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Direct Drive Systems Acquired for $120M

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Cerritos-based Direct Drive Systems , a developer of high speed motors for the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by Houston-based FMC Technologies, FMC said earlier this week. Direct Drive is a spinout of Calnetix.

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With $40 million for AuditBoard’s risk and compliance toolkit, LA’s enterprise startups notch another win

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Daniel Kim and Jay Lee, the two founders of AuditBoard , a Los Angeles-based provider of a risk and compliance software service for large businesses, grew up middle school friends in Cerritos, Calif. I couldn’t believe there wasn’t a software for compliance and risk,” Lee said.

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Connect3 Acquisition Completes

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Cerritos-based Connect3 , a developer of advertising, merchandising, and promotions software, is now officially part of DemandTec, a Bay area firm that develops promotional planning software. Tags: merger marketing acquisition demantec software connect3 advertising. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.