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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 -- Private Equity Breakfast. Meet panelists from some of Los Angeles' leading Private Equity firms and find out how the economy has impacted the Private Equity business. Moderators: Bill Sturges, Partner, Moss Adams; Laurie Allen, Attorney, Royse Law Firm.

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Equity LAVA Los Angeles Capital 124

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MAY 30, 2012

A firm owned by Los Angeles private equity firm Platinum Equity , desktop publishing tools maker Quark , has acquired a UK-based firm developing cloud-based, tablet and mobile publishing software.

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Equity Mobile Tool Acquisition 140

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MARCH 19, 2012

San Clemente-based Gen-E , a developer of IT process automation software, said Monday that it has received a private equity investment from Solis Capital Partners. The company said it has grown "exponentially" over the past few years, with a 40 percent increase in revenues, and 60 percent increase in headcount in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Invest Software Funding 168

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 -- 2011 Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. Attendees will include investors from leading growth equity funds as well as media executives. Invite only.

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Equity Email Platform Ideas 100

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011 -- Private Equity Night. It brings together best-of-class local and national equity sources, professional MandA service providers, lenders, corporate members and their guests to make connections, share intelligence, and advance their businesses. ACG Orange County. PE See [link] (more)

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Equity Orange County ACG Class 113

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Centerfield, a marketing and customer acquisition company backed by private equity investor Platinum Equity, says it has acquired both Business.com and Savings.com. The company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. for the domain name.

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Santa Monica Equity Incubator Acquisition 113

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Business and Financial Outlook 2011. The German American Business Association (GABA) invites you to our Annual Business and Financial Outlook Event to discuss the current state and the 2011 outlook of the economy, financial markets, trade, funding climate and real estate market both in the US and Europe.

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LAVA UCLA Equity Los Angeles 100

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 -- On Tuesday, October 18th, join business leaders and entrepreneurs to hear a lively panel discuss the intricacies of equity ownership and answer your most pressing questions.

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Equity Miramar Press Entrepreneur 100

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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 Cornerstone OnDemand had been public since 2011, when it had its IPO. per share in cash.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Capital Santa Monica Equity 140

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -- Startup Equity - Maximize Benefits and Avoid Disaster. Selling Stock? Make Sure You Have the Right "Strings" Attached Entrepreneurs have always pushed the envelope.

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Equity TCVN Startup Entrepreneur 100

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. dot-com bonanza. Ten years on much has changed.

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Laguna Niguel-based Vereco , a hospital and healthcare document management provider and outsourcer, has been acquired by private equity investor Stella Point Capital. Vereco, which was foudned in 2011, provided on-site personnel for hospitals and healthcare systems, offering up managed document services.

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Capital Outsource Equity Acquisition 100

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JUNE 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Activision Company Companies 124

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Digital Fuel had been owned by private equity investor Skyview Capital. Digital Fuel had been founded in 2000, and was acquired by VMware in 2011; Digital Fuel was then acquired by Skyview Capital in 2016. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Apptio is based in Seattle. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Los Angeles Capital Software 113

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

So, the question: load up with more equity and dilution? LivingSocial took in $583 million in capital in 2010 and 2011 with little left in time to show for the investment and tremendous dilution to the founders. Or sell now?

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Pricing Invest Equity Entrepreneur 156

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APRIL 29, 2015

The company, which is now owned by JMI Equity, said it named Rick Szatkowski as its new VP of Sales. The company and site was acquired by San Diego-based Resource Nation / JMI Equity back in 2011, after prior owner Dex One said in 2010 that it would be shutting down the site. Business.com is led by Tony Uphoff.

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Sales San Diego Equity Resource 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Social analytics and personalization platform GraphDive has closed $2 million in its first ever equity round from Crosslink Capital, Correlation Ventures, Plug & Play Tech Center, Start Capital and angel investors Pejman Nozad, Ullas Naik and Scott Banister. $2 2 million equity round.

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Equity Social Media Google Tool 65

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Epicor Software , the developer of supply chain management software which has its roots and still has significant operations in Orange County, is off the block, after its private equity investors did not see enough interest--or high enough prices--for the business. Apax bought Epicor back in 2011. The news on that move came in May.

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Sales Orange County News Equity 153

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JUNE 22, 2016

Carlsbad-based Business.com , the online business directory and information site which was most recently in the hands of JMI Equity, has been sold to New York-based content publisher Purch , the two said Wednesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Purch said the deal would help it expand into the SMB market.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Incubator Guide Equity 100

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JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based The Gores Group , the private equity investment firm, reported this morning that it has completed its acquisition of touch screen technology provider TE Connectivity. Gores said that Elo Touch Solutions had sales of $413M in fiscal 2011. The deal was worth $380M in cash. Elo Touch was based in Menlo Park, California.

