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JMI Equity Boosts Adknowledge In $200M Deal

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San Diego-based private equity firm JMI Equity has backed Internet advertising firm Adknowledge , as lead on a $200M debt and equity financing round for that firm. As part of the investment, JMI Equity General Partner Brad Woloson has joined Adknowledge's board.

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JMI Equity Backs BrightLine

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San Diego-based private equity firm JMI Equity has backed a provider of marketing services for the interactive TV market. According to New York-based BrightLine , it has scored a strategic growth investment from JMI Equity, with JMI Equity's General Partner Brad Woloson joining the company's board of directors.

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The Search Agency, Covario Make Top Search Marketing Agency List

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Two Southern California firms have made Advertising Age's annual list of the largest search marketing agencies, released last week. Santa Monica-based The Search Agency , which is headed by David Hughes, was listed at number 12, and San Diego-based Covario , which is run by Russ Mann, was listed at number 25.

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Scentsa Gets Series A Funding

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Carlsbad-based Scentsa , a developer of an out-of-home advertising network, has scored a Series A funding from San Diego private equity fund Huntington Capital , Huntington said Tuesday. Size of the equity funding deal was not disclosed.

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Under New Ownership, San Diego’s Ad-Juster Names Dennis Clerke CEO

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Ad-Juster, a San Diego adtech startup acquired earlier this year by the investment arm of China’s Innotech International Group, Wednesday named local software entrepreneur Dennis Clerke as CEO. He succeeds Ad-Juster founder and president Mike Lewis, who has left the company.

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CPC Strategy Acquired By Elite SEM

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San Diego-based e-commerce agency CPC Strategy has been acquired by digital marketing agency Elite SEM , according to private equity backer Mountaingate Capital. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Proper Media Acquires Spoutable, Last Piece of Venture Studio

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After learning that Proper Media , a San Diego specialist in programmatic digital advertising had acquired Spoutable, it took a couple weeks to catch up with Spoutable CEO Jon Belmonte and ask: What happened to Cursive Labs? million on a “venture studio” model that allows experienced entrepreneurs to run with their own ideas.

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