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JUNE 27, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow , the developer of software-as-a-service for enterprise IT management, is expected to price its IPO Thursday, as the first, technology-focused IPO since the Facebook debacle. The firm, which has set initial pricing range of its IPO at between $15.00 per share, is backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital.

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JUNE 24, 2016

Beverly Hills-based private equity investor Platinum Equity announced this morning that it has bumped its offer for Van Nuys-based Electro Rent to $15.50 The new price bumps the total value of the deal to approximately $382.2M. per share in cash, up from an earlier, $13.12 per share offer. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The most striking example was the one hundred million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. Offering too little in an acquisition to satisfy the seller? Sometimes, the person on the other side must keep to a minimum price you cannot understand or afford.

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JULY 25, 2012

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , the developer of CMOS, RF integrated circuits, has set an estimated pricing range for its its IPO. According to a filing by the firm this morning, it is estimating a IPO price of between $14.00 and $16.00 The firm is offering 5,500,000 shares of its stock in its IPO.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The approval comes after several rounds of bidding between Maximus and a group of un-named private equity buyers. That bidding war boosted the firm's initial acquisition price from $7.63 Tags: msc.software software merger acquisition maximus symphony private equity. per share -- or roughly $360M -- to $8.40

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

El Segundo-based Internet Brands , the Internet media firm headed by Bob Brisco, has been acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners, in a deal worth approximately $640M. The price is a premium of approximately 46.5 percent over its closing price Friday. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said late Tuesday evening that it has priced its IPO, as well as increased its IPO offering size, and will sell 8,900,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 The firm's investors include Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stnaley & Co.,

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JUNE 28, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow priced its IPO on Thursday, at $18.00 ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock Partners. per share, above its estimated initial offering range of $15.00 The firm is set to trade as NOW on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

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JUNE 19, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow has set the pricing range for its IPO, saying today that it anticipates an initial public offering price for the firm at between $15.00 The firm is backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. and $17.00

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the developer of spa, beauty, fitness, and other booking software and services, has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners , in a deal worth $1.9 According to the two, Vista equity will pay $36.50 in cash per share for MINDBODY, a 68 percent premium on MINDBODY's closing price on December 21st.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Semicoa , which was spun back out of semiconductor firm Microsemi on August 24th, has raised $16M in funding associated with the private equity deal. Tags: semicoa microsemi venture capital private equity merger acquisition. According to a recent regulatory filing by the firm, it received $16.0M

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AUGUST 8, 2012

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor priced its IPO last night, saying that it will offer up 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at $14.00 Peregrine priced at the low end of its initial estimated pricing range, which was $14.00 The firm will start trading today on the NASDAQ Global Market as PSMI. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2009

Santa Ana-based MSC.Software , a developer of simulation and design software, has received a $360M acquisition offer from a group of private equity investors. in cash for each share of MSC common stock to acquire MSC, which thefirms said is a approximately 13% premium to the closing price for MSC. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity is acquiring online ratings and reviews software provider Bazaarvoice , in a deal worth $521M in cash, the two said this mroning. The company said Marlin Equity will take Bazaarvoice private, by paying $5.50 per share for all of Bazaarvoice's outstanding shares.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Santa Monica-based prescription and healthcare marketplace operator GoodRx has priced its IPO, saying late last night that it is offering up 34,615,384 shares of its Class A common stock at $33.00 The company priced well above its initial offering range, which was $24.00 per share, indicating high investor interst in the company.

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JULY 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based online postage provider Stamps.com is going private, in a private equity acquisition by Thoma Bravo, the two said on Friday. The offer is a 67 percent premium over Stamps.com's price on close Thursday. Stamps.com allows small businesses and other print out postage directly on a printer.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, said this morning that it has raised $200M in new debt and equity financing, plus acquired a company. Financial terms of that acquisition were not disclosed. TrueCar said the debt portion of the round comes from Silicon Valley Bank.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

“it’s smart to use an impending investment valuation to drive a higher acquisition valuation” I would like to amend her statement slightly to read, “it’s smart to use an impending investment valuation to drive an higher acquisition.” You are either bought for stock or for equity.

