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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Is another, Los Angeles consumer startup-- The Honest Company --about to be acquired by Unilever ? An unconfirmed report Thursday afternoon, from TechCrunch, says that Unilever is in early talks to acquire the company, founded by Jessica Alba and SoCal serial entrepreneur Brian Lee. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Provation, which provides software to the healthcare industry. Clearlake said it investedin Provation in March of 2018, after a carve-out acquisition from Wolters Kluwer.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Real estate and facilities management software developer Accruent , which has operations in Santa Monica, said today that it has acquired two software companies, Four Rivers Software Systems , and SiteFM , both developers of healthcare facilities management software. Financial terms fo the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Santa Monica-based Event Farm , which develops event marketing software, has acquired Boston-based event software company Attend , as an expansion of the company's reach. Event Farm--which already has offices in Santa Monica and Washington D.C.,

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that it is looking to block the acquisition of Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corp., saying the buy will "harm competition in high-performance gaming consoles and subscription services".

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare software developer which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired SpinFusion, a developer of healthcare scheduling software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Santa Monica-based RealDefense, which runs a number of different companies focused on security, privacy, and optimization software, said Tuesday that it has acquired STOPzilla. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company said the acquisition was backed by Corbel Capital Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Santa Monica-based investor Clearlake Capital said today that it is behind a deal where HEAT Software will acquire the Absolute Manage and Absolute Service businesses from Absolute Software Corporation. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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MAY 24, 2016

Santa Monica-based WSL Holdings , the parent company of the World Surf League (WSL), said this morning that it has acquired the Kelly Slater Wave Company --the entity behind the "perfect wave" generating machine that has caused ripples across the surfing community. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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MAY 19, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Sole Source Capital said this week that one of its portfolio companies, Peak-Ryzex, has acquired Bar Code Direct, a value added reseller based in North Grafton, Massachusetts. Sole Source said the acquisition is the third, add-on acquisition it has made since acquiring Peak-Ryzex.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Monica-based Bird, which provides micro-mobility services based on both scooters and bicycles, is now trading publicly on the NYSE, after a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Friday. The company closed out its first day of trading on Friday at $8.40 Bird is now trading as BRDS.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Symplr is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group and SkyNight Capital. The companies said the acquisition will help further symplr in the healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance software market.

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MAY 17, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance software company backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, says it is acquiring another healthcare software company, HealthcareSource. The companies say that Healthcaresource is symplr's twelfth acquisition in the past six years.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group says it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of talent management software, in a deal which was worth $5.2 According to Clearlake, it has acquired the outstanding shares of Cornerstone common stock for $57.50

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Santa Monica-based NextCar Holding Company (NXCR), the vehicle subscription company led by auto- and tech-veterans Scott Painter and George Bauer, said late Thursday that the company has launched a new, Tesla Model 3 EV subscription program through its new, consumer brand called Autonomy.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Santa Monica-based Science, the startup studio led by Mike Jones and Peter Pham, has launched its own Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), called Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. According to Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha (SSAA).

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

One of the portfolio companies of Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group is on an acquisition roll, acquiring yet another company. Clearlake Capital said the acquisition was made with its support along with SkyKnight Capital. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has rolled up three companies into a new company called Calero Software , the company announced today. The new company will focused on communications expense management, managed mobility services, and mobile device management products.

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MAY 26, 2021

Santa Monica-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said late Tuesday that it has named Darcie Henry as the company's new Chief Human Resources Officer. According to Snap, Henry will join the company on July 6th, as current Chief People Officer Lara Sweet is retiring.

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JULY 20, 2020

Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry.

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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). Financial details of the acquisition were not dislosed by the companies. ITC is based in Carrollton, Texas. Zywave is based in Milwaukee.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority --which recently zoomed past $50M in revenues--has acquired a Brazilian web development company called Elastic , according to the company. themobilemajority mobile majority growth jobs hiring advertising technology merger acquisition brazil elastic expansion' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Centerfield, a marketing and customer acquisition company backed by private equity investor Platinum Equity, says it has acquired both Business.com and Savings.com. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019. for the domain name.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Santa Monica-based contextual advertising technology developer GumGum says it has acquired JustPremium, a rich media and video ad marketplace in Europe. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. JustPremium is based in Amsterdam, and has approximately 150 employees.

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MAY 13, 2021

Santa Monica-based Bird is looking to go public via a $2.3 billion special purpose acquisition (SPAC) transaction, as the company starts to see a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company reported $95M in revenues in 2020, versus $151M in 2019, when the pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Santa Monica-based investor Arrowroot Capital , headed by Matthew Safaii, has scored a win with the acquisition of one of its portfolio companies, Evergage , by Salesforce. Arrowroot's Safaii had sat on the company's board, and had also led the last two rounds of funding in Evergage. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Santa Monica-based Vertical Networks , a "mobile-first" content studio which was backed by Snap , has been acquired by New York-based entertainment and sports media company Whistle. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Vertical Networks was founded by Elisabeth Murdoch.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Santa Monica-based virtual healthcare and telehealth provider Ontrak announced this morning that it has acquired LifeDojo , which provides an online behavior change platform. Financial details ofthe acquisition were not announced. Ontrak cited a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) report. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based Bird announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Scoot , a San Francisco-based scooter service--giving Bird entry back into the San Francisco market, and also helping Bird scale out its operations. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 5, 2020

Los Angeles-based Love Goodly , the women's subscription box company that was founded by Justine Lassoff and Katie Bogue Miller, has been acquired by Santa Monica-based Novica , which operates an e-commerce marketplace focused on handmade decor, art, and jewelry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird has raised $75M more, and acquired a Berlin-based Circ , which operates its own scooter business in Europe. According to Bird, the acquisition of Circ will add more than 300 employees to its European operation. Bird is led by foudner and CEO Travis VanderZanden.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that one of its portfolio companies, Provation Medical , has acquired MD-Reports , a provider of electronic medical record (EMR), practice management (PM), and report writing software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Enterprise healthcare company Symplr, which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, said this morning that it has acquired Midas Health Analytics Solutions from Conduent Incorporated.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard said late Monday that it has received clearance from the South Korean Fair Trade Commission, on its deal to acquire King Digital Entertainment. The companies are still waiting for clerances from the EU, among other conditions. billion deal, which was announced in November.

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MAY 18, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company was based in Santa Monica until recently, when it moved its headquarters to Texas; the company still has a Santa Monica office. Accruent was advised by Lazard in the acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Santa Monica-based Ring is being acquired by e-commerce giant Amazon , according to a yet-unconfirmed report on Tuesday afternoon. Details of the acquisition, and confirmation of any acquisition, were not yet announced. Details of the acquisition, and confirmation of any acquisition, were not yet announced.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based learning and human capital management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has acquired fellow Santa Monica company WorkPop , as a part of its expansion into talent acquisition software, the company announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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