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DECEMBER 9, 2015

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Journee was founded by Clayton Alexander in 2005. Los Angeles-based LED lighting manufacturer EcoSense Lighting has acquired fellow LED lighting developer Journee , according to EcoSense. Journee Lighting, which was based in Westlake Village, developed downlight and track lighting.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Verizon Digital Media Services, which is now part of AOL, said it will use the acquisition to help it bolster its servies in the area of broadcast and online video. Volicon was based in Massachusetts, and had been founded in 2005.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition of Student of Fortune is the second, major acquisition of a Los Angeles-based homework site by Chegg in the last year; Chegg acquired fellow Los Angeles homework help site Cramster in December. Student of Fortune was founded in 2005.

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JULY 26, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Standing Dog was founded in 2005, and was based in Texas. El Segundo-based digital marketing company Wpromote said on Tuesday that it has acquired online marketing agency Standing Dog , which provides search engine marketing, SEO, social media and paid media services.

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APRIL 29, 2019

In 2005, Japan’s big drug firm Takeda acquired a company in North America for the first time. Now, 14 years and multiple other acquisitions of North America-based companies later, the company has moved its San Diego employees—many of them staff gained through those various deals—into a new, custom-built R&D center.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

There are many factors to consider when your company is ready to embark upon an acquisition. However, it is also helpful to consider long term reach and the strategic impact that the acquisition can have on business overall. Here are the top three tips for getting what you want out of your company: 1. Have A Dedicated Team.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Those facilities had been acquired by BAE Systems in June of 2005, through its acquisition of United Defense, Inc. According to the two companies, CoorsTek has acquired three facilities in Vista, totaling 106,000 square feet. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

The company says that Crosby is the founder of Google Analytics; he had been a co-founder of Urchin Software in San Diego, which eventually became Google Analytics after its acquisition in April of 2005. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Pourzanjani founded PriceGrabber and sold it to Experian in 2005 for $485M, and is among one of the active angel investors in Los Angeles. As part of the acquisition, ELC founder Siegel joins venture capital firm Accel Partners in London, as a venture partner. He currently heads up BestCovery.com. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

acquired IGN in September of 2005, for $650M. Those numbers--and the story--seems to be almost an exact repeat of the story behind MySpace , which--also in 2005, in July--was acquired by News Corp. That deals loooks to be worth around $100M, based on reports from the WSJ. in a $580M deal.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Idun has been acquired by Pfizer in 2005. who also was CEO of Idun Pharmaceuticals when it was acquired by Pfizer in 2005. Tags: conatus pharmaceuticals idun pfizer merger acquisition lifescience drug development liver disease. The firm said it plans to continue working on developing treatments for liver disease and oncology.

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APRIL 22, 2013

The investment is the first, outside investment in the company since it was founded in 2005. acquisition merger capital venture pylon fastspring' Size of the funding round was not disclosed. The firm says its clients include Adobe, Toshiba, Random House, and Smith Micro, and it now has over 2,200 clients worldwide. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Powerchex provides pre-empoyment screening to companies in the UK, and was founded in 2005. As part of the acquisition, HireRight said that Powerchex managing director and founder Alexandra Kelly will manage the Powerchex business from its corporate headquarters in London. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

FamilyFinds said the acquisition gives it a head start in Chicago. FamilyFinds.com is focusing in on deals on services and experiences for families, and is the latest venture for Matt Coffin, who sold his last firm, LowerMyBills.com, to Experian back in 2005 for over $330M.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

Moore was a co-founder of WildBlue, and was President and CEO of the firm until 2005. ViaSat completed its $568M acquisition of WildBlue, a provider of satellite and wireless communications systems, on December 15th. Tags: viasat wildblue merger acquisition satellite broadband communications executive.

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JULY 30, 2012

As part of those moves, Yahoo is also reportedly looking to start back into the acquisitions game, which once upon a time helped power the rise and success of Southern California's startup scene.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

ValueClick acquired its Web Clients business in 2005 for approximately $141M. Tags: valueclick clients merger acquisition lead generation. ValueClick said the move is part of a strategy to grow its core online marketing services and technology. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 5, 2016

AIS was founded in 2005. Ennoconn is a subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group. Nelson Tsay is the founder and CEO of American Industrial Systems, which will become part of Foxconn's IPC Business Group.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

EA Mobile came out of EA's acquisition of Los Angeles based Jamdat in 2005. Amazon said the new software development kit program from the firm will be offered as a limited beta to interested developers late last night. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2012

