socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which helps small and local businesses place Internet advertising, was up 15.2 Tags: reachlocal advertising small business exit merger acquisition. percent after its IPO Thursday, closing at $14.98, up $1.98. The firm sold 4,166,667 shares of stock at $13.00 during the day. percent to 2,204.01.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 10, 2010

A new study of the financial outcomes for Southern California venture-backed companies in the IT sector finds that approximately $48 billion in value has been created by those companies over the period 1995-2009. Tags: results investment exit california southern acquisition merger capital venture. IPO in 1996).

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