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AUGUST 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine has added former Deloitte Advisory CEO Owen Ryan to its board of directors, according to the company. According to BlackLine, Ryan has over 30 years of experience in the industry, and currently is Chief Strategy Officer at Geller & Company.

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APRIL 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine reports that its recent switch to a "virtual" user conference was a success, drawing nearly 1,100 attendees--twice what it had expected at its in-person conference. The company had converted its event from in-person to virtual in a hasty one week conversion. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based BlackLine , a developer of enterprise accounting and finance software, is expanding its overseas efforts, saying on Tuesday that it has named a new country manager for Japan, for its recently estabished Tokyo subsidiary. Furuhama previously was at Philips Japan, and also had served at SAP in both Japan and Germany.

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JULY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine has boosted its leadership in the Asia Pacific region, saying on Monday that it has named Terry Smagh as Senior Vice President overseeing its Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Smagh will be based in Singapore.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine announced this morning that it has named Mark Woodhams as its new SVP of Global Sales. According to BlackLine, Woodhams previously had been Vice President of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at NetSuite, and also had worked at Oracle, Hyperion, CapGemini and Citicorp.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

Some of the early investors in Woodland Hills-based accounting software developer BlackLine are looking for some liquidity from their investments, more than a year since BlackLine's October 2016 IPO, and plan to sell around 4,500,000 shares of their stock. The company is not selling any stock with the offering.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based BlackLine said this morning that it has named Karen Flathers as the company's new Chief Customer Officer. BlackLine said Flathers will oversee oversee the day-to-day functions of its Implementations, Support, Customer Success and Product Training departments. BlackLine just filed for an IPO.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer BlackLine has acquired London-based Runbook , a developer of financial close and automation software for the SAP market. Blackline said that Tennenbaum Capital Partners provided financing for the acquisition. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Systems has filed for an IPO, saying in an S-1 filing that it is looking to raise up to $100M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as BL. BlackLine is venture backed by Silver Lake Sumeru and ICONIQ, and led by Therese Tucker. of the company. Tucker owns around 15.6% READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based BlackLine has named a new Chief Strategy Officer, according to the company. Blackline, which develops software used for financial close and accounting automation, said it has named Tammy Coley to the post of Chief Strategy Officer. Coley also has served at Ernst & Young and Sloan Financial Group.

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MAY 2, 2019

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine said on Thursday that it has expanded its customer base, adding such notable customers as Volvo, Waymo, AstraZeneca, the operator of Applebee's, and many others to its list of 2,700 companies who are using its products.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine is taking aim at the college and university market, saying on Thursday that it has partnered with higher education software and services firm Ellucian. The companies said Ellucian works with more than 2,500 educational institutions in more than 50 countries.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine says it has added the CEO of SolarWinds, Kevin Thompson to its board of directors. Thompson has been CEO at SolarWinds since 2010, and he joined the company in 2007. SolarWinds is a developer of IT management software. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine is continuing to sign on brand name customers, saying late last week that it has added such new customers as Harper Collins, Lavazza, Nature's Bounty, Postmates and Take-Two Interactive during its Q2. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as BL. The company is led by Therese Tucker.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine has donated seven, semi-trucks full of clothing to help provide clothing to the homeless in Los Angeles, the company said today, as part of its philanthropic initiatives. BlackLine, and its nonprofit efforts, are run by CEO Therese Tucker. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based accounting softare developer BlackLine announced late Monday that it will be launching an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its stock, in what appears to be a move to provide some liquidity to its early investors. BlackLine said it will not receive any proceeds from the public offering.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A report on Monday says that Calabasas-based Blackline Systems has filed for a confidential IPO, with an IPO coming as soon as next month. According to Reuters , citing "people familiar with the matter", said that Goldman Sachs is leading the IPO effort, which could value Blackline Systems at more than $1 billion. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine said Thursday that its Q3 revenues were up over 50 percent, as a result of customer growth at the company. Actual financials were not released by the company. financial automation software growth revenue systems blackline' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine Systems reported this morning that its revenues are up more than 50 percent again this year, which it says is the seventh year in a row for the company. The announcements comes only a few months after a big private equity investment for the company. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Los Angeles-based BlackLine , which develops cloud-based, accounting automation software, said it has added a number of companies as new customers in Q2. BlackLine's software is used to automate the process of a financial close. Financial impact of all of the new customer additions was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based BlackLine , which develops cloud-based software for the finance and accounting market, said it has launched a new channel partner program. Blackline said the launch of the channel effort will help it expand its global distribution, and help meet what it says is "surging demand" for its products.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based financial close automation software developer BlackLine has scored a big customer win, with Shell , the company said this week, saying it has signed a new, multi-year contract with the big multinational.

