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JUNE 28, 2021

Santa Barbara-based supply chain software developer QAD has entered into a $2 billion acquisition deal with private equity investor Thoma Bravo, the company said on Monday. According to QAD, its shareholders will receive $87.50 per share in cash from Thoma Bravo, in an all-cash transaction.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Aliso Viejo-based software company Quest Software announced this morning that it has acquired erwin, Inc., a developer of data modeling, data governance, and business process modeling software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Aliso Viejo-based systems management and security software developer Quest Software said this morning that it has acquired Quadrotech , a developer of management and migration solutions for Microsoft 365 and Office 365. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Irvine-based Greenfield Groves ,, a telehealth and wellness company, said it is acquiring a proprietary telehealth software platform developed by Healthcare Technologies LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Greenfield Groves, it will use the acquisition to help accelerate its speed to market.

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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. Loss Run Pro develops subscription-based software that helps request, track, and manage loss runs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 20, 2020

Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this week that it has backed field sales software developer SalesRabbit. SalesRabbit offers up both native mobile and web-based software aimed at field sales organizations. The company is based in Utah. The company is based in Utah.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Meta Data Software, a company which develops software for managing media and entertainment catalogs and metadata, has been acquired by Rob Delf, the former founder of Rightsline. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Coding bootcamps--which offer short term training on technical skills, such as software development--have become popular in recent years to gain practical experience in technical fields. Financial details of that acquisition were not given.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cast & Crew, which develops payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, and workflow and productivity software for the entertainment industry, said yesterday that it has acquired LeBog Software, a developer of digital purchase order software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Neohire South is a recruiting company with offices in Santa Monica and Tarzana, RockIT Recruiting is a tech recruiting company based in San Francisco, and Hero.jobs is a recuiting software company based in Santa Monica. Financial details of the acquisitions were not announced. TS2 Holdings is led by CEO Yoshii Iyadomi.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Barbara-based manufacturing and supply chain software maker QAD is now officially a private company again, after an acquisition by private equity investor Thoma Bravo. According to Thoma Bravo, the deal was worth approximately $2 billion in cash. The go-private deal was originally announced on June 28th.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with this is classic community management.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

And n ow, even with the economy continuing to collapse, the company is on the prowl for new acquisitions and expects to spend tens of millions of dollars on new deals. The PlayerFM deal stands out as an example of what the company looks for in an acquisition target, said Ritter. ”

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Irvine-based NextGen Healthcare , a provider of software for the medical, behavioral and dental provider market, has acquired Medfusion , a developer of "patient experience" software, in a deal worth $43M in cash, the company announced this morning. NextGen Healthcare said it expects the acquisition to close in early December 2019.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. Little is known about San Vicente Acquisition, but a person with knowledge of the deal said that the company is made up of a group of investors that’s fully owned and controlled by Americans. Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tapatalk , which develops mobile community software apps used heavily by online forums, has acquired Panjo , a marketplace for gear for auto, sport, and hobby enthusiasts. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Tapatalk said the deal was for cash and stock.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to RealtyMogul, it has sold the proprietary loan underwriting software it developed in its labs to Hunt Real Estate Capital , in an all-cash transaction. Los Angeles-based real estate crowdfunding site RealtyMogul says it has sold some technology it has developed at its research and development lab, to another company.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Los Angeles-based Elevate Services , a developer of enterprise, legal management software, has received $25M in an investment round, from private equity investor Kayne Partners, according to the two companies. Elevate said it will use the new, minority investment to scale its operations and to enhance its software.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Seed Health, which is focused on microbial sciences, says it has acquired Auggi, a digital health company which develops artificial intelligence and machine learning software to track and analyze digestive health. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which develops call tracking and other customer tracking software, says it is on the path towards $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of its fiscal year. The company did not disclose its current revenues, but said it has seen "record growth" in the first half of FY21.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Redland-based GIS software giant Esri announced on Friday morning that it has acquired ClearTerra , a developer of data extraction technology, from ClearShark, LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Esri, it will use the technology acquisition to add those same features to its ArcGIS platform.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Aliso Viejo-based One Identity , a developer of identity and access management software, has acquired Budapest, Hungary-based Balabit Corp. , a developer of privileged access management (PAM), privileged account analytics and log management software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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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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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

GmbH , a provider of indoor mapping software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. develops interactive, indoor mapping software, used to map corporate facilities, retail and commercial locations, airports, hospitals, event venues, universities, and other locations.

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socalTECH

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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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

According to Phunware , a developer of mobile application lifecycle management software, it has been acquired by Stellar Acquisition II , which is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers.

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MAY 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based cloud-based operations and document management software developer Docupace, which serves the wealth management industry, says it has acquired jaccomo, which develops a compliance, data integration, financial reporting, and advisor compensation accounting system. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Aliso Viejo-based cybersecurity and IT operations management developer Quest Software is now owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, Clearlake Capital said today. Clearlake Capital acquired Quest Software from another, private equity investor, Francisco Partners. Quest Software was founded in 1987.

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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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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014. Google was also a founding member of the Academy Software Foundation , an open source foundation that focuses specifically on tools for the film industry.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It seems Los Angeles is becoming an enterprise software hotspot. LA saw its first big enterprise exit in recent memory with the recent acquisition of Signal Sciences for $775 million, and less than a month later a hometown startup, Britive has raised $5.4

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JULY 27, 2020

Culver City-based personalized medicine and healthcare technology developer NantHealth announced this morning that it has acquired The OpenNMS Group , a developer of open source, network management software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. NantHealth said that OpenNMS will operate as a subsidiary of NantHealth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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