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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Van Nuys-based Electro Rent Corporation , which provides rental, leasing, and sales of electronic test equipment, PCs, and servers, said this morning that it has named Theodore E. Guth to its board of directors. and UCLA School of Law.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Van Nuys-based Zoom Focus Eyewear , the developer of eyeglasses which can replace the need for progressive and bi-focal eyeglasses, said this week that it has renamed itself Superfocus LLC. The firm said it has also renamed its TruFoculs eyeglasses as Superfocus.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , a firm that develops tools and technology to sell merchandise to music fans, announced today that it has raised $1M in a bridge round of funding. The firm said the round came as a single-tranche note, convertible to preferred shares. Source of the new funding was not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

According to the WSJ, Zoom Focus Eyewear , Van Nuys-based developer of eyeglasses which can replace the need for progressive or bi-focal glasses, was awarded the Silver Winner in its award.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Van Nuy-based Electro Rent , a firm which provides rental, leasing, and sales of electronic test equipment, said Thursday that it has won a bid to acquire the assets of Telogy, LLC, a bankrupt provider of electronic test equipment. Electro Rent said it would pay $26.7M

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Helinet , a provider of flight services to the entertainment, media, and other industries which is based in Van Nuys, said Thursday that it has acquired Shotover Camera Systems , a developer of a gyro-stablized, camera systems used for shooting aerial footage in Ultra High Definition.

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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 per share in cash, up from an earlier, $13.12 per share offer. The new price bumps the total value of the deal to approximately $382.2M.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Van Nuys-based Electro Rent announced Wednesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Telogy LLC , a supplier of electronic test equipment. The deal was worth $24.7M.

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MAY 22, 2012

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , the startup which provided product fulfillment for the music industry and artists, has been acquired by Florida firm Alliance Entertainment. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Van Nuys-based Jet Edge International , a provider of aircraft management and private jet charter services, said this week that it has raised $60M in a equity and debt funding round. The funding was led by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Solace Capital Partners.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

The company, which was previously based in Van Nuys, says its new facility is at the 44-acre Harman Campus. HemaCare's President and CEO is Pete van der Wal. The company has been talking about making the move since July of 2017.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Vetted says it is currently offering its services in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Venice, and Westwood. The company lets users in its service area schedule exams, vaccinations, and other treatments at their home between 8am and 8pm. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Van Nuys-based JetPack Aviation , a developer of commercially available "jet packs" for sending people into the air, said today that it has signed an agreement with Georgia Tech Research Institute. JetPack did not details terms of the agreement with Georgia Tech, but said the two will jointly solicit R&D funding from the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Van Nuys-based Electro Rent , which provides rental and leasing of test and measurement equipment, said Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Microlease from Lloyds Development Capital. Financial details of that acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 20, 2015

Van Nuys-based Electro Rent , which provides rental, leasing, and sales of electronics test and other equipment, said today that its CFo, Craig Jones, is retiring from the company. Jones--who is 69--has been at the company for 26 years.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

Van Nuys-based Sentry Control Systems , which distributes the ubiquitous electronic parking control systems you find in parking garages, has been acquired by parking technology developer SKIDATA. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. The two companies said they have been working together since 2000.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Titanfall 2 , the latest chapter in the online multiplayer combat game series developed by Van Nuys-based game studio Respawn Entertainment , has rolled out worldwide to Xbox One, PlayStation4, and PC users, according to Respawn and Electronic Arts.

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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 for Electro Rent. Platinum Equity said ti will pay $13.12 per share in cash for Electro Rent, which it says is a premium of 24.4

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The FAA said Monday that it has granted eight more regulatory exemptions for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), nearly all of them to a set of linked companies in Van Nuys which film for Hollywood. According to the FAA, it issued UAS exemptions to Total Safety US inc., Slugwear Inc.,

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Wander appears to be using off-the-shelf hardware from wireless access point provider Ubiquiti for its network, and says so far it has access to 200 buildings across Santa Monica and Van Nuys; the company appears to be leveraging the rooftops of local buildings to extend its wireless footprint, as opposed to the more traditional deployment of wireless (..)

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MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web.

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JUNE 19, 2014

So, I went to a packaging company in Van Nuys. I went to a couple of them, and showed them my packaging, which at the time was essentially a Ziploc bag stapled between two business cards for shipping. They said I couldn''t put it on the shelf. They decided--we''ll take you in, even though you''re little, and make some packaging.

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