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MAY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems has hired its first, Chief Marketing Officer, the company announced today. BlackLine said it has hired David Downing, most recently the Chief Marketing Officer of NetSuite, as its first CMO. The company is backed by private equity firm Silver Lake.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based finance and accounting automation software developer BlackLine reports this morning that it added 393 new customers in 2015 and now has over 1300 customers around the world. The company said that among the new clients it added during the year were Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Malaysia Airlines, Roku and Trivago.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Blackline Systems , the developer of financial close software, and specialized staffing firm Robert Half International said today that the two are in a strategic alliance. According to the companies, Robert Half will work with BlackLine to provide professionals certified on BlackLine's software products to clients.

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APRIL 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based BlackLine Systems , which develops balance sheet, account reconcilation software for the enterprise, said today that it has named CHris Murphy as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Murphy joins the company from Infor, where he had been Senior Vice President of Financial Solutions. and Melita International.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based BlackLine , the developer of financial close and other related software, reported today that it has just passed 1,000 clients. BlackLine''s software is used by both mid-sized and enterprise companies to manage their finance and accounting. blackline systems software financial close accounting finance saas'

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based BlackLine Systems , the fast growing developer of financial software for enterprises, looks to be generating between $10M to $30M, based on a recent ranking of the company by an indutsry magazine. BlackLine said it took the No. BlackLine said it took the No. BlackLine is headed by Therese Tucker.

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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems , which develops financial close automation software, reported yesterday that its revenues were up nearly 60 percent in the second quarter of 2014, compared to the prior year. BlackLine says it now has more than 880 clients around the world. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Woodland Hills-based accounting software maker BlackLine Systems has moved one step closer to its IPO, saying this morning in a regulatory filing that it is expecting its IPO to price at betwen $13.00 BlackLine is venture backed by Silver Lake Sumeru and ICONIQ. and $15.00

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JULY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems said today that it has hired a new, Chief Technology Officer. According to the enterprise software company, it has named Alain Avakian as its CTO. He also has served at such companies at Stamps.com, Citysearch/Ticketmaster, and TCI/AND Interactive and Packard Bell.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Blackline, a Los Angeles-based accounting software company, debuted in the U.S. In what has been a slow year for tech IPOs, Blackline decided to go public right now because it’s “part of a longer term plan to raise awareness for what we do,” said CEO Therese Tucker. markets Friday.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine Systems , announced a long lineup of name brand companies who have signed up for its software this quarter, including POPSUGAR, Priceline Group Services, Shopify, Spirit Airlines and Yodlee. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based BlackLine Systems , the developer of financial close software-as-a-service, has scored an investment from private equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru. According to BlackLine, its management, Silver Lake Sumeru, and ICONIQ Capital are partnering in the deal to make Silver Lake Sumerua majority shareholder in the company.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based financial close software developer BlackLine announed today that it has added Graham Smith, the former CFO of Salesforce, to its board of directors. BlackLine said that Smith was CFO of Salesforce for seven years, taking the company from $750M in annual revenues to more than $5 billion.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems has tied with accounting, tax, and advisory firm CohnReznick LLP , the companies aid today. BlackLine develops financial close software that helps automate what has been a very manual process for companies. BlackLine is headed by Therese Tucker.

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