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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Lovell Minnick Partners , a private equity investor which has one of its offices in Los Angeles, has acquired a majority of SRS Acquiom , a provider of technology-enabled services for the mergers and acquisition (M&A) market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. SRS Acquiom's technology and services are used in the M&A settlement and risk management areas, including shareholder representation, escrow administration, dealing with pre-closing shareholder solicitations,

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging to refashion the Los Angeles studio system for the digital age forming companies that combining live-streamed video, podcasts, and the newfound social media celebrities to craft entertainment for a new breed of consumer. Two of those startup founders, longtime Apple executive Cedric Rogers and former developer for VEVO and MLB digital Shaun Newsum, are now pulling the curtains back on the first fruit of their production studio, Culture Genesis , with

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Semtech announced a design win this morning, saying that smart home technology developer Savant is using the company's chips in a design. According to Semtech, Savant is using its BlueRiver AV-over-IP chipsets for a new IP video product line. Those products provider 4K video over IP to residential and commercial markets.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Google opens office doors to historic Playa Vista office; SpaceX honors first African-American NASA trainee; LAEDC predicts prosperity without Amazon

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Irvine-based Myotek , a manufacturer of automotive OEM vehicle lighting products, has acquired Michigan-based Amptech , a manufacturer of circuit boards and electronic assemblies, according to private equity investor New Water Capital, L.P. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Amptech was founded in 1980, and is based in Manistee, Michigan, where it designs, engineers, and manufactures circuit boards for the automotive, utility, and other industrial markets.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

GreatCall, the maker of the Jitterbug cellphone and other products and services for older adults, has extended its partnership with the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company Lyft to offer GreatCall customers the ability to schedule rides without a smartphone app. No financial terms were disclosed. The San Diego-based healthtech company said Tuesday it is rolling out GreatCall Rides nationally, after testing it with customers in California, Florida, Arizona, and the Chicago and Dallas/Fort Wor

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

It seemed like the perfect match: A scientist founder from a top-tier academic institution; A technological innovation based on years and millions of dollars of federally-funded research in a university lab; And a successful entrepreneur and industry veteran named as the CEO of the startup that would take the work forward. But soon after the scientist and CEO began working together, problems began.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based online electronics retailer Newegg said today that it is planning its launch of its holiday sales starting next week, on November 19th. The company--like many others--has steadily been moving its holiday sales earlier and earlier in the year. According to Newegg, this year it will have a "six-day Black Friday" sale on its products, with sales starting on Monday, November 19th with deepest discounts on Saturday, November 24th.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Most drugs target proteins in the cell, but the world of RNA has remained largely untapped by companies making chemical-based, or small-molecule drugs. That’s changing though—just in the last couple of years, there’s been a mini-boom in biotechs trying to overturn the long-held dogma that messenger RNA molecules (which carry the genetic instructions for proteins to the cell’s protein-making machinery) are undruggable.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based ZipRecruiter , which operates an artificial intelligence-driven online employment marketplace, has named three new, high profile board members, the company said last week. According to ZipRecruiter, it has added GoDaddy's Black Irving, Facebook's Cipora Herman, and LinkedIn's Emilie Choi to its board of directors. Irving was most recently CEO of GoDaddy, and also served at Microsoft and Yahoo, and sits on the board of Docusign.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A little more than a month after Rethink Robotics shut down , a competitor has hired more than 20 of the Boston-based firm’s former employees. Universal Robots, a Denmark-based maker of collaborative industrial robots, announced Tuesday it has brought on key Rethink personnel, primarily in engineering and product development. The hires include former Rethink chief operating officer Jim Lawton, who will serve as Universal’s vice president of product management and marketing, a spokesp

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