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Screening Company Companies Equity 140

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APRIL 6, 2012

Epicor is now headquartered in Dublin, California, after the company was acquired by private equity firm Apax Partners in early 2011, and combined with Activant Soultions; the company still has sizeable Orange County operations. READ MORE>>.

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Orange County Software Commerce Activity 187

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JUNE 18, 2015

That patent infringement lawsuit was filed in 2011, but only recently completed its journey through the legal system. KFx Medical is venture backed by Alloy Ventures, Charter Life Sciences, Arboretum Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners, and MB Venture Partners. The company develops medical devices used in orthopedic surgery.

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Patents San Diego Equity Develop 100

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MARCH 29, 2012

Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x trillion in value. Moderator: Richard Maire, Partner, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP.

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ACG Santa Barbara Ventura Equity 113

Xconomy

JANUARY 7, 2020

When a group of scientists from Amira Pharmaceuticals wanted to start a new biotech after the company’s 2011 acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Celgene provided seed funding. Eventually Celgene kicked in $35 million more for a research collaboration, an equity stake, and an exclusive option to acquire the startup, PharmAkea Therapeutics.

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Seed Funding Equity Research Acquisition 63

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

EcoATM, which is headed by Tom Tullie, said that its network now includes 300 of its machiens in 20 states, up from about 45 machines which were primarily in California in 2011. But, the firm said that there's a "large percentage" of the country without access to a convenient way to recycle their phone. READ MORE>>.

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Claremont Funding Equity Networking 140

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APRIL 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said Tuesday that it has acquired the touch screen business of TE Connectivity , in a deal worth $380M in cash. The business is headquartered in Menlo Park, and had sales of $413M in fiscal 2011, according to Gores. READ MORE>>.

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Screening Equity Los Angeles Sales 159

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

KFx Medical, which is venture backed by Alloy Ventures, Charter Life Sciences, Arboretum Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners, and MB Venture Partners, said the jury found that Arthrex willfully infringed on its patents. KFx had filed its patent infringement lawsuit against Arthrex back in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Patents San Diego Equity Product 147

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity. The company has been looking for a buyer since December of 2011, when it drastically cut its staff and said it had hired an investment banker. Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio.

San Diego 147

San Diego .Net Equity Acquisition 147

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JULY 26, 2012

Impinj , a developer of UHF, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips which has linked to Caltech, and an office in Orange County, said today that it has raised $21M in an equity funding round, as well as dropped its plans for an IPO. The firm had filed for an IPO in April 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Orange County CalTech Equity Venture Capital 140

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- First Annual SoCal Capital Expo. leads the first public presentation of findings from the 2011 Pepperdine Private Capital Market Project. leads the first public presentation of findings from the 2011 Pepperdine Private Capital Market Project. The panelists are:  Fred C.

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SoCal Southern California Capital Pepperdine 100

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JULY 5, 2012

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Irvine-based electric autombile maker Fisker Automotive revealed this week that the actor is an equity investor in the company, and is also linking with the firm to help promote "Global Sustainability." READ MORE>>.

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Equity Help Marketing Company 187

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 -- Financing A Business. An in-depth discussion on financing a business will be led by John Geer, president of Private Equity Partners. See [link] (more)

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Equity 124

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JUNE 3, 2016

Impinj is backed by ARCH Venture Partners, AllianceBernstein, GF Private Equity, Intel Capital, Madrona Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital, and Polaris Partners, and had started in Newport Beach in 2000. The IPO is a second try for Impinj; the company had tried for an IPO back in 2011-2012, but later withdrew those plans.

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CalTech Venture Capital Startup Equity 100

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 -- State of the Capital Markets. As the economy is moving towards recovery and the capital markets showing even stronger signs of improvement, what can we expect from the capital markets in 2011? See [link] (more)

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Westlake Village ACG Capital Marketing 145

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JUNE 3, 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011 -- TMA's Night Of Excellence. This event continues to be the single largest local networking event in our industry with over 300 attorneys, bankers, equity sponsors and practitioners. See [link] (more)

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Equity Networking 113

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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. GE said Lineage had revenues of approximately $450M in 2010, and that the deal values the firm at eight time enterprise value based on 2011 EBITDA. Lineage makes power rectifiers and other power supply related products.

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Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Technology 150

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APRIL 25, 2011

The company expects Greystripe to add $24 to $26M in revenues for the remainder of 2011. Greystripe was venture backed by Steamboat Ventures, Monitor Ventures, Peacock Equity, and Incubic Venture Capital, and was based in San Francisco. Greystripe was advised by Montgomery & Co. in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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Westlake Village Steamboat Ventures Advertising Incubator 170