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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

San Diego-based Bevo Media , an online ad exchange and ad tracking platform developer, has been acquired by private equity investor Vize Capital. Bevo Media was founded in 2010, and plays in the performance marketing area.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity firm OpenGate Capital announced today that it has sold Getronics LATAM to Southern Cross Group. OpenGate Capital had acquired Getronics LATAM in 2010. Financial details of the sale were not annouced. The company claimed the exit provides 11 times invested capital for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. TechForward--which had been part of the LaunchpadLA program in 2010--offered up a way for consumers to guarantee a certain purchase price for their used electornics, making it possible for them to more easily trade in their obsolete electronics products in the future.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group has sold portfolio firm Lineage Power , in a deal worth $520M. The deal was announced today by buyer GE , which said the acquisition will "open the door" for the firm to deploy its technology in the power conversion space. with GE advised by Deutsche Bank.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The companies said that debt and equity for the acquisition came from Third Point LLC, and that Reed Elsevier was advised by Evercore Partners. Penske acquired Variety from parent firm Reed Business Information, which is part of Reed Elsevier.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 29, 2012

Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 With capital gains taxes expected to increase, corporate profits at all-time highs, and private equity firms sitting on a lot of cash, what will the MandA environment look like throughout 2012?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Peregrine Semiconductor is venture backed by Morgenthaler Partners, Ridgewood Peregrine, Palisades Ventures, TVP, Advanced Equities, and others. for the nine months ended September 25, 2010. Tags: peregrine semiconductor merger acquisition exit. According to the firm's S-1, the company had a net loss of $7.4M READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Rubicon said that the new funding round came from News Corporation, Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures Asia, Mayfield Fund, NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund and Jarl Mohn. Intead, the firm is using FAN's acquisition to add around 100 employees from FAN as part of its engineering and product team. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

According to Rubicon, Allen & Company will work with the company to "exploring options for ongoing business growth initiatives" including strategic acquisitions, platform expanson, and continued international growth. Tags: rubicon project merger acquisition investment banker advertising software technology server. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

in the first six months of 2010. The firm's major stockholders are Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., Tags: demand media merger acquisition content richard rosenblatt public. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2011

for the similar quarter in 2010. The firm is venture backed byMorgenthaler Partners, Palisades Ventures , TVP, Advanced Equities , and others. 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 on revenues of $21.2M

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Peregrine is venture backed by Morgenthaler Partners, Advanced Equities, Palisades Ventures, and others. The move pulls the firm's IPO out of a long dormancy -- the company had originally filed for an IPO back in 2010. The firm also said it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as PSMI.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

A new report today released by PwC finds that the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) has jumped significantly in 2010, with volumes exceeding both 2008 and 2009 levels. PWC said that among the reasons for the surge was a return of private equity and venture capital portfolio companies using the U.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 CapLinked says the round of funding and new appointment are an advancement in their move to displace the legacy left by Virtual Data Room (VDR) with their intuitive new product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

CapLinked’s online platform helps companies manage and close complex business transactions such as asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions. Founded in 2010 by Eric M. Manage & Close Complex Business Transactions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Remember that equity investments are not like loans with interest. So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Let me assume for this discussion it’s a garden variety 2010 IT or Internet business (as opposed to something requiring capital equipment or a life sciences project). Let’s assume that the $2 million buys 25% of your company, which is the norm in an equity financing. It’s a tricky question with no clear answer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

Remember that equity investments are not like loans with interest. So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! We’re just an hour from the snow and steps from the beach.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video!

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video!

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video!

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. -Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues].

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) September 4, 2010. Why is Twitter’s user acquisition at a standstill , and why are their ad products failing? My agency, VaynerMedia , used it heavily as a community management tool in 2009 and 2010. I believe that Twitter has enough scale and enough brand equity to succeed. The word of mouth.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The buzz words of SXSW Interactive 2010: cloud computing, social, on-demand, sharing, collaboration, Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, monetization, Startup. . The PepsiCo10 program in 2010 saw the company team up with Mashable and Highland Capital Partners to. Equity vs. Debt: What's Best for My Startup.

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