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JUNE 17, 2010

The long list of Southern California high tech companies lined up for the public markets just got a little longer this morning, with the addition of Inphi Corp. The high level of IPO activity--if those firms manage to make it to market--would make this year one of the most active IPO years here since the dot com bust.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Ross Levinsohn , the publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times --and longtime, influential veteran of Southern California's high tech industry--is under investigation by the owner of the LA Times, Tronc, after an in-depth examination of Levinsohn's conduct by NPR during his time in the high tech industry.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

In what looks to be an unprecedented surge in high profile, high value exits for high tech companies in Southern California, there have now been six big exits in the region over the last month worth over $100M. Those exits--worth more than a collected $3.8

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JANUARY 14, 2020

The company--which is likely the most active acquirer of companies in Southern California's high tech economy--says it acquired FES IQ , a company in the digital media space, and Buffered VPN , a provider of cloud services based in Gibraltar. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2009

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

In a very bold move, Venice-based Snapchat has apparently turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook , according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal. snapchat merger acquisition exit facebook tencent mobile' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Once again, we'd like to thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. They include: Sponsors.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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JUNE 10, 2011

The bump in the IPO estimates, and if the IPO is successful, will result in a windfall for at least three, Southern California-linked investors and high tech executives. The firm said it will now offer 14,684,000 shares, estimated to price at between $10.00 and $12.00 per share estimated price.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A quick message on a very busy funding day, to thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

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APRIL 30, 2013

Another day, another Southern California high tech company on the block: Newport Beach-based semiconductor developer Mindspeed said late Tuesday afternoon that it has retained Morgan Stanley & Co., mindspeed investment banker merger acquisition semiconductor electronics' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Tekelec , a developer of telecommunications switching equipment which had its roots in Southern California, has been acquired by Oracle , Oracle announced this morning. Tekelec had started in Southern California back in 1978, and had been a onetime technology darling when it had its IPO back in 1986. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2015

AOL --which has been one of the most active acquirers of Southern California technology startups in recent years--has been acquired itself, by Verizon , AOL and Verizon announced this morning. According to Verizon, it will pay $50 per share for AOL, in a deal worth approximately $4.4

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MARCH 2, 2017

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat , is now the largest ever IPO to debut out of Southern California's high tech ecosystem. The early pop in its shares pushes the net worth of Eval Spiegel and Bobby Murphy to more than $5.0 billion each. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? That''s true of many Southern California ad-tech companies. That''s why the IPO markets coming back is so critical. How about mergers and acquisitions? There are just not buyers out there. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Venice, California-based Snapchat has begun discussing an IPO with bankers, but has yet to select an investment bank to lead the effort, according to a report on Wednesday. Snapchat reportedly is looking at an IPO towards the end of this year or in early 2017.

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MARCH 5, 2013

So long, third party Twitter apps? Those in the Southern California high tech ecosystem might remember the bidding battle that Pasadena-based Ubermedia had with Twitter over Twitter client software firm Tweetdeck a couple of years ago.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. 12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05. I think we're going to see a real shakeup in how people view social media. Finally, Google.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods this year is just another very visible step in their expansion.

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