Video-Sharing App Triller Acquires Halogen Networks
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 15, 2020
Video-sharing platform Triller, which is owned by Century City-based Proxima Media, has completed the acquisition of Halogen Networks.
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CoreLogic Gets Shareholder Approval On Private Equity Acquisition
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APRIL 29, 2021
Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic said on Wednesday that its shareholders have approved the go-private, private equity acquisition of the company by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners. per share in cash for CoreLogic. The two private equity companies will pay $80.00 The deal is worth $6 billion in total.
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Stamps.com Stockholders Approve Private Equity Acquisition
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OCTOBER 4, 2021
per shar in cash for each share of Stamps.com common stock they own. The company said the acquisition is expected to close this week. El Segundo-based Stamps.com, which provides e-commerce shipping and online postage services, said last week that its stockholders approved a merger with private equity investor Thoma Bravo.
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QAD In $2 Billion Private Equity Acquisition
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JUNE 28, 2021
Santa Barbara-based supply chain software developer QAD has entered into a $2 billion acquisition deal with private equity investor Thoma Bravo, the company said on Monday. per share in cash from Thoma Bravo, in an all-cash transaction. According to QAD, its shareholders will receive $87.50
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QAD Becomes Privately Held After Thoma Bravo Acquisition
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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. per share of QAD stock to shareholders, with the deal pulling QAD off the Nasdaq. According to Thoma Bravo, the deal was worth approximately $2 billion in cash.
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How To Prevent Your Founder’s Shares From Vaporizing
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 15, 2021
When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. In the U.S.,
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Veritone Gets Acquisition Bid From Apis Capital Management
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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. According to Veritone, Apis has offered to acquire all of its outstanding shares for $10.26 per share in cash.
Peregrine Semiconductor Acquisition Completes
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DECEMBER 12, 2014
The $471M acquisition of San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor is now complete, with Peregrine now officially owned by Japanese company Murata , Murata said Friday. per share in cash. Murata had announced the acquisition of Peregrine in August. The deal was worth $12.50 READ MORE>>.
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147 Broadcom Gets Nod On CA Technologies Acquisition
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AUGUST 24, 2018
Broadcom , which has significant operations in Orange County, said this morning that it has received approval of the company's proposed acquisition of CA Technologies , after the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The deal is worth $18.9 billion in cash.
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Teledyne Completes Bolt Technology Acquisition
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said Tuesday afternoon that it has complted its acquisition of Bolt Technology Corporation. per share in cash. teledyne technologies bolt technology merger acquisition marine underwater vehicle cable' The deal was worth approximately $171M, or $22.00 READ MORE>>.
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7 Key Factors Obscure Your Customer Acquisition Costs
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2022
As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). It encompasses your marketing strategy used to attract, engage, and retain customers by creating and sharing relevant articles, videos, podcasts, and other media. Don’t forget it.
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Phison Sells JV Shares To Kingston
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JULY 14, 2020
Fountain Valley-based memory products giant Kingston Technology said that its partner in a joint venture, Phison , will sell the shares it owns in Kingston Solutions, Inc. which develops eMMC (Embedded Multi-Media Card) products. According to the two, the deal is worth NT$1,781,640,000, or approximately $60M.
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Leaf Group Seeks To Raise $22M For Acquisition, Other Efforts
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FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , the publicly traded consumer Internet company best known for running such sites as Saatchi Art, Society6, EHow, and Livestrong, said it is looking to offer and sell approximately $22M in shares of its common stock. Leaf Group says it does not have any specific acquisitions in mind.
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Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 11, 2021
Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no no surprise?—?that’s
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Conexant Acquisition Completes
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APRIL 19, 2011
The acquisition of Newport Beach-based semiconductor firm Conexant by private equity firm >b>Golden Gate Capital has completed, the firm said today. The acquisition takes Conexant private, with the firm no longer trading on the NASDAQ Global Market. per share in cash, or approximately $282M. The deal was worth $2.40
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145 Activision Completes $5.9B King Digital Acquisition
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FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Santa Monica-based Activision said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of King Digital Entertainment. per share in cash for King. The deal was worth $5.9 billion, and was first announced in November. Activision paid $18.00 Activision said it expects to boost its revenues in 2016 to $6.25
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100 Microsemi Completes Acquisition of Vitesse
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APRIL 28, 2015
Aliso Viejo-based a href="[link] said this morning that it has completed its tender offer for Camarillo-based Vitesse , and now expects its acquisition to complete later today. per share in cash for all of the outstanding stock of the semiconductor manufacturer, in a deal worth approximately $389M. Microsemi had been offering $5.28
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Conexant Gets Competing Acquisition Offer
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FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Newport Beach-based semiconductor maker Conexant said Monday afternoon that it has received a competing acquisition offer from private equity firm Golden Gate Private Equity. per share in cash, or between $192M to $200M. per share, or $184M. per share, or $184M. READ MORE>>.
