socalTECH

MAY 28, 2010

Life Technologies said Geneart had sales of EUR17 million in 2009, or approximately 21M US. Tags: acquisition merger lifescience biology synthetic technologies life. Life had purchase approximately 2.6 million shares of Geneart at EUR11.59 per share in early April, paying approximately $37M US for 59 percent of the firm.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based HauteLook , the flash sales site run by Adam Bernhard, has been acquired by Nordstrom for up to $270M. Nordstrom said the buy will enable it to participate in the fast-growing private sale marketplace. According to Nordstrom, it will pay $180M in stock plus up to $90M in earn out over the next three years.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2010

Valeant said the Brazilian firm has annual sales of approximately $19M in 2009, mainly in the dermatology business. Tags: valeant pharmaceuticals merger acquisition lifescience dermatology brazil. According to Valeant, the deal is worth approximately $28M. Name of the Brazilian firm was not released by the company.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Altadena-based AdventureLink , an operator of an online marketplace for adventure travel, is being sold in a foreclosure sale today, after being foreclosed upon by its lenders, according to a public notice published by its lenders. Tags: adventurelink shutdown exit merger acquisition foreclosure adventure travel booking. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Life Technologies said the sale will enable the firm to "focus on our core competencies." The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009. Tags: life technologies biotech lifescience merger acquisition mass spectrometry analytics danaher.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2012

Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Platinum Equity had acquired Canvas Systems in April of 2009. Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has sold one of its portfolio companies, Canvas Systems , a supplier of refurbished IT hardware and services. Canvas Systems was sold to electronics distributor Avnet.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 -- MOTM : Making Money through Enjoyment. A Stanford alum, Aaron wrote the book on sales 2.0. While Senior Director of Corporate Development and Acquisitions at Salesforce.com, he grew the B2B sales division to $100M. Aaron has an ability to make sales simple and fun. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2009

According to the firm, total merger and acquisition activity only totaled $3.2 billion in the first quarter of 2009, down 65 percent from the $9.1 Interestingly enough the news for Southern California companies was not all bad--two Southern California exits, both sales to Medtronic, made up 30% of the venture liquidity in the quarter.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Southern California Acquisition News 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2010

CoreLogic said it would retain the remainder of First Advantage Corporation, which it acquired in November of 2009. CoreLogic was advised by Macquarie Capital in the sale. CoreLogic said those groups will operate under the brand name First Advantage. READ MORE>>.

Equity 157

Equity Sales Services Technology 157

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. Our model evolved over time as the landscape changed, from ticket sales and sponsorships to online advertising, content marketing, and consulting. Today, I’m excited to announce that Tech.Co Most importantly, we like them.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

We formed the company in 2007, came out with our first product in late 2008, and began selling in earnest in 2009. In 2009, we immediately approached the law firm market because we knew it so well, and because we had lots of relationships from over the years. With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Clothes are very personal and its really a pain to find stuff thats going to look good on you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy? Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. The market is moving back up, but slowly. Do you need this for your image?

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Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! This happens at acquisition time, too. But I became a VC in 2007 and wrote my first check in 2009 – 4.5 And reinventing itself. That’s normal.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition. January 2009 where he said in a column on Tax Cuts for Teachers : “One of the smartest stimulus moves we could make would be to eliminate federal income taxes on all public schoolteachers so more talented people would choose these careers. You can imagine the complexities.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Business model: Premium brands offer select goods (often excess inventory) for sale at 40%-70% discounts; consumers need to be invited by existing member or via application to participate in private sales; HauteLook collects percentage of gross sale.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

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Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. It turned out to be a catapult for the company, and sales have been booming since then.

Outsource Development 40

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Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Within weeks, we shortened our sales cycle. ► October (1) New Video! Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Having followed the firm since its early days as a spinout of USC, we thought we'd talk with CEO Mark Tapling to get the back story behind the acquisition, and where the firm is going form here. What's the story behind the acquisition? Tags: translation language acquisition merger interview weaver tapling mark. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Startup Acquisition Funding 168

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

B2B Demand Generation on Auto-Pilot – Metadata analyzes your inbound signups and automates b2b user acquisition by targeting new look-alike prospects. Joel worked with Steve Jobs on special projects at Apple and invented the cheapest prosthetic knee on the market, one of the top 50 inventions of 2009 as ranked by Time magazine.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Entrepreneurism / Monetization music, Revenue, Sales. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, Sales. . Sales of mobi. Michael Coté, RedMonk. The constrai.

Guide 69

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Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78