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JUNE 4, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , which develops Ip network and wireless testing equipment and software, said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Anue Systems , a developer of network visibility and analysis products. The deal had been announced May 7th, and was worth $145M in cash.

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JULY 19, 2011

Calabasas-babsed Fulcrum Microsystems , the developer of switching semiconductors, has been acquired by chip giant Intel. Intel announced the acquisition this morning, but did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition. Intel said that Fulcrum's switch silicon will complement its processors and Ethernet controllers.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , which provides testing and engineering services, said today that it has raised $14M in a private placement. The firm said the new funding will go towards one or more future acquisitions by the company. NTS said it is in discussion with "several" potential acquisition candidates.

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

Calabasas-based audio product manufacturer Line 6 , a developer of guitar processing products, professional audio equipment, computer audio accessories, and more, has been acquired by Yamaha , the companies said Friday. line6 yamaha music audio equipment merger acquisition exit guitar processing effects' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2012

Calabasas-based network testing equipment provider Ixia said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Anue Systems , a developer of network monitoring and test products, in a deal worth $145M in cash. Ixia said the acquisition will help it become a "leading player" in the network visibility market.

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JULY 23, 2012

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and audio processing technology, announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Irvine's SRS Labs. The deal was worth approximately $148M, and had been announced in April. SRS Labs was advised by Covert & Co. and Paul Hastings LLP.

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JUNE 12, 2012

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , which provides test and engineering services, said this morning that it has acquired Garwood Laboratories , a Southern California provider of product certification labs. NTS said the acquisition is the third for the company in the past 12 months. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2010

Calabasas-based On Assignment , the publicly held professionals staffing provider for the life sciences industry, said today that it has acquired Sharpstream , a provider of search services for the executive and middle manager segment of the life sciences sector. Tags: assignment sharpstream merger acquisition search jobs asgn.

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MARCH 19, 2014

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , which is a provider of environmental and other testing and related services to manufacturers, said it has acquired the testing business of Wyle Laboratories. national technical systems merger acquisition testing laboratories environmental' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , a provider of engineering services, said today that it has completed its acquisition of Mechtronic Solutions , a New Mexico-based engineering services firm. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and other technology, said late Thursday that it has acquired Manzanita Ssstems , which develops MPEG software for the digital television, video on demand, and other markets. manzanita systems merger acquisition sound surround mpeg streaming video' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Calabasas-based audio processing technology firm DTS is expanding into the Internet-connected, whole home audio market today, saying that it has released an Android-based, whole home audio system. The new competition comes thanks to the acquisition of Los Angeles-based Phorus, the wireless home audio speaker firm headed by Dannie Lau.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Calabasas-based Ixia , the provider of network testing equipment and software, said earlier this week that it has acquired VeriWave , a provider of wireless testing devices. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. VeriWave is a provider of wireless LAN and Wi-Fi performance testing equipment.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Calabasas-based network testing equipment firm Ixia said today that the firm has begun to offer a combined, large scale wireless network testing solution for long term evolution (LTE) networks, out of the firm's June acquisition of Catapult Communications. Ixia's acquisition of Catapult Communications was worth approximately $105M.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Calabasas-based On Assignment , the publicly held provider of life sciences and technology temporary help, said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Valesta , a European provider of specialized clinical research staffing. The deal had originally been announced in December. Valest is based in Mechelen, Belgium.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software developer Ixia announced Tuesday that it is acquiring Net Optics , a developer of network and application analysis products. ixia optics merger acquisition network testing equipment software' Ixia said it will pay $190M in cash for Net Optics. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Calabasas-based temporary staffing firm OnAssignment said Monday that it has acquired technology recruiting firm CyberCoders , in a deal worth $105M. Heidi Golledge, President and CEO, and Matt Miller, Chief Technology Officer, will continue to oversee day-to-day operations of CyberCoders after the acquisition. OnAssignment paid $17.1

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , a provider of engineering services, said today that it has acquired Unitek Technical Services, from Bureau Veritas, in an all-cash deal. Tags: technical services merger acquisition unitek. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Unitek is based in Centreville, VA.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

GRP is the lead investor in Skyline Financial , a Calabasas-based provider of mortgage banking and lending. The new funding will go towards mortgage origination, hiring seasoned loan officers, and acquisition of mortgage brokerage firms. According to Skyline, the investment, $8.2M

