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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Systems has filed for an IPO, saying in an S-1 filing that it is looking to raise up to $100M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as BL. of the company. BlackLine develops accounting software, which is used for managing the financial close process at companies. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Former Los Angeles-based online real estate startup REX has shifted its headquarters to Texas, after the move of its CEO to Austin, in a loss to Southern California's growing high tech startup community--although the company says it still has a team of 50 in Woodland Hills, and that it expects to continue to grow its team in that location.

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JUNE 4, 2019

FTD was spun out from Woodland Hills-based United Online back in November of 2013, after a complex relationship with United Online--better known for running such companies as Classmates, NetZero, MyPoints, Juno, and StayFriends.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Woodland Hills-based REX Real Estate Exchange , a startup which helps homeowners sell their homes without using an MLS, has raised $15M in a Series B funding. The company has now raised over $30M in funding. The company only charges a 2 percent, flat free.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

Some of the early investors in Woodland Hills-based accounting software developer BlackLine are looking for some liquidity from their investments, more than a year since BlackLine's October 2016 IPO, and plan to sell around 4,500,000 shares of their stock. The company is not selling any stock with the offering.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Woodland Hills-based Music Reports , which provides music rights administration services to the music industry, has inked a big deal with streaming music service Pandora. Financial details of the deal were not announced by the company. Financial details of the deal were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2014

Woodland Hills-based United Online said Wednesday that it has named Edward Zinser as the company''s new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Zinser also had served at StyleClick, Internet Shopping Network, Chromium Graphics, and the Walt Disney Company. READ MORE>>. united online executive zinser'

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Woodland Hills-based online marketing services and software developer ReachLocal , which offers up its services to local businesses, said today that it has added a number of analytics and reporting tools to its platform. The company said the new tools will give customers information on ROI of their various online marketing efforts.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal is shuffling the makeup of its board of directors, saying late Thursday that it has added two new board members--Tom Hale and Larry Kutscher--to the body, replacing existing board members David Carlick and Robert Dykes. READ MORE>>. reachlocal executive board online marketinghomeaway travelclick'

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APRIL 25, 2011

Woodland Hills-based Nevolution said today that it has raised $450,000 in an angel investment round, for the development of its Windows App Store. The company is headed by Matt Smith. Nevolution is developing an application store focused on Windows PC software. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2014

Woodland Hills-based United Online said late Monday that it has added a new member to its board of directors. The company said it named Andrew Miller, current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, to its board.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online said Friday that it has named Mark Harrington as the company's new Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal is continuing its international expansion, saying today that it has opened up its first, South American office, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm said the new office expands the company into its eleventh country.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The executive turmoil over at Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal continues, as the company said yesterday that President and co-founder Nathan Hanks has resigned as an officer and director of the company.

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APRIL 1, 2016

Woodland Hills-based United Online has sold its StayFriends social networking site, to German company Stroer Content Group GmbH , the company said Thursday afternoon. United Online said it will receive 16.0 million euros ($18.3M US) for StayFriends.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which offers up local, online marketing services for small and medium sized businesses, said this morning that it has released a chunk of software to the open source community, to help others develop cross-platform, mobile apps. The move looks to be ReachLocal''s first large scale, open source effort.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online announced this morning that it has embarked an a "review of strategic alternatives", including the potential sale of the company or sales of its assets, after an unsolicited takeover offer from B. Riley "undervalues the Company and its prospects", and that it will not enter negotiations with B.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of services to help small and medium sized businesses advertise online, said Thursday that it has opened up a new office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company efforts in Europe are headed by John Mazur. The firm said the new office will serve as its European headquarters.

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JUNE 9, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online said Monday afternoon that it has added Kenneth Denman to its board of directors. Denman also had served at Media One and other companies. Denman replaces Dennis Holt, who had been on the company's board since 2001. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Woodland Hills-based accounting software maker BlackLine Systems has moved one step closer to its IPO, saying this morning in a regulatory filing that it is expecting its IPO to price at betwen $13.00 BlackLine's software automates the very cumbersome financial close and reconciliation process for companies trying to close their books.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Woodland Hills-based United Online reported its quarterly results for its fourth quarter on Wednesday, reporting that its revenues were $62.6M--a decrease of five percent from a year ago. The company--which recently split out its FTD operations--said it is now focused on returning the firm to growth, and expanding its products.

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MAY 4, 2016

Woodland Hills-based United Online said Wednesday afternoon that it has agreed to be acquired by B. The company said it will allow its only remaining operating business--its communications segment--to continue under B. Riley and Activision Howard Marks over the company's management and strategic plans. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the online marketing firm which helps small and medium sized businesses place online ads, has strengthened its ties into Google AdWords today, saying it has been added to the Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner (PSP) Program.

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JULY 11, 2013

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , and Woodland Hills-based United Online said that the companies are in a deal, where OpenX will become the exclusive provider of digital monetization technology for display ad inventory for United Online''s Juno, NetZero, and Classmates properties.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which provides online marketing services for local businesses, is further expanding the breadth of its business today, saying it has launched a new back-end office operations management product.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal has launched a new suite of products this morning, saying that it is looking to help small and medium sized businesses attract, capture, and convert more customers. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>. reachlocal marketing software leads management launch advertising saas'

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of online marketing services for small and medium-sized businesses, is expanding its reach in Southeast Asia.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Woodland Hills-based United Online , the hybrid Internet Service Provider and flower delivery service (via FTD), reported yesterday in its quarterly results that it now expects to spin off FTD as an independent, publicly traded company by August of 2013.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online said this morning that it has sold its Classmates subsidiary, to Intelius Holdings , for a mere $30M in cash. According to United Online, the sale is a "great outcome" for the company, and will allow it to add additional capital to its other existing businesses. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of local online marketing services to small and medium sized businesses run by Zorik Gordon, said this morning that it continues to expand its presence with the opening of three new offices.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Woodland Hills-based United Online said late Friday afternoon that it has decided to discontinue its payment of dividends, which it says will provide it with "financial flexibility" in its long term growth plans. READ MORE>>. classmates stock dividend netzero untd online united'

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MAY 6, 2015

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the publicly held, online marketing provider for small and local businesses, said Tuesday that it has raised $25M in a term loan. The funding came from Herculus Technology Growth Capital, and comes as the company reported sharper losses and a significant dropoff in revenues.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal said this morning that it has named Josh Claman as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Claman joins the company from Dell, where he was most recently Dell's Vice President and General Manager of the Public and Large Enterprise Business in the Americas.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online said this morning that it has received an unsolicited, takeover offer from Los Angeles-based B. Riley complained about the amount of compensation paid to the company's board and management, despite declining revenues and share price. Riley said it now owns 7.9% READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2014

Woodland Hills-based NetZero Wireless , the wireless broadband, which is part of United Online, said this week that it is rolling out a retail effort. Financial impact of the deal were not disclosed. Previously, NetZero had only offered up its service online or via phone.

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JULY 16, 2015

Woodland Hills-based Readz , a new startup that is aiming to help marketers quickly create microsites, landing pages, white papers, and other content, said today that it has raised more than $7.15M in funding, and launched its products. The company says it first raised funding in 2011, and has been operating in stealth mode.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 The company had originally set an estimated IPO range of between $13.00 The company is led by Therese Tucker.

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