socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands is continuing its domain acquisition streak, saying Tuesday that it has acquired five, new enthusiast websites. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not announced. Internet Brands said it has acquired 5series.net , CobaltSS.net , gtr.co.uk , DieselTruckResource.com and DieselBombers.com.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2018

Financial details of the five way merger were not announced. Christine Willig is the CEO of Illuminate Education, which said the combination of the companies was facilitated by Insight Venture Partners, which already had been the majority owner of Illuminate and Key Data Systems (KDS).

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is entertaining offers from at least five different bidders, according to a report over the weekend, including one that values Hulu at between $600M to $800M. hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

That big acquisition of Los Angeles family tree site Geni had an unwanted side effect: it took down the site for nearly five hours, Geni reports. Geni said it suffered unexpected downtime, starting at 7 a.m. Thursday morning, running until 10:40 a.m.,

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Xconomy

JULY 3, 2019

Joseph Health, a Renton, WA-based organization that operates 51 hospitals and 829 clinics across five US states, announced its latest strategic, IT-focused acquisition last week. Providence St.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types. Mike Mothner: With the acquisition of Standing Dog, which technically closed today, that added about 75 people to bring us to 260 employees. What has helped you grow to the size where you are now?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

Preparing for the game… If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

Thousand Oaks-based.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

We thought it might be interesting to talk with one of the fund's managing directors, Jeb Spencer about the fund's success in technology investments, plus how it managed to raise another fund in this kind of environment, plus its unique goal of getting companies to an acquisition--and not an IPO.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the total expected revenue for a customer (usually calculated with a five year life no matter what the type of business) less the cost of acquisition (see below) less the recurring direct costs of serving the customer or of product estimated to be sent to the customer over the lifetime relationship. CPA (Cost per Acquisition).

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 5, 2020

The Scoot Moped — an electric moped born out of Bird’s acquisition of Scoot — will launch in Austin five months after unveiling the shared micromobility vehicle. Bird first unveiled the Scoot Moped in October following its acquisition of Scoot. Initially the mopeds were piloted in Los Angeles, according to Bird.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2012

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Wittlebee (www.wittlebee.com) announced the acquisition of its own, clothing company--Cottonseed Clothing Company--as it continues to build out its subscription, children's clothing service. Tell us about the acquisition of Cottonseed, the clothing company. Wittleebee is backed by Science Inc.,

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 16, 2018

J2 Global announces five acquisitions; Snap Inc. ad costs drop; Netflix totals 130 million subscribers

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2016

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. The effort worked, and all did come together to make it happen. Tell them why.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Ivanti says the acquisition is its ninth in the last five years. Concorde Solutions was based in Reading, UK. Clearlake Capital acquired LANDESK in January, merging it into existing portfolio firm HEAT Software, and renamed the new company Ivanti.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2019

Amgen said the acquisition will accelerate both its near- and long-term revenue growth. Amgen said it expects low double-digit sales growth for Otezla over the next five years. According to Amgen, the deal is part of Celgene's previously announced merger with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Otezla had $1.6 billion in sales in 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. Target no more than five members, with at least two being founders. At that time the original split makes all the difference. Limit board seats and manage member selection criteria.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Clearlake has owned Pomeroy Group Holdings for the last five years. Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Pomeroy Group Holdings , to an affiliate of Getronics Group.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2017

Universal Electronics will pay approximately $9M in cash plus earnout over the next five years. RCS is a designer and manufacturer of energy management and control products.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The company is now sitting on approximately $386 million in cash and investments, saying it spent approximately $113M in the quarter for acquisitions and its regular quarterly dividend. j2 Global--which is LA's most ravenous buyer of both Internet services and content publishers--said it purchased five companies during the quarter.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, Synoptek has received equity funding from Sverica Capital Management, Five Points Capital, and Portfolio Advisors, plus debt from Zions Bank and Comerica.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. VoiVoda said the exit is the fifrth for the firm in the last five years. Glendale-based ClimateMinder , one of the companies out of the VoiVoda Ventures incubator in Glendale, has been acquired by Rainbird Corp. according to VoiVoda. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

John Greathouse has held a number of senior executive positions with successful startups during the past fifteen years, spearheading transactions which generated more than $350 million of shareholder value, including an IPO and a multi-hundred-million-dollar acquisition. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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Berkonomics

MAY 27, 2021

They protect the company by overseeing the expenditure of company money for expansion, acquisitions, purchases of large assets, hiring of senior management and more. The usual size of a board is five, but legally the number in most states is equal to the number of shareholders up to a maximum of three board members required by law.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

For larger or later stage companies, it could be to increase market share through acquisitions with the attendant elimination of competition or increase in a company’s reach. I prefer a financial goal, such as “achieve $20 million in revenue within five years.” Have you stated a goal for others to follow?

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative. A negative customer acquisition cost! You've been blogging for a while, what are five good posts that I should check out?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Bourns gains five manufacturing facilities in the buy, including four in Japan and one in China. bourns komatsulite japan international safety electric circuit electronics merger acquisition' READ MORE>>.

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Riverside Acquisition Marketing Develop 138

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

[ Updated 4:26 p.m. Amazon sent cities across North America into a frenzy Thursday after announcing plans to build a second headquarters outside of Seattle, bringing with it tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic development benefits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Most founders and CEOs will not voluntarily establish a formal Board of Directors, unless they are trying to attract a major investor, preparing for an IPO, or planning for an acquisition. For Advisory Boards, I recommend three to five as max, to limit costs and time spent for support. How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

j2 Global , the operator of both a cloud services business and online publishing business, has made another acquisition, this time of Netherlands-based online backup provider Backup Connect BV. According to j2, the move will expand its online backup business to five countries on three continents. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The most striking example was the one hundred million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. Offering too little in an acquisition to satisfy the seller? But I learned it again and again in my various business lives. Here’s a striking example.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. HelloTech said that Geekatoo has been around for five years, and has a network of 7,000 people providing technology support across the nation. Geekatoo was based in Mountain View, California, and had been founded by Kevin Davis and Christian Sheldon.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Well, even though that acquisition is still playing itself out on the field of battle, it appears quite clear that the new parent has directed its new subsidiary to abandon the lower end of the market and focus upon the larger sales, corporate customers, and major brands. Opportunity can come when least expected.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2016

Amid hand wringing about an IPO slowdown in 2015, there's one shining region which had a banner IPO and acquisition year last year: Santa Barbara. There were five exits north of $100.0M billion for that company, acquisition at Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. along the Central Coast, including three IPOs. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2014

ReachEdge helps small and medium sized businesses with their online marketing efforts, including managing their website, advertising, SEO, lead management, and tracking of customer acquisition efforts. The product had been launched in September of 2013.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

BIT Analytical Instruments previously owned 50 percent of Source Scientific, and the companies said the acquisition was part of a planned, five year transition to full ownership. BIT Analytical Instruments is based in Schwalbach, Germany. READ MORE>>.

Outsource 147

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2021

Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. Target no more than five members, with at least two being founders. At that time the original split makes all the difference. Limit board seats and manage member selection criteria.

Startup 119

Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition Demand 119