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JUNE 3, 2014

El Segundo-based Internet Brands said this morning that it is being acquired by private equity firm KKR , from its current owners, Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity. Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity had acquired Internet Brands back in 2010, paying $640M for the company. READ MORE>>.

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Internet Brands El Segundo Equity Acquisition 208

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

El Segundo-based Internet Brands said Friday that the acquisition of the firm by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has closed. Internet Brands said that the firm will cease trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market at close of the market today. JMI Equity also invested in Internet Brands as part of the sale.

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Internet Brands Acquisition El Segundo Equity 220

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 11, 2018

Venture capital investment to L.A. region falls again; Internet Brands to acquire lawyer search website Avvo; and SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018.

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Venture Capital Internet Brands Invest Capital 100

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands announced its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 results, reporting that--despite the recession--the firm saw an increase in its fourth quarter revenues of 8%, or $27.0M versus $24.9M a year ago. The firm also reported it had acquired GrooveJob.com, which it had previously announced back in October.

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MAY 24, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , the venture capital investment firm founded by venture investment veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery, said this morning that it has had a final close on its first fund, at $240M. READ MORE>>.

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Capital Funding Clearstone Internet Brands 172

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

Vakil has been at JMI since 2012, and was most recently serving as a Principal; he helped invest in Applied Systems, Arena, Avecto, Code42, Internet Brands (acquired by KKR), Intradiem, and Seismic. Vakil is based in San Diego, and Guttman is based in Baltimore. He also has served at Hellman & Friedman and Morgan Stanley.

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Equity San Diego Internet Brands Invest 113

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JANUARY 29, 2010

Venture capital firm First Round Capital , the early stage venture fund whose Managing Directors include Idealab's Howard Morgan , said last night that it has created its own startup exchange fund, a fund which allows the founders of the firm's various startups to diversify their investments and share in the success of the company's portfolio.

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Capital Funding OpenX Startup 169