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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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MAY 17, 2021

billion market cap. The IPO looks to be the first in the technology sector for the Santa Barbara area since Sonos went IPO in 2018. Goleta-based construction management software developer Procore is expected to have its IPO debut this week, planning to raise $592M at a $8.9 Procore has been eyeing an IPO since 2019.

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MAY 20, 2021

Carpinteria-based Procore, the construction management software developer which went IPO this morning, is now worth more than $11 billion in market value, after pricing at $67.00 Morgan Securities, Barclays Capital, and Jefferies, along with Canaccord Genuity, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co., above its debut, up 31.34%.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

LogMeIn --which has significant operations in Santa Barbara, due to its acquisition of the Citrix GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, GoToTraining, GoToWebinar, and other businesses in 2016--has acquired Jive Communications , a developer of cloud-based phone systems for the Unified Communications (UC) market.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos saw a successful initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, closing its first day of trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market up nearly 33 percent. Sonos, which priced at $15.00 per share on Wednesday night, closed at $19.91 on Thursday, 32.73 percent above the IPO price. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. So, I cam on board. What were you doing before this?

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MAY 20, 2021

Morgan Securities, Barclays Capital, and Jefferies, along with Canaccord Genuity, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co., The IPO is the first in the technology sector in the Santa Barbara area since Sonos went IPO in 2018. Piper Sandler & Co., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, and William Blair & Company.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , which develops e-commerce software for subscription-based software businesses, has been acquired by private equity investor Accel-KKR. According to FastSpring, Accel-KKR has made a majority equity investment in the firm, to provide capital and resources for its technology and go-to-market initiatives.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Santa Barbara-based InTouch Health announced this morning that it is expanding into the tele-physician services market, and has acquired AcuteCare Telemedicine. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. InTouch Health said the acquisition will help it extend its offerings.

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JULY 8, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , which develops real estate software, said last week that it has acquired Pierce-Eislen , a supplier of property and market research for the multifamily real estate industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Pierce-Eislen was based in Scottsdale, Arizona. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Evolus , a company producing clinical neurotoxins, has been acquired by private equity investor Strathspey Crown. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Strathspey Crown, its subsidiary, ALPHAEON Corporation, has gained an exclusive license to market the neurotoxin in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based property management software provider Yardi has sold off a part of its Point2 real estate marketing operation, saying that it has sold its listing syndication service to Move, Inc. yardi point2 move realtor real estate merger acquisition divestment' Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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JULY 27, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos, the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, is expected to hit the market next Friday, August 3rd, according to the NASDAQ IPO Calendar. Sonos has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as SONO. and $19.00 per share, the IPO would raise $303,472,199.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos surged more than 25 percent in early trading on its first day as a public company on Thursday, after pricing its IPO on Wednesday evening at $15.00 The company's IPO was underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs & Co, Allen & Company, RBC Capital Markets, Jeffries, KKR, Raymond James, and Stifel.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Channel Technologies Group , a manufacturer of piezoelectric ceramics, transducers, and other related products, said Friday that it has acquired H.C. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Materials was based in Illinois.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Santa Barbara-based MEMs technology developer Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) said early this morning that it has received a majority equity financing from Cerium Technology. Cerium Technology is an investment firm focused on the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market. IMT is currently led by CEO Craig Ensley. 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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JANUARY 27, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Resonant, Inc. , in an IPO on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The company says is it looking to trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "RESN". resonant semiconductor frontend filter rejection signal merger acquisition nasdaq resn suptech' Resonant Inc. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops fraud protection, marketing attribution, partnership management, and related software, said today that it has acquired Mediarails , a developer of customer relationship management and marketing automation software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , which develops very easy to use, connected whole-home speaker systems, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing on Friday that it is looking to raise up to $100M in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The company has applied to list as SONO. The company had a net loss of $14.2M

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MARCH 20, 2012

Looking to take on the classifieds market, FindTheBest , the online comparisons site run by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said today that it has launched a new "cars for sale" tool. The Santa Barbara startup said the entry into the classified market allows users to shop for cars by type, make, model, year, mileage, and color.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

Santa Barbara-based InTouch Health , which provides telehealth services, said on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire TruClinic , a web-based telemedicine provider based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2015

In the latest, Central Coast IPO move, Santa Barbara-based Invoca , a maker of call marketing automation tools, says it is prepping for an IPO in 2017, and has hired a new CEO with experience running two pubicly traded software companies. billion acquisition of Lynda.com.

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MAY 10, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Novacoast , a provider of IT professional services and product development, said Monday that it has acquired Data Technique , a provider of IT services to the Midwest market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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MAY 12, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , a provider of online training software for small businesses, said today that it has named Donna Wells as its new President and CEO. Mindflash said it has received funding from Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), although it did not disclose financial terms of that funding.

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APRIL 22, 2013

FastSpring , the fast growing Santa Barbara-based e-commerce payment services provider headed by Dan Engel, said today it has scored a funding round from Pylon Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. acquisition merger capital venture pylon fastspring' Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2011

Messenger : Rob Duva , Co-Founder, COO RingRevenue, prior Director of Customer Acquisition, CallWave. Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. 10) Rob, why does the world need RingRevenue? .

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Calabasas-based audio processing technology firm DTS is expanding into the Internet-connected, whole home audio market today, saying that it has released an Android-based, whole home audio system. The new system looks to be direct competition for Santa Barbara-based Sonos, and its own wireless, whole home audio systems.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Sherman Oaks-based Schaaf Consulting , a firm that manages affiliate programs for online retailers, has acquired PartnerCentric , an internet marketing firm, the two said last week. PartnerCentric was based in Chestertown, MD, and was started in Santa Barbara. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JULY 23, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, set its estimated IPO pricing range on Monday morning, the next step in bringing the company to market. Sonos has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as SONO. and $19.00 and $19.00

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems , a developer of real estate and property management software, said late Thursday that it has acquired Point2 Technologies , a developer of online marketing software for the real estate industry. Tags: yardi systems real estate management point2 technologies merger acquisition.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Occam Networks , a developer of broadband switching equipment for the rural telecom market, is being acquired by Calix , the firms announced this morning. Tags: occam networks calix broadband telecom communications merger acquisition. per share of Occam Networks stock. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2012

Los Angeles- and Santa Barbara-based DFJ Frontier , the venture capital firm founded by David Cremin and Scott Lenet, has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, ClearAccess. According to networking giant Cisco , it has acquired ClearAccess to bolster its network management capabilities for the service provider market.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -- ACG 101's Annual MandA Update. trillion in value. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 15, 2016

Santa Barbara-based Advanced Scientific Concepts has sold off its ASCar Division, which develops LIDAR systems for the automotive industry, to Continental AG , the company said Monday. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Advanced Scientific Concepts was founded in 1987. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2015

Goleta-based AppFolio has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing that it is hoping to raise up to $100M on the NASDAQ Global Market as APPF. Appfolio--which is led by Brian Donahoo--is venture backed by Investment Group of Santa Barbara and BV Capital, along with such local angels as Andreas von Blottnitz and Klaus Schauser.

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