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and the newly merged company will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market today under the symbol QLGN. As part of the reverse merger, Qualigen Therapeutics said it has raised $4M in a private placement. Source of the private placement was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. The funding came from private equity investment provider LLR Partners. Size of the investment was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Power Partners , to another private equity-backed company, Pioneer Transformers. Pioneer Transformers is backed by private equity investor Mill Point Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Pomeroy Group Holdings , to an affiliate of Getronics Group. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Clearlake has owned Pomeroy Group Holdings for the last five years. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Irvine-based United Scope , a maker of microscopes and accessories which operates under the name AmScope , has been acquired by private equity investor L Squared Capital Partners , via a majority recapitalization. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. United Scope had been founded and was owned by Frank Dai.

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APRIL 19, 2011

The acquisition of Newport Beach-based semiconductor firm Conexant by private equity firm >b>Golden Gate Capital has completed, the firm said today. The acquisition takes Conexant private, with the firm no longer trading on the NASDAQ Global Market.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Los Angeles-based JibJab , which provides animated, personalized greeting cards and other social content, has been acquired by private equity investor Catapult Capital LLC , Catapult Capital announced this morning. Cloud Capital, with Catapult being advised by Reed Smith LLP in the deal.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

symplr, a developer of healthcare governance and compliance software, has acquired Phynd Technologies, a provider of a centralized provider data management platform for the healthcare market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. symplr was advised by Harris Williams and Healthcare Growth Partners in the deal.

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MAY 31, 2016

Irvine-based Infinite RF Holdings , the parent company of Pasternack Enterprises and Fairview Microwave, has been acquired by private equity investor Genstar Capital. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Platinum Equity said last week that it has sold NESCO , a provider of fleet equipment rental, sales, and services for the electrical transmission and distribution market, to Energy Capital Partners. private acquisition merger partners capital energy nesco equity platinum'

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MARCH 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group said this morning that it has acquired Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Provation Medical , a developer of software for the healthcare documentation and coding market. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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MARCH 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , the provider of software for the digital audio streaming market, has been acquired by private equity firm Vector Capital , the companies said today. Triton Digital was advised by Macquarie Capital in the deal. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Syncsort develops Hadoop and other big data integration software for the mainframe market.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based private equity firm Clearlake Capital said this week that it has acquired the Retail Solutions Group of Agilisys , a provider of technology and managed services for the retail market. Clearlake Capital said it will rename the group as Kyrus Solutions. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based digital marketing agency Wpromote has received a private equity investment from Shamrock Capital , the two announced today--the first ever outside investment received by Wpromote, ever. The companies did not say how large of a stake Shamrock Capital has taken in Wpromote. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group said this morning that one of its portfolio firms, Zywave , has acquired Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC). Insurance Technologies Corporation is a provider of marketing, rating, and agency management software for the insurance industry. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration service Active Network announced this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners , in a deal valued at approximately $1.05 The deal will remove Active Network from the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, BLUE Software , to software company Esko. Diversis says its focus is on companies in the lower and middle markets. Financial details of the sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based Karman Missile & Space Systems, a developer of flight hardware and sub-assemblies for the space market, said Friday that it has acquired Systima Technologies, a provider of integration of mission critical space and hypersonic systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave said this morning that it is going public, via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsred by Victory Park Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

San Diego-based Bevo Media , an online ad exchange and ad tracking platform developer, has been acquired by private equity investor Vize Capital. Bevo Media was founded in 2010, and plays in the performance marketing area. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based Encompass Digital Media , a provider of digital media services to the broadcast and cable television market, said this moring that it is in a deal with private equity Court Square Capital Partners, where Court Square will acquire a majority interest in the company. and others. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2022

million last year, is among hair businesses aimed at women and people of color, like Rebundle , Morado and theCut , attracting venture capital dollars. The other side of the business is a new monthly subscription service for stylists that helps them market their handcrafted wigs, beauty and other digital products and services.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners said this week that it has scored an exit at one of its portfolio companies, 8ebar, a provider of patient education for the clinical trial and other areas. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Newport Beach-based Raptor Scientific , a provider of testing and measurement products for the aerospace and defense market, said on Wednesday that it has acquired Sensor Concepts, Inc. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Sensor Concepts is a provider of products used for radar cross-section (RCS) measurements.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Lovell Minnick Partners , a private equity investor which has one of its offices in Los Angeles, has acquired a majority of SRS Acquiom , a provider of technology-enabled services for the mergers and acquisition (M&A) market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Cache Creek Industries has acquired Brandywine Communications , a manufacturer of precision time and frequency keeping devices used in the military and infrastructure market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has scored an exit with one of its portfolio companies, Chicago-based Inventus Solutions. Inventus develops e-discovery services to the Fortune 1000, global law firm, and government agency markets. Clearlake Capital acquired Inventus in June of 2013.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Previous backers include Sequoia Capital, SilverLake, Dragoneer and Ant Group, among others. The latest financing cements 16-year-old Klarna’s position as the highest-valued private fintech in Europe. and plans to use its new capital in part to continue to grow there and globally. in markets such as New York and Los Angeles.

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JULY 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based YP.com , the provider online directories and services to help businesses get their companies online which has been remade by a number of technology executives into a provider of local business marketing and automation software, has been acquired by competing directory provider Dex Media. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based CrowdfundX , which provided direct-to-investor retail marketing of digital securities, said on Thursday that it has been acquired by Issuance , the developer of a private placement and capital formation platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based e-commerce agency CPC Strategy has been acquired by digital marketing agency Elite SEM , according to private equity backer Mountaingate Capital. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition is the third for Elite SEM since Mountaingate Capital acquired the comapny in 2017.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Ventura-based SloanLED , a developer of LED lighting products and power supplies, has acquired Litecorr , a LED lighting products manufacturer, according to private equity investor Baird Capital. Baird Capital owns SloanLED. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , which develops e-commerce software for subscription-based software businesses, has been acquired by private equity investor Accel-KKR. According to FastSpring, Accel-KKR has made a majority equity investment in the firm, to provide capital and resources for its technology and go-to-market initiatives.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has acquired x-ray food safety inspection services provider FlexXray , the companies said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Levine Leichtman said it made the acquisition of its LLCP Lower Middle Market Fund.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, here's Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital. 2018 was a great year for TVC Capital and we were able to get our fourth growth equity fund closed, taking our assets under management to close to $400 million. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year? Two big lessons in 2018.

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