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How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Here in Glendale, the population is around 600 people total. How did what was a staid publisher of phone books become a hotbed of online talent? How big is YP?

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How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP (www.yp.com) -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Here in Glendale, the population is around 600 people total. How did what was a staid publisher of phone books become a hotbed of online talent? How big is YP.com?

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ClimateMinder Acquired By Rainbird

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Glendale-based ClimateMinder , one of the companies out of the VoiVoda Ventures incubator in Glendale, has been acquired by Rainbird Corp. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. according to VoiVoda. The company's clients had included Monsanto, Driscoll, and Bolthouse farms.

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LegalZoom Sells $200M In Majority Stake To Permira

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Glendale-based online legal documents provider LegalZoom has sold $200M in equity to private equity firm Permira Funds, in a secondary stock purchase deal, the companies said this morning. legalzoom merger acquisition private equity legal documents' LegalZoom did not say what percentage of the company is now owned by Permira.

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Everbridge Buys UK-based Vocal

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Glendale-based Everbridge , the provider of cloud-based, emergency notification and communications services, said this morning that it has acquired UK-based Vocal , a provider of business continuity and communication services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Permira Completes $200M LegalZoom Buy

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The deal by private equity firm Permira to acquire the majority stake in Glendale-based egalZoom is now complete, according to Permira. Permira said Friday afternoon that it successfully completed its acquisition of more than $200M of the outstanding equity of LegalZoom, giving it a majority stake of the legal document and services company.

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Ptch Acquired By Yahoo

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Glendale-based Ptch , a startup developing mobile applications for sharing video and photos, has been acquired by Yahoo. As part of the acquisition, Ptch said it will be shutting down its services on January 2nd. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Ptch had been incubated out of DreamWorks.

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