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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Hollywood-based musical instrument manufacturer Fender Musical Instruments Corporation says it has acquired PreSonus Audio Electronics, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based brand which designs and manufactures recording and live sound hardware and software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles-based Century Park Capital Partners , a private equity investor focused on family businesses, owner-operated companies and corporate divestitures, said on Monday afternoon that it has completed a majority recapitalization of Florida-based software and IT services company MCCi. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Irvine-based solar cell and module manufactuer Q CELLS said this morning that it has is acquiring San Francisco-based energy storage software maker Growing Energy Labs, Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Q CELLS said the buy will help expand its offerings in the Integrated Energy Storage Solutions area.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Irvine-based Devise Interactive , an interactive agency providing web design and other services, said today that it has been acquired by Vincit , a publicly traded company based in Finland. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Vincit provides UI/UX and software development services.

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APRIL 1, 2013

San Diego-based Proximal Data , which develops serve-side caching software for accelerating I/O access to virtualized machines, said this morning that it has raised $2M in a Series B round of funding. The firm's software works with virtualized servers to optimize access to storage to eliminate bottlenecks. The firm is led by Rory Bolt.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The firm, which develops simulation and design software, announced that it expects to close the transaction next Tuesday, October 13th. That bidding war boosted the firm's initial acquisition price from $7.63 That bidding war boosted the firm's initial acquisition price from $7.63 and Maximus Inc., worth $8.40

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JUNE 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , which develops mobile app design and development software, has acquired Buildbox , a developer of mobile game development software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based BVAccel , a provider of e-commerce website design and development, optimization, marketing services, and other services, said today that it has acquired the internal commerce agency of WebLinc Corp. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

According to Phunware , a developer of mobile application lifecycle management software, it has been acquired by Stellar Acquisition II , which is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers.

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JULY 8, 2009

Santa Ana-based MSC.Software , a developer of simulation and design software, has received a $360M acquisition offer from a group of private equity investors. Software's outstanding shares in an all-cash, merger transaction. Tags: software simulation merger acquisition buyout private equity. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Starting on the employer side first, we put a big emphasis on design.

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MARCH 26, 2018

According to the report, Snap acquired PlayCanvas, a developer of 3D game design software, last May. No details on the acquisition have been announced by either of the companies. Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has quietly acquired a 3D gaming engine developer based in the UK, according to a report.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Pasadena-based Optical Research Associates , a developer of optical design software and optical engineering services, has been acquired by semiconductor design software firm Synopsys , Synopsys said late yesterday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Accelrys , the publicly held developer of software used to manage laboratories in the chemistry, biology, and materials area, is being acquired by Dassault Systems , the French 3D design software marker. accelrys dassault systemes merger acquisition software design chemistry laboratory management'

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APRIL 5, 2018

Pacific Palisades-based fusionZONE Automotive , a developer of website software for automotive dealers, said Wednesday that it acquired MotorWebs , a web design company that specializes in creation and management of car dealership websites. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. MotorWebs was based in Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

San Diego-based Realtidbits , a developer of social sharing software for publishers, has been acquired by Livefyre , the two companies announced Monday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Livefyre will migrate users of Realtidbits'' various software products to its own platform. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Peregrine Connect develops several software products associated with Microsoft.NET, including Neuron ESB, Design Studio, Management Suite, and NetSuite PSA Add-In for Microsoft Project. Irvine-based Peregrine Connect announced this morning that it has spun off from Neudesic. Financial details of the spinoff were not announced.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

El Segundo-based AWR, a developer of electronic design automation software, has acquired a Wisconsin firm developing RF and microwave simulation software, the company disclosed this morning. The firm said STAAR's software is being used for analyzing EM fields in monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs).

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rancho Santa Margarita-based SimLab Corporation , a developer of software used for finite element modeling, has been acquired by Troy, Michigan-based Altair Engineering. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: simlab merger acquisition computer aided engineering software design.

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JULY 10, 2013

Irvine-based Western Digital announced this morning that it has acquired VeloBit , a provider of storage I/O optimization software. VeloBit, which is headquartered in Lincoln, Mass, develops software specifically designed for optimization of solid state disk drives (SSDs). Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. With the help of Niantic’s recent 8th Wall acquisition , these features will also be available in mobile web browsers.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

AutoESL Design Technologies , a developer of software tools used for high level synthesis of electronic circuit designs, and a spinout of UCLA, was acquired this morning by Xilinx. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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JULY 7, 2014

The company tsaid the acquisitions included Atlanta-based global software services company Xpanxion, and Milwaukee-based engineering solutions company Kanchi Technologies. Financial details of those acquisitions were not announced. ustglobal global venture capital strategic investment merger acquisition outsourcing'

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JULY 12, 2011

Corona Del Mar-based Miramar Venture Partners has scored an exit in its portfolio, with semiconductor design firm Azuro. According to EDA software firm Cadence Tuesday, it has acquired Azuro to improve its systems-on-a-chip design software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Enterprise software developer ServiceNow has acquired San Diego-based Telepathy , a developer of software used in the user interface and experience area, according to the two. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Telepathy was founded by Chuck Longanecker in 2001.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Google’s acquisition of Nest gives the the co-founders an early exit and resources to up their hardware game. Nest is not Google’s first hardware acquisition. “Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home globally.”

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Wabisabi Design, Inc. Since launching the platform in 2018, startups from the Snap accelerator have gone on to acquisition (like Stop, Breathe, and Think, which was bought by Meredith Corp.) — hailing from Mexico City, this startup makes mini games in augmented reality for brands and advertisers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2023

Bill was relentless in his focus on getting the software PC DOS project delivered, while continually challenging us with new business models. Customer acquisition, retention, and support. Most experts agree that acquisition of a new customer costs six times retaining existing customers.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Lancaster, California-based Simulations Plus , which develops simulation and modeling software, said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of North Carolina-based DILIsym Services. DILIsym develops software for the simulation of drug-induced liver injury.

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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. BLUE Software is a developer of label and artwork management software, and is based in Chicago. Financial details of the sale were not announced.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

The company said it will use the new funding for accelerating acquisitions, growth, and new content intiatives. lynda.com offers up an online education site where users can learn about a huge library of topics, ranging from everything from web and graphic design software to business topics, 3D animation, and more. in the deal.

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MAY 1, 2017

Lancaster, California-based Simulations Plus , which develops pharmaceutical simulation and modeling software, has acquired DILIsym Services , a developer of drug-induced liver injury simulation software and related consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2015

Is the world ready for another event management software provider? Gregg Parise What we are doing, is we are going into the event management software space, and doing it through a platform technology. As you know, that company grew through lots of acquisitions, so they had a lot of technology debt.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software developer Ixia is nearing a deal to be acquired by competitor Keysight Technologies , according to Reuters this week, citing "people familiar with the matter." Terms of the potential bid were not announced, and the report says that Keysight Technologies is not the only bidder on Ixia.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group said Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Santa Ana-based MSC Software. Gallello was most recently at Graphisoft, a Budapest-based architectural design software firm; Johnson was most recently CFO of VG Holdings. The deal was worth approximately $890M, or $8.40

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AUGUST 3, 2018

San Diego-based LeaseLabs , which provides oline marketing services to the multifamily housing and apartment industry, has been acquired for $103M by real estate software developer RealPage. According to RealPage, it will $103M in cash and stock, plus up to $14M in earnout upon achieving certain financial objective. READ MORE>>.

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