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APRIL 4, 2018

Lasergen , a startup developing technology for the DNA sequencing market--and which has an office in San Diego--has been acquired by Agilent Technologies for $105M, the two said late Tuesday. Lasergen was founded in 2002, and had its headquarters in Houston, with another location in San Diego: the company has 45 employees.

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MAY 19, 2014

The firm''s founder, Nicholas Woodman, is a graduate of UC San Diego, and came up with the idea for the company while surfing off of San Diego; the company''s investors also include Steamboat Ventures--the venture arm of Walt Disney--which looks to own something around 3 percent of the company. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

San Diego's TVC Capital has made another investment in a growing software firm, this time in Washington State. TVC invests in software companies with an eye on growing their revenues and making them an appealing acquisition candidate. Steven Hammerslag of TVC has joined Limeade's board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners announced today that it has provided a follow-on investment in TCS Healthcare Technologies, a provider of managed care softare, as part of an acquisition effort by TCS. Financial details of the acquisition and investment were not announced by HCAP Partners.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

San Diego-based diagnostic testing equipment maker Quidel has closed on its acquisition of Alere's Triage cardiovascular and toxicology business, the company said on Friday, in a deal worth up to $680M in total. The deal had been originally announced on July 17th.

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MARCH 26, 2014

San Diego-based Global Analytics Holdings , which develops financial analytics products aimed at the underbanked, said Tuesday that it has acquired workpays.me , an online marketplace which lets employees pay for purchases on installment via payroll deductions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. workpays.me

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MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based Ascent Funding, a provider of student loans, says it is targeting the coding bootcamp market, with a new set of loans for those programs. Financial details of that acquisition were not given. The company said it is aiming to provde those loans to underserved students to give them access to higher education.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

San Diego-based RapidEngage , a developer of online survey software and tools used to collect customer feedback and to engage users, has been acquired by fellow online survey company QuestionPro. rapidengage questionpro merger acquisition survey surveys slimsurveys tweetphoto plixi software' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2013

San Diego-based Xpenser , a startup developing a cloud-based service to help prepare and submit expense reports for its users, has been acquired. Coupa Software is a provider of cloud-based, spending optimization software headquartered in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has scored an exit this morning, after IBM said it has acquired Boston-based Cloudant , a developer of a NoSQL-based, cloud-based database. cloudant venture capital merger acquisition exit cloud software nosql database' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. in funding.

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MAY 6, 2014

Epicor still has operations through Southern California, including in Irvine, and San Diego. epicor software merger acquisition private equity exit apax' Epicor--which is now based in Austin, Texas, but which had been based in Irvine for years--was sold to Apax Partners back in 2011. Apax paid $976M for Epicor back in 2011.

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JULY 25, 2018

San Diego-based software developer TriTech , a developer of public safety software for 911 dispatching, crime mapping, emergency medical services, and other related areas, has been rolled into single company with another two companies, Superion and Aptean.

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JULY 30, 2014

3D Robotics has its engineering facilities in San Diego. 3drobotics robotics sifteo merger acquisition drone unmanned aerial vehicle' Sifteo was venture backed by True Ventures and Foundry Group; 3D Robotics is venture backed by Mayfield. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

San Diego-based ecoATM has appointed David D. Maquera as its CEO, after the completion of the company's acquisition by private equity investor Apollo Global Management. Apollo paid approximately $1.6 ecoATM says it now has over 2,400 kiosks.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Of the list of 50 startups, both San Diego's ServiceNow and fellow San Diego firm Active Network has IPOs last year, out of only a total of six IPO exits from the WSJ's list. The number of IPOs of companies on the Journal's list from 2011 from Southern California matched the number of IPOs of Silicon Valley companies.

