Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2017

Private equity investors have more capital at their disposal than at any time in more than a decade, which could boost prices for companies seeking acquisitions. 1, private equity firms in North America and Europe had secured $212.6 1, private equity firms in North America and Europe had secured $212.6 As of Aug.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Cozzens was most recently CEO of Telogis, which he led from startup to acquisition by Verizon in August of 2016. Digital Map Products is backed by private equity investor Silversmith Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Newport Beach-based private equity investor L Squared Capital Partners says it has successfully sold one of its portfolio companies, Learners Edge , to another private equity investor, Quad-C Management. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Learners Edge provides professional education products to teachers.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management said this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell San Diego-based FMG Suite to another private equity ivnestor, Aurora Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

Digital Map Products was owned by private equity investor Silversmith Capital Partners, and had over 160 employees. Silversmith acquired Digital Map Products in a recapitalization deal in August of 2016. The deal had been announced in May. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. What was the biggest news for you or your firm this year?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group has sold one of its portfolio firms, Atlanta-based Peoplenet , to Boston-based Bullhorn. Gores acquired Peoplenet in 2016, through its Gores Small Capitalization Partners fund. Financial details of the sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

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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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Irvine-based Ten-X , the operator of online real estate marketplace Auction.com and other sites, has been acquired by private equity investor Thomas H. Ten-X changed its name from Auction.com in 2016, as part of a rebranding of the company. Lee Partners , the two said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2017

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group said on Thursday that it has agreed to merge Syncsoft Incorporated and Vision Solutions , two enterprise software companies that it already owns, and sell the resultant company to Centerbridge Partners. Clearlake acquired Syncsoft in 2015, and Vision Solutions in 2016.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2016

A new report, issued Monday, says that IPO activity has slowed significantly in Q1, with a 39 percent drop in volume and 70 percent decline in total capital raised versus Q1 of last year. billion in Q1 of 2016--the weakest first quarter of the year since 2009. billion in Q1 of 2016--the weakest first quarter of the year since 2009.

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Activity Report Southern California Pricing 100

Xconomy

MAY 4, 2017

That Q4 2016 edition of a quarterly survey by University of San Francisco business professor Mark Cannice rated the overall confidence of the VCs at 3.81 on a scale of 5—-a number that remains almost unchanged in the latest survey taken in March and published Thursday.

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