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems reports today that it has secured a $65M, senior credit facility from the firm, from Comerica Bank, Bank of the West, and U.S. NTS said the line is split between $20M in a term loan, $25M in revolving credit, and $20M for acquisitions. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Calabasas-based Ixia , a developer of network testing hardware and software, is now part of Keysight Technologies , Keysight said late Tuesday, after the successful close of its $1.6 billion acquisition effort. Keysight paid $19.65 per share in cash for Ixia, which no longer trades on the Nasdaq Glo bal Select Market. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2011

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , the provider of testing and engineering services, said today that it has acquired Ingenium Testing. NTS--which is publicly held--said the acquisition as funded via a $14M, private placement of debt and equity with Mill Road Capital, completed the last week of June.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Calabasas-based Ixia said Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy a product line from Agilent Technologies, in a deal worth $44M in cash. Tags: hardware testing network networking technologies agilent acquisition merger ixia. The firm said it was advised by Moelis & Company and Bryan Cave LLP in the deal.

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JULY 9, 2013

Calabasas-based test equipment and software maker Ixia dropped 25 percent in trading Tuesday, after the company announced revised financial results for its second quarter. Ixia did note that two of its recent acquisition--Anue Systems and BreakingPoint Systems--both are expected to deliver at the high end of its range of revenues.

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APRIL 13, 2017

Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network testing hardware and software, along with other products, said late Wednesday that its shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of the company by Keysight Technologies. The two companies had announced the acquisition deal on January 30th. Ixia said that approximately 82.8

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MARCH 21, 2012

Calabasas-based On Assignment , the publicly held provider of temporary staffing services to life science, technology, and healthcare sectors, has made a major acquisition today, saying that it has acquired Apex Systems , an information technology staffing and services firm. Apex Systems had 2011 revenues of approximately $700M.

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APRIL 14, 2017

Keysight Technologies and Calabasas-based Ixia announced Thursday afternoon that they have cleared the final regulatory hurdles over Keysight's acquisition of Ixia, and now expect the deal to close on April 18th.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Calabasas-based Ixia , a developer of network testing tools and software, is reporting this morning that it has implemented a "cost reduction initiative" and cut 80 positions from the firm, in what it said was primarily an elimination of duplicate resources from the company's October acquisition of Agilent's N2X product line.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Razer said the acquisition would extend its brand into broader areas of entertainment. The acquisition is the second in the surround sound and sound processing area in the last month; Calabasas-based DTS was acquired in September by Tessera Technologies.

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JULY 9, 2012

We thought it would be insightful for our readerswho are usually looking to get acquired by other companieson what the thought process of those large companies making those acquisitions are. For a company like yours, what goes into your acquisition strategy and what thoughts went behind the Anue acquisition?

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Calabasas-based surround sound and audio technology developer DTS is now officially part of Tessera , after Tessera completed its acquisition of DTS on Thursday, the companies said on Thursday afternoon. Tessera paid $850M in cash for DTS, in a deal which had originally been announced in May. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Xperi , the parent company of what was Calabasas-based DTS, reported that LG Electronics is integrating the DTS Virtual:X immersive audio technology into its latest line of Ultra HD TVs. Financial details of the licensing deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , the provider of testing and engineering services, said this morning that it has acquired Lighting Technologies , an engineering services and testing laboratory. NTS said it paid $6M in cash plus up to $1M in earn out for Lighting Technologies. Lighting Technologies is based in Pittsfield, Mass.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Calabasas-based Ixia announced this morning that the firm has successfully completed its tender offer for Catapult Communications Corporation. percent of outstanding Catapult common stock was tendered to the firm as part of its acquisition of Catapult, which was announced on May 11th. According to the firm, 95.6 READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Calabasas-based PlanetArt , a provider of print-on-demand and personalized products, says it has acquired personalized gift company Personal Creations , from FTD Companies , in a deal worth $18.1M PlanetArt--which says it now has reached roughly $200M in revenues--said the acquisition came as part of FTD's court-supervised restructuring.

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MAY 11, 2009

Calabasas-based Ixia said late Monday afternoon that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Catapult Communications, a developer of 3G and 4G wireless networking test products. Ixia said the acquisition will complement its IP performance test systems and service verification products.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Calabasas-based software developer Final Draft , which develops screenwriting software, has been acquired by Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Cast & Crew said the buy will help expand its suite of technology solutions.

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