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OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’m pretty on record as saying I don’t think many private-to-private tech mergers make sense. Private-to-private transactions rarely work. And that’s when a private-to-private merger works. They are often done from a position of weakness. But of course there are always exceptions.

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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. The take-private deal will result in QAD no longer trading on public markets. According to QAD, its shareholders will receive $87.50

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Camarillo-based wireless internet service provider (WISP) GeoLinks has scored private equity backing, saying on Tuesday that it has received private equity funding from Rock Mountain Capital. Size of the investment was not announced.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

through a private placement. The publicly listed company--which trades on the NYSE American as OBLG--said the private placement came from un-named set of institutional and accredited investors. of that private placement went to pay back Silicon Valley Bank on a $5.6M loan agreement. in gross proceeds for the company.

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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. The go-private deal was originally announced on June 28th. According to Thoma Bravo, the deal was worth approximately $2 billion in cash.

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MARCH 25, 2021

Torrance-based BQE said on Wednesday that it has received a "significant investment" from private equity investor Serent Capital. Serent Capital is a private equity investor that invests in technology and tech-enabled software companies. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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JULY 16, 2021

5th Kind, a developer of workflow management software for Hollywood studios, has scored an investment from private equity investor HCAP Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. According to HCAP, the investment capital will go to fund growth initiatives for 5th Kind.

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JUNE 25, 2021

Ontario, California-based Maury Microwave, a developer of RF calibration, measurement, and modeling products, said on Thursday that it has been acquired by private equity investor Artemis Capital Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 10, 2019

San Diego-based Chatmeter , a provider of local search marketing and reputation management services for multi-location businesses, has raised a round of investment from private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth (PSG). Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Irvine-based Mavenlink, which develops cloud software for the professional services market, has merged with Kimble Applications in a merger backed by private equity investor Accel-KKR, the company announced today. According to the company, Michael Speranza has been named as CEO of the company as a result of the merger.

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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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DECEMBER 7, 2020

in a private placement of its stock. Los Angeles-based Oblong , which develops remote collaboration products, says it has raised $5.0M The publicly listed company, which trades on the NYSE American as OBLG, did not disclose which investors invested in the placement. acted as exclusive placement agent for the transaction.

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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. As part of the go-private deal, Syneron said that Geoffrey Crouse has been appointed CEO of the company, and also has joined its board.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Santa Monica-based Quid , which offers up a way for private company employees to gain liquidity even before their startups are purchased or have an initial public offering, said on Monday that it has raised $320M in a second fund.

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MAY 26, 2020

As part of the reverse merger, Qualigen Therapeutics said it has raised $4M in a private placement. Source of the private placement was not announced by the company. The companies said the newly merged company will operate under the name Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc., READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Santa Monica-based Wilshire Associates , which provides investment, consulting, and technology advisory services, has been acquired by a pair of private equity investors. CC Capital and Motive Partners said last week they have acquired Wilshire Associates.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Irvine-based SmartBug Media , a marketing agency which helps businesses with lead generation, has received a private equity investment from American Discovery Capital (ADC). Financial details of that investment were not announced.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Los Angeles-based TPx Communications , a provider of unified communications services, including call center, contact center, managed WAN, managed Office 365, and other similar services, has been acquired by private equity investor Siris. Financial terms of the acquisition, which was announced on Monday, were not announced.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Manhattan Beach-based Traliant, which provides online workplace compliance training solutions, said it has received a majority investment from private equity investor PSG. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. Traliant was founded in 2016, and says it has over 5,000 customers.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Bel Air Internet , an Internet Services Provider (ISP) which serves over 800 buildings with multi-family and commercial services in Los Angeles, has been acquired by Boston-based private equity investor M/C Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based Acuant , a developer of identity verification software, has been acquired by private equity investor Audax Private Equity. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Acuant was owned by Insight Venture Partners, Lightview Capital and Egis Capital Partners.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

in a private placement. La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals company Regulus Therapeutics announced this morning that it has raised $19.4M

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising software developer MediaAlpha announced Monday afternoon that it has raised a new, strategic investment, from private equity investor Insignia Capital Group. Current investor White Mountain Insurance Group, Ltd.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Irvine-based American Medical Technologies , a provider of wound care program for Long Term Care facilities, has been acquired by a group of private equity companies. According to American Medical Technologies, it was acquired by One Equity Partners and The Silverfern Group. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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MARCH 26, 2021

in a private placement. Los Angeles-based Second Sight Medical Products, a developer of implantable visual prosthetics which it intends to use to provide artificial vision to blind individuals, says it has raised $27.9M Names of investors in the PIPE were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

in a private placement, the company said last week. San Diego-based Trovagene , a publicly held developer of oncology therapeutics, has raised $5.0M The company said the funding came from un-named institutional investors, and included both common stock and warrants.

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JULY 16, 2019

San Diego-based ResMed , which develops medical devices used to treat sleep apnea, COPD and other chronic diseases, has raised $500M in a private placement debt financing, the company said on Monday afternoon.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Pasadena-based Metacloud , the venture-backed provider of OpenStack-based cloud services has launched its own private cloud service, the company said this morning. Pricing on the new Private Cloud offering from Metacloud was not announced. metacloud private cloud service enterprise' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 10, 2017

San Diego-based ChiroTouch , a developer of electronic health records and practice management software for the chiropractic market, has raised a round of private equity funding. The funding came from Waud Capital Partners. Size of the funding was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Pasadena-based QLess, which develops software for managing virtual customer waiting lines, said on Tuesday evening that it has been acquired by Palisades Growth Capital, along with a syndicate of un-identified family offices. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Westlake Village-based Hub101 , the startup coworking space which is associated with California Lutheran University, says it has begun offering up private office suites. According to Hub101, the suites start at $1299 per month, for a two-desk, lockable office. The rest of the space offers up a shared, open floor plan.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , which develops software used to manage maintenance and service contracts, announced Wednesday that it has raised a round of growth equity from private equity company Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. maintenancenet private equtiy funding software growth service contract' The firm is led by Scott Herron.

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MAY 17, 2013

in a seed funding round, for its online marketplace for private mortgage loans. According to Privlo said the new funding will go to expand on its recently pilot of its platform, which helps match up private lenders and mortgage borrowers. estate real financial finance private marketplace mortgage realestate capital venture privlo'

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

in a private placement for the publicly traded company. Goleta-based RF filter developer Resonant announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M The funding came from Longboard Capital Advisors, LLC, which is an existing stockholder of the company. Resonant said Longboard also had provided it with financing in Spetember of 2016.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment round will give Bridgepoint a majority stake in its business, and values the company at $1.2

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MAY 11, 2017

Moorpark, California-based TestEquity , a distributor of electronic test and measurement equipment as well as laboratory and production supplies, has been sold by private equity investor First Atlantic Capital Ltd. , to another private equity buyer, LKCM Headwater Investments. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed.

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MARCH 26, 2020

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally.

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