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154 Qlipso Confirms Veoh.com Acquisition
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AUGUST 9, 2010
Los Angeles- and Israel-based Qlipso , a developer of online video sharing and editing tools, announced this morning that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Veoh.com. Qlipso is backed by Jerusalem Venture Partners, and is now operating a Los Angeles office after its acquisition of Veoh. READ MORE>>.
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Amgen, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Get Approval On Acquisition
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and Onyx Pharmaceuticals said late Wednesday that the two have received early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust waiting period for Amgen''s acquisition of Onyx. Amgen announced on August 24th that it will pay $125 per share in cash, or roughly $10.4 READ MORE>>.
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FTC Challenges PacBio Acquisition, Says Illumina is a “Monopolist”
Xconomy
DECEMBER 18, 2019
PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB ) is an attractive acquisition target because of its prowess with. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. Illumina machines read short pieces of DNA that have been chopped up, copied, then reassembled.
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Silicon Beach Report Aug. 11: Snap Confirms Acquisition of Zeny for $213 Million
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 11, 2017
Snap confirms acquisition of Zeny for $213 million, Google's diversity controversy mocked in street art near its Venice office and Third Point sells all Snap shares.
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Microsemi Passes Antitrust Hurdle In Vitesse Acquisition
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APRIL 8, 2015
Aliso Viiejo-based Microsemi reported this morning that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired, for the company''s acquisition of Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor. per share, for Vitesse. The regulatory hurdle means that U.S. READ MORE>>.
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Newport Shareholders Give Nod To $897M MKS Instruments Acquisition
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APRIL 28, 2016
Irvine-based laser and photonics company Newport Corporation said today that its shareholders have approved the acquisition of the company by MKS Instruments. per share in cash, or a total of $897M. The deal--which had been announced in February--is worth $23.00
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Report: Goodreads' Acquisition By Amazon Derailed Apple Deal
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APRIL 18, 2013
The WSJ said that the deal between Goodreads and Apple would have covered allowing users to share and rate what they are reading into Apple''s iBookstore. goodreads amazon merger acquisition book review community reviews amzn apple itunes' Goodreads was acquired for around $150 to $200M. READ MORE>>.
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178 Power-One Gets Approval From Stockholders On Acquisition
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JULY 24, 2013
Camarillo-based power conversion and solar inverter manufacturer Power-One has received stockholder approval on the company''s $1 billion acquisition by ABB , the company said late Tuesday. percent of the shares voted were in favor of the merger, which had been announced in April. Power-One said that 98.0 READ MORE>>.
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OSI Systems Completes $269 Million Acquisition of American Science and Engineering.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
X-ray system manufacturer OSI Systems on Monday completed its acquisition of American Science and Engineering Inc. for $37 a share, a cash deal worth $269 million.
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Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability. The stock is currently trading around $15 per-share.
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363 Steereo: Connecting Ride Sharing Drivers, Music Discovery, with Anne Kavanaugh
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JANUARY 11, 2019
Los Angeles- and New York-based Steereo (www.steereo.com) has a new idea: partner those artists with ride sharing drivers, and pay those ride sharing drivers to play their music to the ever-changing variety of people who hop in their vehicles. Explain what Steereo is and how it works? The product is an app, available for them.
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Occam Networks Acquisition Completes
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FEBRUARY 23, 2011
The acquisition Santa Barbara-based Occam Networks has completed, according to buy Calix. million shares of Calix common stock, or around $202M based on CALX stock trading Wednesday morning. Calix had announced the acquisition of Occam Networks in September. The deal was worth $83.3M in cash plus approximately 6.4
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Kofax, Lexmark Get Nod On Acquisition Deal
socalTECH
MAY 11, 2015
Irvine-based Kofax Limited and Lexmark International said late Friday that the two companies have received Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust clearance on the proposed acquisition of Kofax by Lexmark. per share in cash--or approximately $1 billion--for Kofax. The two had announced in March that Lexmark would pay $11.00
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100 Amid Acquisition Drama, Celgene Resubmits MS Drug for FDA Approval
Xconomy
MARCH 25, 2019
billion acquisition of San Diego’s Receptos. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. Celgene said Monday it has again sent the FDA an application for approval of ozanimod, an experimental multiple sclerosis drug it added to its pipeline in 2015 as part of its $7.2
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88 Qualcomm Boosts Bid For NXP To $127.50 Per Share
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FEBRUARY 20, 2018
in cash per share for NXP. per share in cash to acquire NXP. San Diego-based Qualcomm has upped its offer for fellow semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductor N.V. saying that it has increased its offer to $127.50 Qualcomm had previously offered $110.00 The bid raises Qualcommm's offer for NXP to a total of $44.0 READ MORE>>.