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APRIL 4, 2014

TrueCar--which is led by Scott Painter--is backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, and Peppy Capital Partners. truecar merger acquisition exit nasdaq true automobile buying pricing' TrueCar reported a loss of $22.6M READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 26, 2017

The most striking example was the one hundred–million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. Offering too little in an acquisition to satisfy the seller? And how about a product purchase where you cannot come to a successful negotiated price with your supplier?

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JUNE 27, 2017

NantCell said the price is a "significant premium" to recent equity financings. Soon-Shiong and NantCell recently was sued by investors over the "lowball" initial pricing on the deal. According to NantCell, it will pay $2.00 in cash or NantCell common stock for each share of Altor BioScience stock, with an additional $4.00

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Semicoa Corporation , a supplier of military and high reliability components, announced Monday that it has relaunched the firm with backing from private equity firm Vance Street Capital, which is based in Los Angeles. Financial details of the private equity investment were not disclosed. military and space programs.

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JUNE 29, 2012

The firm priced its IPO above estimates, at $18.00 The firm had earlier estimated an initial pricing range of $15.00 JMI Equity is based in San Diego. San Diego-based ServiceNow has proven that the market for initial public offerings is still strong this morning, opening up at $23.08 in its first day of trading on the NYSE.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. 500k had come through the last acquisition. For some reason the industry of bankers who try to buy or sell businesses work in what is called the “M&A (mergers & acquisitions) Industry.&# I’ve never understood this. Your choice.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Santa Monica-based GoodRx , a developer of a digital healthcare and prescriptions service, has set an IPO pricing range of between $24.00 GoodRx is backed by private equity firms Silver Lake, Francisco Partners, Spectrum, and Idea Men LLC. and $28.00 The company is looking to raise as much as $1.1 GoodRx has filed to trade as GDRX.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2016

Beverlly Hills-based private equity investor Platinum Equity , and Van Nuys-based Electro Rent said Tuesday that the two are in a definitive agreement, where Platinum Equity will pay approximately $323.4M Platinum Equity said ti will pay $13.12 percent over the company's closing price on May 27th. for Electro Rent.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Epicor Software , the developer of supply chain management software which has its roots and still has significant operations in Orange County, is off the block, after its private equity investors did not see enough interest--or high enough prices--for the business. The news on that move came in May. The news on that move came in May.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car pricing information, has been acquired by AutoTrader.com , which is based in Atlanta. Kelley Blue Book has been offering up its car pricing information on the web since 1995, and was founded in 1926. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. TechForward--which had been part of the LaunchpadLA program in 2010--offered up a way for consumers to guarantee a certain purchase price for their used electornics, making it possible for them to more easily trade in their obsolete electronics products in the future.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online publisher of new and used vehicle pricing that is headed by Scott Painter, said Tuesday that it has acquired ALG, Inc. , Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, TrueCar said that DealerTrack will receive an equity interest in TrueCar as part of the deal.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The bidding war for Santa Ana-based MSC.Software continues, with the firm saying today that Symphony Technology Group has increased its purchase price to $8.40 per share in cash for the firm from a group of third-party private equity firms. Tags: software merger acquisition bidding symphony private equity. The new $8.40

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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MAY 3, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing site run by Scott Painter, said today that it has acquired Honk.com , an automotive social media website. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

The offer is roughly 29 percent more than RealD''s trading price as of Wednesday. reald private starboard equity activist investor merger acquisition theater movie content hollywood' READ MORE>>. reald private starboard equity activist investor merger acquisition theater movie content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built.

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MARCH 30, 2010

A UK-based firm running an online price comparison shopping site said today that it has acquired the domain name Top10.com the deal was a combination of cash and equity. Tags: idealab domain name top10 merger acquisition domainer. com from Pasadena-based Idealab , in a deal worth over $1M. com Media Ltd.--the READ MORE>>.

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