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APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Manhattan Beach-based Traliant, which provides online workplace compliance training solutions, said it has received a majority investment from private equity investor PSG. Traliant was founded in 2016, and says it has over 5,000 customers. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has acquired Perforce Software , a developer of version control software. Perforce was based in Minneapolis, MN, and had previously been owned by another private equity company, Summit Partners. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity has acquired LiveOps Cloud Platform , the companies said today, in a deal which will split LiveOps into two different companies. LiveOps Cloud develops cloud contact center and customer service software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. The company said its tools are used by such brands as Caesars Entertainment and Casio to collect and analyze data from their customers, in real time.

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MAY 14, 2014

San Clemente-based DealerSocket , a developer of software-as-a-service for the automotive industry, said Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic investment partnership with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. automotive software private capital venture investment partners equity vista dealersocket'

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JUNE 10, 2021

Los Angeles-basd private equity investor K1 Investment Management has made a $120M investment in New York- and London-based >ComplySci, the two companies said this morning. ComplySci is a developer of regulatory and compliance software for the financial services sector.

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JUNE 3, 2021

El Segundo-based human capital and policy management software developer NEOGOV, which is led by Shane Evangelist, has scored a round of funding from private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus. The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. Warburg Pincus had an existing stake in NEOGOV.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

San Diego-based Forward Slope, a provider of software for the defense industry, has received an investment from private equity investor Trive Capital. Forward Slope provides tactical visualization systems, geospatial mapping tools, data science, cyber security, and other products to the Navy and other national security customers.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Irvine-based cloud computing services provider Caylent has raised $16M in a growth equity investment round, the company said on Monday. The company offers up "container orchestration" software, which is used to deploy software into clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Caylent is led by CEO JP La Torre.

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JULY 29, 2021

San Diego-based marketing software developer SOCi annoucned on Thursday that it has acquired Brandify, a provider of location-based digital marketing. SOCi is led by CEO Afif Khoury, and is backed by JMI Equity. The company recently raised $80 From JMI Equity. The company recently raised $80 From JMI Equity.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Shackleton Advisors announced today that it has acquired SafeHarbor Technology , a Seattle-based provider of software for managing inbound telephone, email, and chat requests. Tags: shackleton equity partners private safeharbor merger acquisition software.

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JULY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Partners has made a "significant" growth investment in Toronto-based Adlib, a developer of software used for structuring data. Adlib's software is used to automate the discovery, classification, extraction, and structure of data from unstructured documents.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

San Diego-based sales software developer Seismic has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, to go towards its sales content management software, the company said this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Sigma West. seismic content management sales software' Seismic is led by Doug Winter.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Irvine-based Netwrix, a provider of cybersecurity software, has merged with Stealthbits, a provider of software for protecting sensitive data and credentials from attackers. Netwrix was acquired by private equity investor TA Associates in October of 2020. Financial details of the merger were not announced.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shackleton Equity Partners said today that the firm has acquired Excel Meridian Data , a provider of data storage equipment. According to Excel Meridian Data, the acquisition will allow it to expand its data storage hardware and software offerings. EMD is based in Dallas, Texas.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which provides software used by contractors and the trades to manage their business, has acquired another company, Aspire Software, which develops software for the commercial landscaping business. Aspire Software is based in St. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Irvine-based software developer Performio, which develops incentive compensation management software, says it saw 110 percent growth in North America for its FY2020, after relocating its headquarters to Irvine in 2019.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced this morning that it has acquired Chicago-based InRule Technology , a developer of decision management and business rules management software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has sold its interest in security software developer Checkmarx , in a deal worth $1.15 Checkmarx is a developer of security software for the DevOps market. billion, the company said on Monday. K1 said it will continue to own a minority interest in Checkmarx.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , which develops e-commerce software for subscription-based software businesses, has been acquired by private equity investor Accel-KKR. FastSpring had been backed by Los Angeles-based investment firm Pylon Capital, and counts such customers as Adobe and Microsoft. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Irvine-based Avetta , a provider of supply chain management software, has merged with another supply chain risk management company, BROWZ , the companies said this week. Avetta is owned by private equity investor Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe. The combined firm says it has more than 85,000 customers in over 100 countries.

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MARCH 27, 2021

Who knew building a vertical software as a service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 The company’s massive mint comes thanks to a new $500 million financing round led by Sequoia’s Global Equities fund and Tiger Global Management.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used for partnership automation, said this morning that it has raised $75M in an investment round. The funding round was led by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners, and also included Silversmith Capital Partners, an existing investor.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer SmartAction , which develops conversational, AI-powered virtual agents for contact centers, said this morning that it has named Gary Davis as its CEO. SmartAction is backed by private equity firms Staley Capital and TVC Capital. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Houston, Texas-based symplr , a provider of healthcare governance, risk, and compliance software. Clearlake acquired symplr from its existing set of private equity investors, Pamlico Capital and The CapStreet Group. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Irvine-based Mavenlink , which develops business process management software and related tools for services businesses, said on Thursday that it has created a new, Executive Advisory Board at the company. MavenLink's backers include Carrick Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2020

Syndio , a developer of software being used by companies to help fix pay inequities in the workplace--and whose co-founder is based in LA--has raised $7.5M Syndio's software is used to analyze employee compensation in real time, determining how hiring, promotion, layoffs, and other factors change pay equity. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2014

So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software. What is TaxJar? What''s the story behind the company?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles-based RingDNA , which develops analytics software used for understanding the sales process and sales conversations, said last week that it raised $30M in a growth capital funding. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), and also included Palisades Growth Capital and Bryant Stibel. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine Systems reported this morning that its revenues are up more than 50 percent again this year, which it says is the seventh year in a row for the company. The announcements comes only a few months after a big private equity investment for the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Vincente Capital Partners announced on Tuesday that it has sold Carlsbad-based Intellectual Technology, Inc. , a developer of software for motor vehicle agencies (DMVs), to Arlington Capital Partners. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. The company is 25 years old. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Exym , which develops cloud-based EHR software used by outpatient behavioral clinics, has received an investment from private equity investor Alpine Investors. Terms of the deal were not announced. According to Exym, the transaction is with Alpine Investors V, VI, and VI-A, LP. Exym was founded in 2004.

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APRIL 26, 2019

San Diego-based GraphPad , which develops data analysis and visualization software for the life sciences industry, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Biomatters , a provider of DNA data analysis software. According to GraphPad, the strategic acquisition will help it further serve and support its global customer base.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. MomentFeed is venture backed by Level Equity, Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus and DFJ Frontier.

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He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o Early on they hired 3 people from ACT software at once (more team hiring) on staff and supplement it with Agency (in LA worked with First Communications – good). Passion: Have to be able to motivate people, customers, team, yourself.

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