relocation rick perry vista equity jobs employment loss' Omnitracs was formerly part of Qualcomm. Texas Governor Rick Perry said the state paid $3.9M READ MORE>>.

San Diego 159

San Diego Equity Acquisition Software Development 159

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2020

Private equity investor Platinum Equity in advanced talks with HNA Group, per the report. Ingram Micro is a major distributor of information technology products, ranging from computer and networking products to cloud services and IT lifecycle management. The deal is reportedly worth around $7 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Report 124

Report Equity Networking Technology 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based YouTube content network Fullscreen , which is led by George Strompolos, disclosed Thursday that it has issued $7.8M in equity--related to a merger and acquisition, most likely the acquisition of Supernova (better known as Viddy ) earlier this month. The disclosure came via a regulatory filing.

Acquisition 159

Acquisition Equity Venture Capital Content 159

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2011

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , a provider of real estate, mortgage, and other data and information services, said Tuesday that it has acquired Dorado Network Systems Corporation , in a deal worth $32M. Dorado said it previously held a 38 percent equity interest in Dorado. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 133

Cloud Computing Networking Equity Services 133

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

Irvine-based Allied Esports , an e-sports league operator, has scored backing from Mexican sports television network TV Azteca , the companies said Wednesday morning. According to the companies, TV Azteca, which is part of Grupo Salinas, will purchase $5M of shares of Allied Esports via an equity investment in Black Ridge Acquisition Corp.

Equity 113

Equity Content Acquisition Networking 113

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2016

Irvine-based Infinite RF Holdings , a developer of radio frequency (RF) technology and components, has acquired cable assembly, connector, and wireless networking equipment maker L-Com Global Connectivity , according to Genstar Capital , the private equity company which acquired Infinite RF Holdings in May.

Equity 100

Equity Acquisition Networking Capital 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2017

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. and converts it into data and insights used by motion pictures studios, television networks, production companies, and more. MarketCast is owned by private equity investor Kohlberg & Company. Fizziology was based in Indianapolis.

Social Media 113

Social Media Research Entertainment Equity 113

socalTECH

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. According to Vector Capital, Teletrac is currently providing network tracking of 200,000 vehicles across 87 countries.

SaaS 138

SaaS Equity Acquisition Software 138

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In a big exit for Southern California, Carlsbad-based Luxtera , a developer of optical semiconductors used in the high speed networking market, has been acquired by Cisco , in a deal worth $660M in cash and assumed equity options. According to Cisco, it will incorporate Luxtera's technology into its "intent-based" networking portfolio.

Southern California 133

Southern California Networking Equity Capital 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said yesterday that it has acquired DMN Ltd. , a mobile communications network engineering support and staffing provider, based in Swindon, UK. The acquisition came via Gores' Small Capitalization Partners fund. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

Equity 153

Equity Mobile Acquisition Los Angeles 153

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2015

X5 Solutions is based in Seattle, and is owned by private equity investor NewSpring Capital. X5 said the acquisition also helps it expand into the Los Angeles market, in addition to adding additional capacity and network infrastructure. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Acquisition Equity Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Skyview Capital has acquired cybersecurity software developer Fidelis Cybersecurity a provider of network traffic analysis, digital forensics, and incident response software, the company said late Thursday. Financial terms of the stock transaction were not announced.

Capital 100

Capital Equity Software Development Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2011

Valencia-based Capital Exchange , an online community site focused on the financial community, has been acquired by Los Angeles private equity firm Revolution Capital Group , Revolution Capital said today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Capital 159

Capital Equity Sites Acquisition 159

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

West Hills-based optical components maker Source Photonics , which was owned by Francisco Partners , has been sold, to a private equity group led by Redview Capital and Asia-IO, and also including TR Capital, Axiom Asia and Aberdeen Asset Management. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Equity 100

Equity Acquisition Capital Networking 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely said on Monday that it is paying approximately $1 billion for GSN Games, the division of Game Show Network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. According to Scopely, the deal is split between both cash and equity in the company, which will give SPE a minority interest in the company.

Mobile 113

Mobile Entertainment Equity Los Angeles 113