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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity is acquiring a New Jersey provider of telecommunications products, Ulticom Inc. , According to Ulticom, it is in a definitive merger agreement with affiliates of Platinum Equity, which will take Ulticom private. Ulticom's controlling sharehoolder is Comverse Technology.

Equity

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Channel Technologies Group , a manufacturer and supplier of piezo-electric ceramics, transducers along with systems and services, has been acquired by private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Channel Technologies Group has approximately 250 employees. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

Equity

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APRIL 10, 2013

Carlsbad-based life sciences equipment maker Life Technologies has received an acquisition bid from Thermo Fisher Scientific , according to a report from Reuters. lifesciences equity private acquisition merger scientific fisher thermo technologies life' READ MORE>>.

Report

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JUNE 10, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners announced today that it has provided a follow-on investment in TCS Healthcare Technologies, a provider of managed care softare, as part of an acquisition effort by TCS. Financial details of the acquisition and investment were not announced by HCAP Partners.

Acquisition

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JUNE 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity and investment firm Marlin Equity said on Friday that it has completed its take-private acquisition of Tangoe, Inc. , Both companies operate as part of the technology lifecycle management (TLM) market. Malin Equity had said earlier it would pay $6.50 READ MORE>>.

Equity

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based socially responsible investment company Craton Equity Partners has been acquired by another, Los Angeles investment company, The TCW Group , TCW announced today. Craton Equity Partners had $241.5M Craton Equity Partners had $241.5M Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Equity

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Shackleton Advisors announced today that it has acquired SafeHarbor Technology , a Seattle-based provider of software for managing inbound telephone, email, and chat requests. Tags: shackleton equity partners private safeharbor merger acquisition software.

Equity

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APRIL 1, 2014

San Diego-based DivX , the developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology has been acquired by private equity firms Parallax Capital Partners and StepStone Group , the companies said yesterday, in a deal worth $75M in cash plus earnout. rovi divx mainconcept entertainment software merger acquisition private equity'

Equity

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based Iolo , the developer of performance optimization software for PCs and mobile devices, has been acquired by Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , iolo was owned by by equity firm Marlin Equity Partners. iolo phoenix technologies performance optimization software merger acquisition private equity exit'

Technology

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based AECOM , a provider of professional, technical, and management support to the government and others, said today that it has completed its acquisition of McNeil Technologies , a provider of national security and intelligence services. AECOM acquired McNeil from private equity firm Veritas Capital.

Technology

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Santa Ana-based MSC.Software , a developer of simulation software, reported today that it has received a new offer to acquire the company from another private equity firm. and Symphony Technology Group. Tags: software merger acquisition simulation private equity. According to MSC, the new offer is priced at $8.00

Acquisition

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Carlsbad-based Life Technologies said today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioTrove, a developer of a high throughput gene expression and genotyping analysis system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. BioTrove is based in Woburn, Mass.,

Technology

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners said Monday that it has sold its portfolio company Luminator Technology Group (LTG) to Audax Group. Levine Leichtman has owned Luminator Technology Group since 2010. levine leichtman private equity merger acquisition luminator technology group'

Technology

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Irvine-based American Medical Technologies , a provider of wound care program for Long Term Care facilities, has been acquired by a group of private equity companies. According to American Medical Technologies, it was acquired by One Equity Partners and The Silverfern Group.

Equity

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Channel Technologies Group , a manufacturer of piezoelectric ceramics, transducers, and other related products, said Friday that it has acquired H.C. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Channel Technologies Group acquired H.C. Materials was based in Illinois. READ MORE>>.

Technology

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners said Thursday that it has acquired Luminator Technology Group , a provider of advanced information systems and LED displays and lighting products for the transportation industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Technology

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , a provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to the real estate, mortgage, and other markets, said this morning that it has soled its Employer Services and Litigation Support business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG).

Equity

socalTECH

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.

Acquisition

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APRIL 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Shopzilla , the online comparison shopping site owned by Scripps Networks Interactive , has been sold to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group. The firms said that Symphony Technology Group would continue and accelerate the growth of Shopzilla.

Technology

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Veritone , a developer of artificial intelligence software, said it has received an unsolicited acquisition bid from private equity firm Apis Capital Management. The company is led by longtime technology startup veterans Chad and Ryan Steelberg, and one of its biggest investors is Acacia Research.

Artificial Inteligence

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MARCH 17, 2015

Former San Diego-based security software developer Websense > --one of a number of companies acquired by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners and moved out of San Diego--is now in talks to be acquired by Raytheon , according to a report. Websense was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2013. READ MORE>>.

San Diego

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

San Diego-based SeatAdvisor , a developer of ticketing and venue management software, has been acquired by Patron Technology , a ticketing and event software developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Patron Technology is owned by private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth (PSG).

Technology

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MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy. READ MORE>>.

Equity

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JUNE 17, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it is acquiring Confluence Technologies, a developer of software which is used by the investment industry to automate business processes at asset managers and service providers. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Capital

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Irvine-based Halo Technology Group, a manufacturer of fiber optic transceivers and high speed cabling, said today that it has acquired Skylane Optics, a manufacturer of optical networking products. Halo Technology said the acquisition will add new products, including CFP-DCO coherent products. Halo's CEO is Matt McCormick.

Technology

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2018

Santa Barbara-based IT monitoring software developer LogicMonitor has been acquired by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners , from its existing owner, Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. LogicMonitor is led by CEO Kevin McGibben.

Equity

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JULY 16, 2018

Carlsbad-based TC Technology , an IT services provider which develops mobile software for the utility market, has been acquired by SSP Innovation , a provider of IT services and software to the electric, gas, and water utilities, the two said on Friday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Technology

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Carpinteria-based Helix Medical , a manufacturer for the medical device and healthcare industry, has acquired MedVenture Technology Corp. , MedVenture was owned by private equity firm Ampersand Capital Partners. a medical device design, development, and manufacturing company. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Technology

socalTECH

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>>.

Capital

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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>>.

Technology

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2018

AdvancedMD , a portfolio company of Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity , said this week that it has completed the acquisition of Marietta, Georgia-based Nuesoft Technologies. Marlin Equity acquired AdvancedMD in September of 2015. Financial details of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Equity

socalTECH

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. According to Symphony Technology Group (STG) and Elliot Management Corp., Tags: software simulation merger acquisition buyout private equity. READ MORE>>.

Acquisition

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. Rock Solid is owned by private equity investor Strattam Capital. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

Technology

socalTECH

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.

Equity

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group said Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Santa Ana-based MSC Software. Tags: executive acquisition merger group technology symphony. The deal was worth approximately $890M, or $8.40 per share in cash. READ MORE>>.

Technology

TechCrunch LA

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. Clio has focused on building out its core technology to an industry that has historically relied on pen and paper in many cases.

Platform

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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.

Technology