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113 Sir Richard Branson To Sell $500M In Virgin Galactic Shares
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MAY 12, 2020
Sir Richard Branson is planning to sell $500M in shares of Mojave-based Virgin Galactic , in a bid to raise cash to finance his other airline and hotel businesses. The $500M represents about one-fifth of Branson's stake in Virgin Galactic.
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Microsemi Advances Acquisition of Zarlink Semiconductor
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OCTOBER 25, 2011
Aliso Viejo-based Microsemi , the semiconductor maker, said today that it has advanced its acquisition of Zarlink Semiconductor , and now owns approximately 93 percent of Zarlink's outstanding shares, and 99 percent of Zarlink's outstanding debenteres. Microsemi had launched a hostile bid for Zarlink in July.
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Steereo: Connecting Ride Sharing Drivers, Music Discovery, with Anne Kavanagh
socalTECH
JANUARY 11, 2019
Los Angeles- and New York-based Steereo (www.steereo.com) has a new idea: partner those artists with ride sharing drivers, and pay those ride sharing drivers to play their music to the ever-changing variety of people who hop in their vehicles. Explain what Steereo is and how it works? The product is an app, available for them.
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ACTIVE Network In $1.05 Billion Acquisition Deal With Vista Equity Partners
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
per share in cash for Active Network, in a deal which has been approved by Active''s board of directors. active network merger acquisition sports vista equity partners buyout' Active Network said that Vista Equity Partners will pay $14.50 The deal will remove Active Network from the public markets. READ MORE>>.
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Competition Heats Up For Bird, As Lyft Enters Bike Sharing Market
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JULY 2, 2018
Santa Monica-based Bird --already in a frenetic fundraising and expansion race with competitor Lime, Uber, and a host of other competitors--can add Lyft to its list of competitors, after Lyft said it would buy bike sharing company Motivate on Monday. According to Lyft , it will use the buy to launch its own, bike sharing service.
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NantCell Ups Altor BioScience Acquisition Offer
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JUNE 27, 2017
in cash or NantCell common stock for each share of Altor BioScience stock, with an additional $4.00 Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks group of companies, is acquiring Altor Bioscience. The deal is worth approximately $290M. According to NantCell, it will pay $2.00 in "contingent value rights" based on regulatory and sales milestones.
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Bird launches Scoot Mopeds in Austin ahead of SXSW
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 5, 2020
The Scoot Moped — an electric moped born out of Bird’s acquisition of Scoot — will launch in Austin five months after unveiling the shared micromobility vehicle. Bird first unveiled the Scoot Moped in October following its acquisition of Scoot. Initially the mopeds were piloted in Los Angeles, according to Bird.
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SendGrid Now Part Of Twilio After $3 Billion Acquisition
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FEBRUARY 1, 2019
per share of SendGrid common stock. SendGrid--which has significant operations in Anaheim, where one of its co-founders also was based--was acquired in a deal worth $3 billion. The deal had originally been announced last year. Twilio said the deal is worth approximately $53.99 SendGrid has a large office in Irvine.
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113 Quest Software Acquisition By Dell Passes Antitrust Review
socalTECH
JULY 23, 2012
The acquisition of Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software by Dell has gained approval from the Federal Trade Commission, according to the FTC, Dell is buying Quest for $2.4 billion, as it looks to bolster its software business. The deal is worth $28.00
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Life Technologies Agrees On Acquisition Deal With Thermo Fisher Scientific
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APRIL 15, 2013
in cash per share, or approximately $13.6 life technologies merger acquisition thermo fisher scientific lifesciences' Carlsbad-based life science equipment maker Life Technologies and Thermo Fisher Scientific said this morning that the two are in a definitive agreement, where Thermo Fisher will buy Life Technologies for $76.00
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138 Leap Wireless Acquisition By AT&T Completes
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MARCH 14, 2014
billion deal back in July of 2013, with AT&T paying $15 per share in cash to Leap Wireless shareholders. leap wireless merger acquisition prepaid telecom cricket' The two had announced the $1.2 READ MORE>>.
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