socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2010

San Diego-based Quidel , a developer of diagnostic tests, said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired Diagnostic Hybrids , a manufacturer of in-vitro diagnostic assays, in a deal worth approximately $130M in cash. According to Quidel, the acquisition will broaden its current portfolio of diagnostic tests.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2010

San Diego-based SAIC said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired CloudShield Technologies , a provider of information security products. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: inspection packet tools software security acquisition merger cloudshield saic.

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Technology San Diego Tool Acquisition 154

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , the developer of wireless broadband modems for connecting PCs to cell phone networks, said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acuiqre Enfora , a developer of wireless, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications products. The deal is worth approximately $64.5M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

San Diego-based Cypress Bioscience , a biopharmaceuticals firm focused on developing treatments for disorders of the central nervous system, has been acquired.

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San Diego Acquisition Develop Development 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

San Diego-based Gen-Probe said Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prodesse, a provider of molecular testing for influenza and other infection diseases. Tags: gen-probe prodesse molecular testing merger acquisition lifescience. Prodesse was based in Waukesha, WI, and was privately funded.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego --the company once known as Novatel Wireless --along with Jade Ocean Global Limited , which is a subsidiary of T.C.L. The firms said that the withdrawal, and immediate re-filing, of its request, is intended to provide additional time to provide a "definitive mitigation agreement" for approval from CFIUS.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The company is active in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Texas, Michigan, Boston and New York (and many places in between) and says that it currently operates some 21 warehouses nationwide. Underpinning its tech is the sheer size of the operation: economies of scale in action.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

San Diego-based Science Applications International Corporation said Monday that the firm has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Seattle-based business and technical consulting provider R.W. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: saic defense merger acquisition integrator rwbeck beck.

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San Diego Acquisition 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

San Diego-based Solera Holdings , which develops software and services for the automobile insurance claims processing industry, said this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AUTOonline GmbH Informationssyteme. Tags: solera holdings automobile insurance marketplace merger acquisition autoonline.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

San Diego-based Genoptix , a publicly held provider of laboratory services to the hematology and oncology market, said this morning that it is in a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Novartis. According to Genoptix, the deal is worht $25.00 on Friday.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2011

San Diego-based Anadys Pharmaceuticals , the developer of treatments for hepatitis C, said this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by Roche. The firm said it signed a definitive merger agreement where Roche will pay $3.70 per share for all of its outstanding common stock, or a total of $230M.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm said this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to buy Atheros Communications , in a deal worth $3.1 Qualcomm said it would pay $45 per share in cash for Atheros, in an effort to accelerate the expansion of its technologies and platforms beyond the cellular market.

San Diego 133

San Diego Platform Networking Marketing 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

San Diego-based Wireless Info Tech Ltd., According to VanceInfo Technologies, it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wireless Info Tech, in a deal worth $1.08M in cash plus stock. a provider of mobile testing and application development services for the wireless industry, has been acquired by a Chinese firm.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

San Diego-based pharmaceuticals firm Ligand Pharmaceuticals said Thursday morning that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Pharmacopeia. The deal is worth $70M. According to the firm, the deal is a stock-for-stock exchange plus up to $15M in contingent cash payments.

San Diego 100

San Diego Develop Development Company 100

Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

Watson Health is teaming up with 16 partners, which include imaging and diagnostics company Hologic; Sentara Healthcare; Sheridan Healthcare; UC San Diego Health; University of Miami Health System; and Merge Healthcare, which was acquired by IBM last year and is now part of Watson Health.

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Xconomy

JUNE 28, 2016

If buyers and sellers don’t have a meeting of the minds early on in the game, it’s possible that, deeper into negotiations, the proposed terms in the definitive agreement could derail weeks of work, wasting everyone’s time and energy. Better to resolve it now so onerous terms don’t pop up in the definitive agreement.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We had our fourth anniversary in May, and we passed out checks from the Helixis acquisition to our LPs, which was a pleasant delight. Sharon Stevenson: There's a broader definition emerging of what healthcare IT is. Interesting. So what's going on with the fund nowadays? Marc Averitt: We're just plugging away. Is there a market?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2015

When you can live where you want to live and make money doing what you love to do, you are, by my definition, a screaming success. billion dollar acquisition by LinkedIn to Bessemer’s substantial investment in ProCore , AppFolio ’s recent IPO filing and Sonos ’ $130 million secondary, the Santa Barbara tech scene is unquestionably on fire.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

—Option-to-buy deals are by definition no guarantee, and an agreement between Boston-based Acetylon Pharmaceuticals and Celgene is the latest example. Celgene paid Acetylon $100 million in 2013 for an option to buy the company outright, but the deal recently expired without an acquisition, leaving Acetylon to chart a new course.

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Google Technical Review News Research 40

Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

The moves they’re making to get ahead in the marketplace—globalization, mergers and acquisitions, extension of third-party networks, movement to the cloud—are the same tactics that create cyber risk. But while they’re taking cyber threats seriously, many companies are struggling to find the right balance in their approach.

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