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AUGUST 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based financial advisory consulting provider AdviserSource.com says it has acquired Advisory Equity, a developer of a financial marketplace app developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to AdviserSource, the deal was funded by additional growth capital provided by Fintech Fund II, LLLP.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

San Diego-based Pixelz, which develops AI-powered image editing and retouching for the fashion industry, says it has been acquired by private equity investor Adelis Equity Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment will help it accelerate innovation and growth of its platform.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , an online startup developing software to help link entrepreneurs with their investors, has raised $350,000 in an equity investment round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. The firm's CEO and co-founder is Eric M.

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JULY 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital reported Monday that it has acquired two, Latin American information technology system integrators. OpenGate Capital said the acquisition will help complement two of its existing, private equity portfolio companies--Getronics and Sopho. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based Black Mountain Systems , a developer of software for credit investors and alternative asset managers, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun.

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JULY 28, 2021

According to the companies, Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has signed an agreement to buy 100% of the equity interests of Inspire Energy Capital LLC, which is jointly headquartered in Santa Monica and Philadelphia. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Archer Aviation’s announcement comes two weeks since it landed United Airlines as a customer and an investor in its bid to become a publicly traded company via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. an increasingly common financial path that allows the startup to eschew the once traditional IPO process.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Clio , a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series E round co-led by T. and OMERS Growth Equity. It also aims to help clients find lawyers more easily and vice versa. Rowe Price Associates Inc. Image Credits: Clio.

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MARCH 6, 2013

The firm announced this morning it has launched a new set of deal features, aimed at the enterprise, which help clients manage all kinds of business deals. The company is now focused on providing a platform to help streamline deals like asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions, according to the company.

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APRIL 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the provider of marketing analytics software headed by Wes Nichols and Jon Vein, announced today that it has raised $32M in a follow on investment from private equity firm Elevation Partners. MarketShare's software helps companies adjust their marketing mix, to better drive sales.

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MAY 7, 2014

According to AOL late Tuesday, it will pay $89M in cash plus approximately $2M in converted stock awards and $10M in earn out for Convertro, which develops software used for helping brands and agencies measure the return on their advertising spending on both online and offline media channels. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

La Jolla-based Abacus Data Systems , a developer of software to help law firms manage their practices, has been acquired by private equity investor Providence Equity , the companies announced today. Abacus said the strategic majority investment by Providence Equity will help it quickly sale up its technology infrastructure.

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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. agilisys clearlake capital private equity merger acquisition consulting' The new company remains in Greenville, South Carolina.

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JULY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners announced Tuesday that it has acquired FASTSIGNS International , a franchisor in the custom sign and graphics industry. Levine Leichtman said the acquisition came in a partnership with the management of the company, which has nearly 550 franchise locations.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. Moviepilot is venture backed by T-Venture, Grazia Equity, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, and angels. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? In this talk, we spent most of our time on Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One and how they should be helping you: Specify the right things to be built.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based Reliam , which provides managed services to help companies manage their operation on public cloud services like Amazon Web Services, has received a $75M commitment from private equity investor Great Hill Partners.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has sold its 10 percent stake in Hulu , the firm said Friday morning, getting a nice return on its investment in the online video streaming site. Providence Equity Partners had invested $100M in Hulu in 2007, and reportedly sold back its stake for $200M to the company this week.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Maybe you are more comfortable going slow, with limited resources, or aiming high and giving up equity. Scaling is the holy grail of every new venture – from local to global, from online to brick-and-mortar to partners to mergers and acquisitions, from a private company to a public company, from cash-flow-positive to the next unicorn.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said today that it has closed a transaction to sell Enterasys Networks to Extreme Networks, via its joint venture with Siemens AG. According to Gores Group, Unify (formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications) sold Enterasys to help further focus the company on its "core mission".

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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. Clearlake did not announce any of the financial details of the rollup, but did say that Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Stellus Capital Management helped finance the deal.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity. Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio. Somaxon was represented by Stifel Nicolaus Weisel in the acquisition. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. begreen packaging cleantech recyclable riverside merger acquisition ecofriendly recycle compost' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group has acquired cloud computing consulting and systems integrator Astadia , Gores said Monday. Astadia serves enterprise customers, helping them build cloud-based software; the firm says it has 2,600 clients using its services. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. ERP Power--which is owned by private equity investor Angeles Equity Partners--said the move will help simplify integration by original equipment manufacturers, providing integrated driver, light engine, and digital controls.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Rubicon said that the new funding round came from News Corporation, Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures Asia, Mayfield Fund, NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund and Jarl Mohn. Intead, the firm is using FAN's acquisition to add around 100 employees from FAN as part of its engineering and product team. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Maxim said the buy will help the firm accelerate adoption of its powerline communications products, as well as accelerate sales of its other related smart metering related products. Teridian was backed by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital. Tags: teridian semiconductor systems chip merger acquisition energy measurement.

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APRIL 17, 2019

San Diego-based cloud treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of FiREapps , a developer of enterprise currency management software. The acquisition comes just two months after a majority private equity funding which raised $160M for Kyriba, and which values the company at $1.2

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JUNE 12, 2013

Laguna Hills-based Parallax Capital , a private equity firm headed by James Hale, said this week that it has acquired Fox Technologies (FoxT) , a developer of access management and governance software. foxt parallax capital private equity merger acquisition security access software' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2013

The two companies said the deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, and will help Mellanox bolster its ability to deliver cost-effective, high-speed networks with next generation optical connectivity. Kotura was venture backed by ARCH Venture Partners, GF Private Equity Group, Rockley Ventures, and Viterbi Group.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

According to Digital Map Products, it has appointed Dave Cozzens to its board, to help guide the company around strategic growth and positioning. Cozzens was most recently CEO of Telogis, which he led from startup to acquisition by Verizon in August of 2016. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital has made another acquisition this morning, via its portfolio company, Sargent and Greenleaf. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to OpenGate Capital, the acquisition will help it drive greater scale for the combined businesses.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Pelican said that the move in particular helps it with expansion in the UK, India, Singapore, and Australia. Pelican Products is owned by private equity firm Behrman Capital. pelican products company cool logistics temperature packaging biopharmaceuticals lifescience merger acquisition' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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