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DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to Rivian, the deal--which it only announced a few weeks ago--was paused so it can "pursue the best risk-adjusted returns on our capital investments", and so it can focus on its "current consumer product development roadmap and manufacturing capacity expansion as well as its commercial business".

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JULY 26, 2021

says it has extended its ambassadorship deal with football star JuJu Smith-Schuster. Financial details of the deal were not announced. HyperX said the extension will make this the longest "ambassador" deal the company has ever extended, since Smith-Schuster's first year in the NFL.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Richard recently published a new book, The Soul Of A Deal , talking about his experience with deal making and interviewing such others as J.J.Abrams, Deepak Chopra, Peter Guber, Reid Hoffman, Penn Jillette and many others on their own experiences. We caught up with Richard to learn more about the book and deal making.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

The deal was originally announced in April. BICS said it paid $230M, however, March Capital Partners, one of the investors in TeleSign, said that as a result of additional cash and earn out the deal now has a total valuation of $335M.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group says it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of talent management software, in a deal which was worth $5.2 According to Clearlake, it has acquired the outstanding shares of Cornerstone common stock for $57.50 per share in cash.

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JUNE 17, 2021

The first part of the deal involves installing Viasat high-speed Ka-band in-flight-connectivity on the Flexjet Embraer Praetor 600 super-mid cabin fleet. Carlsbad-based satellite communications systems and services provider Viasat has scored a win with fractional private jet travel provider Flexjet.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Financial details of the deal were not announced. Infostellar is backed by Airbus Ventures, Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance, and Sony. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

said on Thursday that it has reached a deal with auto supplier Magna International , where Magna will provide the vehicle platform and build Fisker's upcoming Ocean SUV. The deal values Fisker Automotive at approximately $3 billion. Los Angeles-based electric vehicle designer Fisker Inc. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The Clean Power Alliance, the local renewable power provider which serves a significant number of Southern California cities, has signed a deal with San Diego-based renewable power developer EDF Renewables North America for a 300 megawatt solar project coupled with a 600 MWh battery storage energy system, the two said this morning.

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MAY 3, 2021

According to the company, the deal at the iconic New York City location will cover 22 acres in Manhattan, offering up a new, Wi-Fi 6 network for daily visitors, business operations, and tenants. Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi hotspot network operator Boingo reported this morning that it has scored a win at Rockefeller Center.

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JULY 6, 2021

The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal creates a new, publicly traded company called EVgo Inc., Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo says it has completed its business combination with Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Is AngelList Syndicates really such a big deal? If it gets broader adoption I think it is a big deal. AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. So What’s the Big Deal? In virtually every deal I do I leave space for angels. This is what leads do.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to the company, EnerTech International will commercialize its battery technology in the transportation, mobility, and reserve power markets.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

San Diego-based autonomous freight shipping technology developer TuSimple says it has inked a deal with Union Paciic Railroad, where the company will move freight on a fully-automated trucking route between the Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Energy Vault--which is developing technology to store energy via massive bricks made from coal combustion residuals, mine tailings, waste fiberglass and concrete debris--said the deal is tied into its efforts to become a publicly traded company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M Amplify LA has been publishing quarterly updates on seed deals for the last couple of years. raised across 27 Los Angeles startups. for the quarter. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2021

According to Google Cloud and SpaceX, the deal will provide low-latency and reliable delivery of data from Starlink's satellites to locations on the network edge connected into Google's cloud. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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MARCH 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless is being acquired by Digital Colony Management, the Wi-Fi and distributed antenna systems provider said on Monday, in a deal worth $854M. Boingo said the deal is the result of a "strategic review process" the company undertook over the past year. The company currently trades on the NASDAQ as WIFI.

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MARCH 31, 2021

The Call of Duty League, the e-sports league run by Santa Monica-based Blizzard Activision, has signed up eyewear brand Zenni in a partnership deal, the two said on Wednesday. Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to the two, Zenni is now the Official Eyewear of the Call of Duty League.

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JUNE 8, 2021

is expected to be acquired by Lightspeed in an estimated $425 million deal. NuOrder Inc.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Financial details of the deal were not announced. Fisker is hoping to show a prototype of the Ocean by the summer of 2021. Magna is a manufacturer of vehicles for a number of other automotive companies. Fisker says that it has paid reservations for more than 10,400 of its vehicles.

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JUNE 19, 2017

The deal, reportedly valued at $100 million, will include both entertainment and advertising content. and Time Warner Inc. announced a global partnership to develop made-for-Snap shows over the next two years.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Financial impact of the deal were not announced. Los Angeles-based mobile identity and authentication provider TeleSign reported on Tuesday that it has inked a partnership in France, with Bouygues Telecom. According to TeleSign, it will help Bouygues Telecom to protect its users from online fraud activities.

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JUNE 11, 2020

Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Dimer's system uses ultraviolet light for disinfection of surfaces, something which has been used in the healthcare industry for years. UV light reduces various bacteria and viruses on exposed surfaces.

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MAY 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Fisker said it has signed a deal to provide up to 700 vehicles to UK-based electric car subscription service, Onto.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

By the way, we immediately found a willing replacement that had an attorney not quite so full of himself and quickly concluded a similar deal to the acceptance of all. And to this day, I caution my CEO’s not to deal with that Fortune 500 firm because of the experience we had with its attorney.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

are in a new deal where the two will work together, where Disney will work with Microsoft on ways to create, produce and distribute content on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the companies announced on Friday morning. Financial details of the cloud services and technology deal were not announced.

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JULY 18, 2017

Irvine-based aesthetic medical device developer Syneron Medical announced late Monday evening that it has become a private company, in a $400M go-private deal with Apax Partners. The deal had originally announced on April 3rd. According to Syneron Medical, funds advised by Apax Partners paid $11.00 per share in cash for the company.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In a normal business you can often sweep bad performers under the rug and not deal with them. Most (whether they hire quickly or slowly) are very slow to deal with problems once they have them. One of the unavoidable realities of building a startup is having to fire people. Startup Advice'

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APRIL 26, 2022

Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Many grocery delivery startups begin small, in one city, building up locations to cater to a certain neighborhood. that puts its 15-minute grocery delivery service in more than 14,000 Circle K convenience stores and Couche-Tard locations.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Los Angeles-based Relativity , a space launch startup which is developing automation technology designed to automate construction of rockets, said on Thursday that it has signed a deal for a launch site at Cape Canaveral. Financial details of the facility deal were not announced.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

San Diego-based biotechnology developer Halozyme Therapeutics announced this morning that it has licensed some of its drug delivery technology to Roche , in a deal worth $25M upfront, and a potential to earn another $160M to $165M per target.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Irvine-based esports league operator Allied Esports , and GameSpot , the online site focused on content around videogames which is part of CBS Interactive , said that they are in a sponsorship deal over a new, esports entertainment show. Financial details of the sponsorship deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2021

El Segundo-based ABL Space Systems, a developer of space launch systems, has just signed a big deal with Lockheed Martin, after raising $170M in funding a last week. Financial details of that launch deal were not announced, but the company said the deal is potentially worth "several hundred millions" over its lifetime.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

The two had announced the deal--worth up to $95M--in September, where the would collaborate over development and commercialization of a dry powder formatuion of treprostinil which is being developed for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. That deal includes $45M upfront, plus up to $50M in potential milestone payments.

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MAY 9, 2019

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , which produces digital media for the live entertainment space, has inked a distribution deal with Chinese video platform Tencent Video , where LiveXLive will stream the EDC Las Vegas music festival to Chinese viewers. Financial arrangements of the livestreaming deal were not announced.

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