socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2021

Simi Valley-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker Aerovironment says it is acquiring Arcturus UAV, a developer of unmanned aircraft used by the military, in a deal worth $405M in cash and stock. AeroVironment said it would pay $355M in cash and $50M in stock for Arcturus, which is based in Petaluma, Claifornia.

Arcturus 113

Arcturus Help Develop Development 113

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2011

Pasadena-based venture capital firm Arcturus Capital has scored an exit out of its portfolio this morning, as Milpitas, California-based Pliant Technology was acquired by SanDisk in a deal worth $327M. SanDisk said it would pay $327M in cash, plus equity-based incentives for Pliant, a developer of enterprise solid state disk drives (SSDs).

Arcturus 150

Arcturus Pasadena Venture Capital Equity 150

Xconomy

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Things have been moving quickly in recent weeks for the San Diego RNA drug developer Arcturus Therapeutics. After initiating a reverse merger last month, Arcturus signed a research collaboration and worldwide licensing agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, part of the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) family of companies.

Arcturus 65

Arcturus San Diego Research Develop 65