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Vista Equity Sells Majority Of Websense To Raytheon

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Vista Equity Partners the private equity firm which as been gobbling up San Diego high tech companies and moving them to Texas--has agreed to sell 80 percent of Websense to defense company Raytheon , the three said today. billion in net cash for majority ownership of a new company, to be made of those two parts.

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Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Acquired For $25M

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San Diego-based Somaxon , a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings , in a deal worth $25M. According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M

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Peregrine Semiconductor Updates IPO Filing

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San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , the developer of CMOS RF integrated circuits, updated its S-1 filings Friday, saying that it had a net loss of $1.0M That compares with net income of $1.0M The firm is venture backed byMorgenthaler Partners, Palisades Ventures , TVP, Advanced Equities , and others.

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Peregrine Semiconductor Files For IPO

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San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , a developer of RF integrated circuits for the wireless and other markets, filed for an IPO late Friday, saying it is looking to raise up to $100M on either the Nasdaq Global Market or New York Stock Exchange. According to the firm's S-1, the company had a net loss of $7.4M READ MORE>>.

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ServiceNow Files For IPO

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San Diego-based ServiceNow , the developer of cloud-based, enteprise IT automation software, filed for an IPO Friday, saying that it is looking to raise up to $150M in an IPO on the NYSE. ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. The firm reported a net loss of $6.6M READ MORE>>.

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

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The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Plenty of analysts shared that this was the biggest dollar amount single-day drop for a company’s market cap ever. ” my colleague Aisha notes.

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NextWave Complete PacketVideo Sale

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San Diego-based NextWave Wireless said Friday that it has completed the sale of its 65 percent equity interest in PacketVideo. NextWave Wireless said it will result in net cash proceeds of $106.5M The firm said the sale, to NTT DOCOMO , was worth $111.6M. from the sale. The firm said it will use $94.0M

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