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JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm is expanding its efforts in the education sector today, saying that it has acquired EmpoweredU , a developer of mobile learning technology for the K-20 market. qualcomm empoweredu mobile learning education school technology merger acquisition ucla' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Teradata announced the acquisitin out of its San Diego offices. The company said the buy is its fourth, big-data related acquisition this year. marketing annalytics data acquisition merger rainstor teradata' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

San Diego-based Axos Financial , a consumer and business bank, said Wednesday afternoon that its subsidiary, Axos Securities , has agreed to acquire certain assets of WiseBanyan Holdings , a provider of digital wealth management software and services. Axos Financial said the acquisition would be immaterial to its finances.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

San Diego-based ACEA Biosciences , a developer of analytical instruments, systems, and software used in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, along with academia, has been acquired by Agilent Technologies. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

San Diego-based ACEA Biosciences , a developer of cell analysis tools, has been acquired by Agilent Technologies for $250M in cash. Agilent said it completed the acquisition late Wednesday. ACEA was founded in 2002, and in addition to its San Diego headquarters also has operation sin Hangzhou, China.

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JULY 17, 2017

San Diego-based diagnostic testing systems developer Quidel announced this morning that it is acquiring a number of assets from Alere Inc. The acquisition is part of the pending acquisition of Alere by Abbott. The acquisition is part of the pending acquisition of Alere by Abbott. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

San Diego-based venture capital investor Mission Ventures has seen an exit in its venture portfolio this morning, at data science and Hadoop software developer Alpine Data. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. in funding.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Enterprise software developer ServiceNow has acquired San Diego-based Telepathy , a developer of software used in the user interface and experience area, according to the two. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. ServiceNow was founded in San Diego, but is now based in Santa Clara.

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MAY 6, 2019

San Diego-based Pharmapace , a provider of clinical research services, focused on biometrics services for the clinical trial process, has been acquired by Shanghai-based WuXi AppTec , the two companies said on Sunday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company was founded in 2013 in San Diego.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

San Diego-based GraphPad , which develops graphing software for scientific graphing and analysis, has acquired SnapGene , a developer of bioinformatics software, the company announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. SnapGene's foudner and Chief Scientist is Benjamin Glick. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

ServiceNow , the developer of information technology service management software which has major operatinos in San Diego, has acquired Mountain View-based Passage AI , a developer of conversational AI tools. ServiceNow said it expects to complete the acquisition by the end of Q1. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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MAY 8, 2019

The antibody assets and infrastructure of San Diego-based MabVax Therapeutics has been acquired by a German company, BioNTech SE , according to BioNTech SE. Financial details of the acquisition were not annoucned. According to BioNTech SE, it itends to establish a new, research facility in San Diego as a result of the agreement.

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JUNE 2, 2017

San Diego-based DirectMed Parts & Service , a supplier of aftermarket parts and systems for the medical imaging market, has been acquired by Newport Beach-based middle market investor Mercury Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

San Diego-based MicroConstants, a provider of bioanalytical testing services, said Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to become part of BioAgilytix Labs, a contract research organization (CRO) focused on supporting pharmaceutical and biotech partners with large molecule drug development.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

San Diego-based SeatAdvisor , a developer of ticketing and venue management software, has been acquired by Patron Technology , a ticketing and event software developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Patron Technology is owned by private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth (PSG).

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JULY 18, 2017

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said this morning that it has acquired Deltenna Limited , a Chippenham, United Kingdom-based wireless infrastructure company, which designs and delivers radio and antenna communications solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

San Diego-based Pulse Electronics , a provider of electronic components, said Thursday afternoon that it is now 100 percent owned by Taiwanese company Yago Corporation. Pulse Electronics did not say how the acquisition will affect its operations in San Diego. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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JUNE 30, 2017

San Diego-based Daylight Solutions announced on Thursday that it is now part of Leonardo DRS , after receipt of final regulatory approvals on the $150M acquisition. The deal had originally been announced in March.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

San Diego-based AbacusNext , a provider of technology solutions for the legal and accounting market, has acquired UK-based HotDocs , a provider of document automation technology. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based K2 Insurance Services, which owns a number of insurance services companies, said it has acquired software developer Loss Run Pro. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Loss Run Pro develops subscription-based software that helps request, track, and manage loss runs.

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MAY 30, 2018

San Diego-based ResMed , a developer of healthcare software, has acquired HEALTHCAREfirst , a developer of cloud-based software for the home health and hospice area. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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