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J2 Global Pays $20M As Part Of Oookla Acquisition

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Los Angeles-based J2 Global says it has paid $20M in a contingent payment, related to the company's acquisition of Oookla , back in 2014. J2 Global said the payments were part of a total of $52M spent on acquisitions plus its regular dividend in Q2.

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What I Learned in 2014: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? spencer capital 2014 reflections venture' What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? READ MORE>>.

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What I Learned in 2014: Kevin Winston

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My most significant event of 2014 is definitely Silicon Beach Fest, the multi-day tech community fest, which just keeps getting bigger. Silicon Beach Fest 2014 attracted more than 2,000 attendees, with more than 350 speakers, of which more than one third were women. What was your biggest lesson learned this year?

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Netflix Buys Night School Studio

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Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Netflix, the acquisition will help it expand its games team. Night School Studio was founded by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines in 2014. Night School Studio is best known for the title OXENFREE.

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HyperDraft Names General Counsel

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HyperDraft also said that Greaney had been an in-house counsel at Beats by Dr. Dre, including working on that company's acquisition by Apple in 2014. HyperDraft said that Greaney was most recently at Goodwin Procter LLP, and previously had also served at Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles.

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Portfolium Acquired By Instructure

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Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Portfolium was founded in 2014, and was led by founder and CEO Adam Markowitz. Portfolium had been venture backed by SFJ Ventures, University Ventures, USA Funds, the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others.

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BEN Group Acquires TubeBuddy

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Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. TubeBuddy was founded in 2014. According to BEN, TubeBuddy will become a division of BEN Group, with Tubular Labs founder and former CEO Rob Gabel becoming General Manager of that new division.