Levinsohn was responsible for one of Southern California's biggest exit successes -- the acquisition of MySpace by News Corporation in 2005 for $480M, when he headed up News Corporation's interactive media division. Levinsohn has not said what he'll do next after his stint as Yahoo CEO. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. WebVisible is a provider of local online advertising services, which helps small and midsize businesses place search engine marketing. Adapt Technologies was venture backed by Concept2company, Emergence Capital Partners, and Mohr, Davidow Ventures; the firm had raised $9.8M

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JULY 1, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Done Right--formerly known as PerformLocal--was founded in 2005, and has received venture funding from August Capital, Glynn Capital Management, and MDV Mohr, Davidow Ventures. Tags: acquisition merger directory online doneright right done. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The firm changed its name to Internet Brands in June of 2005, and hit the markets with its IPO in November of 2007. Tags: internet brands growth merger acquisition private. The firm's stock had held its own, having recovered so far from last year's market downturn. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

TCA said its members first invested in MindBody in 2005, and saw a 42x return at IPO on their investment. The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest angel investment group, said Tuesday that it has seen a successful exit in MindBody , the developer of cloud-based business management software for the wellness industry.

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MARCH 25, 2013

The firm, which was then based in Calabasas, moved out of the area in 2005, taking with it hundreds of jobs. Tekelec had started in Southern California back in 1978, and had been a onetime technology darling when it had its IPO back in 1986. The firm has since been in Morrisville, North Carolina.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

According to OVP's site, it was approached in 2005 by the CFO of a former portfolio company, who had made money for the firm twice before, begging the firm to invest. Tags: networksinmotion networks motion merger acquisition venture capital. OVP said it passed due to concerns over commoditization, and after losing NIM's demo phone.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Modesat was founded in 2005 in Estonia, and develops backhaul modem solutions for microwave, E-band and NLOS (non-line of sight) markets. Modesat , a developer of wireless backhaul communications chips and products, which has its North American operations headquartered in San Diego, has been acquired by Xilinx , the two said today.

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APRIL 29, 2011

Scripps bought Shopzilla in 2005 for $525M. The firms said that Symphony Technology Group would continue and accelerate the growth of Shopzilla. Scripps said that Shopzilla's "mission and future trajectory diverge" from the firm's focus on lifestyle media brands. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

In 2005, Lenovo first burst onto the scene by acquiring IBM’s PC line, namely the brand recognition of the Thinkpad line. Last week, they announced the acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business for approximately $2.3 billion.

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MARCH 5, 2009

O'Brien is one of the co-founders of Xdrive, which was sold to AOL in 2005. Tags: merger content acquisition pluggedin hdtv media. The firm is backed by funding from Overbrook Entertainment, the entertainment firm run by Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, and launched in April of last year. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2009

O'Brien is one of the co-founders of Xdrive, which was sold to AOL in 2005. Tags: merger pluggedin acquisition content hdtv media. The firm is backed by funding from Overbrook Entertainment, the entertainment firm run by Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, and launched in April of last year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Greenberg, who will remain TCVN’s Chairman Emeritus, is a partner is the Irvine office of Haynes and Boone, where he practices general corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity financing. Kevin McDonald is the new TCVN President, a position Foley held for the past year and Greenberg held before that.

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OCTOBER 2, 2008

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. EI Solutions was acquired by Energy Innovations in February of 2005, and was formerly known as Prevalent Power. According to Suntech, it is will rename EI Solutions as Suntech Energy Solutions. The new unit will be headed by Andrew Beebe, current president of EI Solutions.

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JULY 16, 2010

One of the questions we get most from entrepreneurs is how companies reach an exit event, and the thinking that goes into acquisitions. Quinn Curtis: We were around since 2005, we were incorporated and funded in 2006. What's the story behind the acquisition? Quinn, thanks for the time. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp. During 2011, the analysis identified 73 exits by companies, with an average value of approximately $106M.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Paul Larson, who co-founded Daylight Solutions with CEO Tim Day in 2005, said they followed a path that was very different from a classic defense contractor, but not too different from a typical high-tech startup. “We We called it ‘doing defense the Silicon Valley way,’” Larson said Thursday in an e-mail interview with Xconomy.

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JUNE 13, 2019

In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. When I got to LA after I graduated from college in 2005, I pursued it full time, and we quickly grew that company to over $5M in revenues a year, without any kind of funding.

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