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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Santa Monica-based investor Clearlake Capital said today that it is behind a deal where HEAT Software will acquire the Absolute Manage and Absolute Service businesses from Absolute Software Corporation. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Barbara-based manufacturing and supply chain software maker QAD is now officially a private company again, after an acquisition by private equity investor Thoma Bravo. According to Thoma Bravo, the deal was worth approximately $2 billion in cash. The go-private deal was originally announced on June 28th.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Aliso Viejo-based systems management and security software developer Quest Software said this morning that it has acquired Quadrotech , a developer of management and migration solutions for Microsoft 365 and Office 365. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software said Wednesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of ISM Connect , a developer of software which provides on-screen, interactive demos for wireless carriers and retailers. Smith Micro said the acquisition would provide it with a "new growing and profitable" revenue stream.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

San Diego-based GraphPad , which develops graphing software for scientific graphing and analysis, has acquired SnapGene , a developer of bioinformatics software, the company announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. SnapGene's foudner and Chief Scientist is Benjamin Glick. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cast & Crew, which develops payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, and workflow and productivity software for the entertainment industry, said yesterday that it has acquired LeBog Software, a developer of digital purchase order software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

billion acquisition of Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software has been approved by Quest's stockholders, the firm said Tuesday afternoon, after a meeting of the company's stockholders. The approval is one more step along a lengthy approval process for the acquisition, which was originally announced in July. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Payment giant Visa announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based Verifi , which develops software and technology to reduce chargebacks for vendors who take credit cards. Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in July , have not been announced.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Meta Data Software, a company which develops software for managing media and entertainment catalogs and metadata, has been acquired by Rob Delf, the former founder of Rightsline. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based Edlio , a developer of a cloud-based, software product used by schools and school districts to build and manage school websites, has raised $40M in a funding round. According to L Square, the investment in Edlio will go towards sales and marketing, international growth, new product development, and strategic acquisitions.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Irvine-based Greenfield Groves ,, a telehealth and wellness company, said it is acquiring a proprietary telehealth software platform developed by Healthcare Technologies LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Greenfield Groves, it will use the acquisition to help accelerate its speed to market.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , which develops software for the residential HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and home services business market, has acquired Kansas-based JaRay Software , the company announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to ServiceTitan, Farmer passed away in 1992.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Coding bootcamps--which offer short term training on technical skills, such as software development--have become popular in recent years to gain practical experience in technical fields. Financial details of that acquisition were not given.

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MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based K2 Insurance Services, which owns a number of insurance services companies, said it has acquired software developer Loss Run Pro. Loss Run Pro develops subscription-based software that helps request, track, and manage loss runs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

Irvine-based NextGen Healthcare Information Systems , which is owned by Quality Systems, says it has completed its previously announced acquisition of EagleDream Health , a software analytics developer. Financial details of the buy have not been announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2020

Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 23, 2012

The acquisition of Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software by Dell has gained approval from the Federal Trade Commission, according to the FTC, Dell is buying Quest for $2.4 billion, as it looks to bolster its software business. The deal is worth $28.00

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MARCH 28, 2017

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said it has completed its acquisition of secure cloud-based document management software developer NetDocuments. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Broadcom , which has significant operations in Orange County, said this morning that it has received approval of the company's proposed acquisition of CA Technologies , after the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. per share in cash to acquire CA, a developer of enterprise software.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Pasadena-based software developer Bluebeam Software has been acquired by German software company Nemetschek AG , the two said late Friday. According to the two, Nemetschek will pay $100M for BlueBeam, which is a developer of PDF software used for architecture, engineering, and construction. READ MORE>>.

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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. According to Veritone, Apis has offered to acquire all of its outstanding shares for $10.26 per share in cash.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Edbacker, a developer of fundraising tools for school districts, has been acquired by Austin, Teas-based LivingTree , another developer of software for fundraising and parent engagement for schools. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital and its portfolio company, Perforce Software , have acquired embedded software development tools provider Rogue Wave Software , the firms said last week. Perforce is a developer of source code control and other tools used by software developers.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based security software developer Prevoty is now officially part of Redwood Shores, California-based Imperva , Imperva said Monday afternoon. Prevoty was a developer of DevOps security software and was backed by Trident Capital. The acquisition had originally been announced in July. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based identity management software developer Lieberman Software has been acquired by Atlanta-based Bomgar , Bomgar said on Thursday morning, in a deal aimed at improving Bomgar's portfolio of access and identity management products. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2009

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

San Diego-based software developer Cireson , a developer of software for the Microsoft Cloud and System Center, said today that it has acquired Skylon Software , a Danish company developing software for Microsoft Configuration Manager. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Simi Valley-based XYPRO Technology Corporation , which develops security software for HPE NonStop servers, has acquired Merlon Software Corporation. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Merlon Software develops database management software for HPE NonStop servers, and is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

The acquisition of Venice, California-based Signal Sciences --worth $775M--by Fastly , has officially completed, Fastly said on Thursday. Fastly announced the acquisition of Signal Sciences in August.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said today that it has completed its acquisition of GeneLogics Life Sciences Software , which makes laboratory information management systems for the life sciences industry. GenoLogics' software is used in managing genomic information and research.

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JULY 2, 2018

Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software has acquired Metalogix , a developer of migration tools for Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Metalogix develops tools that are used for the migration, management, and securing of Office 365 and Microsoft SharePoint.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , which develops digital forensics and e-discovery software, said Tuesday afternoon that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CaseCentral , a developer of electronic discovery software. Guidance Software said it will pay $17.1M in Guidance Software common stock.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Carlsbad-based cloud software developer MaintenanceNet is now officially part of Cisco, Cisco said this week, after it completed its acquisition deal for the company. Cisco had announced its acquisition of MaintenanceNet on July 8th, saying it would pay $139M for the startup.

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JULY 19, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat has confirmed its acquisition of Bitmoji, the developer of software which lets people create their own, personalized "emoji", which they can insert into Snapchat. The company--which announced the deal via a comic strip on Tuesday--said Bitmoji's team has joined Snapchat as part of the deal.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

San Diego-based RapidEngage , a developer of online survey software and tools used to collect customer feedback and to engage users, has been acquired by fellow online survey company QuestionPro. Co-founder Sean Callahan was one of the 2013 socalTECH 50. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software , the enterprise software developer which is now owned by Dell, said it has upgraded its email analytics software, MessageStats. billion acquisition in September. billion acquisition in September. Quest was acquired by Dell in a $2.4 Quest was acquired by Dell in a $2.4

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Irvine-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) software developer Greenwave Systems announced this morning that it has acquired Aliso Viejo-based Predixion Software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Greenwave said that the acquisition will bring it to a headcount of over 280 employees worldwide.

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