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mergerYardi Systems Buys Software ProductsSanta Barbara-based Yardi Systems, a developer of real estate software, said Thursday that it has acquired ARGUS Property Management (CTI) and ARGUS INSIGHT Reporting, two products from ARGUS Software. Financial terms of the acquisition wer... posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008 Cogent Systems Buys Security Firm South Pasadena-based Cogent Systems said today that it has completed the acquisition of MAXIMUS Security Solutions Division, a provider of identity management and credentialing services, security consulting, and web application development.... posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008 NTS Acquires Certification Firm Calabasas-based National Technical Systems announced today that it has acquired International Management Systems, a Tampa, Florida-based provider of ISO 9001 certification. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. NTS said tha... posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Buzznet Buys Punk Music Community Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online social media web site focused on music, has acquired yet another music focused web site, the firm said Tuesday. Buzznet said that it has acquired Absolute Punk, an online web site focused on alternative mu... posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Arrowhead Research Sells Subsidiary Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research said today that it has sold Aonex Technologies, a majority owned subsidiary of the firm, to AmberWave Systems. According to ArrowHead, AmberWave will pay $7.95M plus royalties for Aonex. Aonex is a Caltech ... posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Thought Convergence Buys Name Intelligence Los Angeles-based Thought Convergence, a provider of tools for managing domain names and domain name portfolios, announced Tuesday morning that it has acquired Seattle-based Name Intelligence, a provider of domain name software tools. Finan... posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 CraveOnline Buys Two Hockey Web Sites Los Angeles-based CraveOnline, an online operator of web sites for men, said Monday that it has acquired two hockey web sites, HockeysFuture and HFBoards. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HockeysFuture is a wbe site co... posted on Monday, May 5, 2008 Dispatch and Tracking Systems Acquired Newport Beach-based Dispatch & Tracking Systems, a provider of software for automating dispatch, tracking, and management of tow trucks, has been acquired. Houston-based C:Logic, which develops software for the industry, did not disclose fi... posted on Monday, May 5, 2008 Anonymizer Acquired By Abraxas San Diego-based Anonymizer, which develops software and services for anonymous web surfing, has been acquired by Abraxas, a provider of technology for the federal government and national security. Financial terms of the deal were not discl... posted on Friday, May 2, 2008 Ticketmaster Buys Ticketing Firm West Hollywood-basd Ticketmaster, the ticketing business of Barry Diller's IAC, said Thursday that it has acquired SLO Limited Inc, a provider of VIP ticketing services to major touring artists and special events. Financial terms of the acq... posted on Thursday, May 1, 2008 United Online Buys FTD Woodland Hills-based United Online said this morning that it has agreed to acquire FTD Group, Inc, in a deal worth approximately $800M. FTD is a provider of floral and related products. According to the firms, United Online will pay $7.34 i... posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Gemstar-TV Guide Gets Stockholder Approval For Merger Los Angeles-based Gemstar-TV Guide International said Tuesday afternoon that the firm's stockholders have approved the company's merger with Macrovision. According to the firm, the merger is expected to complete on May 2nd. Gemstar and Macr... posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Conexant Sells Broadband Media Lines For $145M Newport Beach-based Conexant said Tuesday morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Broadband Media Processing product lines to NXP Semiconductors. The deal is worth up to $145M, in a combination of $110M in cash plus up... posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Peerless Gets Approval On Sale El Segundo-based Peerless Systems said Monday afternoon that its stockholders have approved the sale of substantially all of its intellectual property and other assets to Kyocera Mita Corporation. The firm said the deal was worth $37M in ca... posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 Koders Acquired By Software Firm Santa Monica-based Koders, a provider of source code search software and an online open source, source code search site, has been acquired. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Waltham, Mass.-based Black Duck Software said... posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 Nexsan Files For IPO Thousand Oaks-based Nexsan, a provider of enterprise storage arrays, has filed for an IPO, according to a filing with the SEC Friday. Nexsan said it is looking to raise up to $80.5M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "NX... posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 CompIQ Acquired by ACS Irvine-based CompIQ Corporation, a provider of worker's compensation claims review software, has been acquired by Affiliated Computer Services. Texas-based ACS said that it would pay $22M for CompIQ, plus additional unspecified contingent p... posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 NextWave Looks To Sell Spectrum, Hires Investment Banks San Diego-based NextWave Wireless, a provider mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technology, said late Wednesday that it has retained Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank, to explore the sale of the firm's spectrum holdings in the Un... posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Demand Media Buys Food Website Los Angeles-based Demand Media, the social media firm headed by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, has acquired another vertical web site, The Daily Plate. The Daily Plate provides diet information, calorie counting, forums, and ot... posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 AtomicOnline Acquires theFashionSpot Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline said today that it has acquired theFashionSpot, an online website focused on fashion and fashion designers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to AtomicOnline, theFashionSpot currently h... posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Incuity Acquired By Rockwell Automation Mission Viejo-based Incuity Software, a provider of enterprise manufacturing software, has been acquired by Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Rockwell Automation sa... posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 QAD Buys Software Developer Santa Barbara-based QAD announced this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Fulltilt Solutions, a developer of product information software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. QAD said th... posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Skyriver Buys Fixed Wireless Network San Diego-based Skyriver Communications, a provider of wireless broadband services, said Monday that it has completed the acquisition of the fixed wireless assets of San Diego-based NetHere. Financial details on the deal were not disclosed.... posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 LiveUniverse Buys Pageflakes Hollywood-based LiveUniverse, the firm headed by former Intermix founder Brad Greenspan, said Friday that it has acquired Pageflakes, a San Francisco-based firm which provides personalized homepages. Financial terms of the deal were not dis... posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 Dataprose Acquired By CSG Systems Oxnard, California-based Dataprose, a provider of billing statement services, has been acquired by Colorado firm CSG Systems, CSG said Thursday. CSG said it would pay $39M in cash for the firm, which was founded by Xerox veteran Glenn Carte... posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 Vivendi Gets EU Nod On Activision Acquisition The European Commission said Wednesday that it has approved the proposed acquisition of Santa Monica-based online game publisher Activision by Viviendi S.A. of France. According to the EU, the Commission has concluded that the proposed tran... posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Buzznet Buys Music Blog Los Angeles-based Buzznet, an online social media and networking site focused on music, said Monday that it has acquired Idolator, a music blog owned by Gawker Media. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Idolator is a blog... posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 Secure Media Solutions Acquired By MediaXstream Los Angeles-based Secure Media Solutions, a provider of applications, consulting, and managed workflow for production clients in the film and television industry, has been acquired by San Jose-based MediaXstream. Venture backed MediaXstream... posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 TriZetto Acquired By Apax Partners For $1.4B Newport Beach-based healthcare information firm Trizetto Group is in a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Apax Partners, in a deal worth approximately $1.4B. The TriZetto Group said this morning that the agreement calls for TriZetto... posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 LeadROI Acquired By MediaWhiz Orange County-based firm LeadROI, which develops mortgage lead management and customer relationship management software for the mortgage industry, has been acquired by MediaWhiz, a New York-based online marketing company. MediaWhiz did not ... posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 REApplications Acquired By LoopNet San Diego-based REApplications, a developer of software for managing commercial real estate brokerage operations, has been acquired by LoopNet, a San Francisco-based operator of a commercial real estate marketplace. LoopNet said it paid $9.... posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 EMC Buys Iomega San Diego-based Iomega and data storage giant EMC said Tuesday afternoon that EMC has agreed to acquire Iomega, in a $213M deal. EMC said it will pay $3.85 per outstanding share of Iomega. The firms said that the addition of Iomega will enh... posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 DTS Sells Film Restoration Business Agoura Hills-based DTS, which provides digital audio and other technology, said Tuesday afternoon that it has sold its Digital Images business in a $7.5M deal to Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. The firm's DTS Digital Images unit was previou... posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Internet Brands Buys Five More Websites Los Angeles-based Internet Brands announced this morning that it has purchased five web sites in the leisure area. According to Internet Brands, it has acquired FitDay.com, an online site focused on fitness and calorie counting; HighDefForu... posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 FOX Networks Buys Stake In European Ad Network Los Angeles-based FOX Networks said this morning that it has acquired a majority stake in utarget, an online advertising network based in Europe. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. utarget operates an ad network focused on onli... posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Disney Interactive Buys Chinese Video Game Firm Glendale-based Disney Interactive Studios said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Gamestar, an independent video game software firm based in Shangai and Wuhan, China. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Disney Interactive said... posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 Entropic Buys Vativ Technologies San Diego-based Entropic Communications said Friday that it has acquired Vativ Technologies, a fabless semiconductor firm focused on the digital signal processing market. According to Entropic, it paid $5.9M in cash for Vativ, and also assu... posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 Buzznet Acquires Music Blog Stereogum Los Angeles-based Buzznet said Friday morning that it has completed its acquisition of music blog Stereogum. Financial terms of the acquisition were not given. Stereogum operates an online blog covering music and entertainment. According to... posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 Diodes Buys Zetex In $176M Deal Dallas-based Diodes, Inc., which maintains its sales, marketing, engineering, and logistics offices in Westlake Village, said Friday that it has entered into a deal to acquire Zetex plc, a manufacturer of discrete and analog semiconductor p... posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 Abraxis BioScience Acquires Two Biotech Firms Abraxis BioScience said Friday morning that it has acquired two biotech companies, Shimoda Biotech (Pty) Ltd and its subsidiary, Platco Technologies (Pty) Ltd. Shimoda Biotech develops new pharmaceutical products based on off-patent compoun... posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 IBM Completes Telelogic Buy IBM Corp. has completed its acquisition of Telelogic, the Swedish software firm which has major operations in Irvine, IBM said Thursday. The deal worth worth approximately $845M. Telelogic develops software used for product development and ... posted on Thursday, April 3, 2008 J.D. Power Acquires Umbria Westlake Village-based J.D. Power and Associates -- the firm behind the ubiquitous automotive customer satisfaction surveys -- has acquired Umbria, a Colorado-based firm which uses blogs, social networking web sites, message boards, and oth... posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Venture Backed Exits Drop Dow Jones VentureSource is reporting this morning that liquidity generated by mergers and acquisition and initial public offerings of venture-backed companies in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest quarterly total, since the fourth quarter of... posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Kyocera Completes Sanyo Mobile Unit Buy Kyocera said yesterday that it has completed its $375M acquisition of Sanyo's global mobile phone business, and created a new U.S. mobile phone unit headquartered in Chatsworth. Kyocera, which also owns San Diego-based Kyocera Wireless Corp... posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 iSuppli Buys Market Research Firm El Segundo-based iSuppli said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired Wicht Technologie Consulting (WTC), a Munich, Germany-based market intelligence firm. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. iSuppli said it would use the ... posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 THQ Buys Elephant Entertainment Agoura Hills-based game publisher THQ said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired Elephant Entertainment, a publisher of casual and online games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. THQ said it plans to launch more than 20 new c... posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 AECOM Completes Boyle Engineering Buy Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology Corporation said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Newport Beach-based Boyle Engineering. AECOM is a provider of engineering, technical and management support services for the government and... posted on Monday, March 31, 2008 Geary Interactive Buys Fathom Online San Diego-based Geary Interactive, a digital marketing agency, said Monday that it has acquired Fathom Online, a search engine marketing and technology services firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fathom Online is based in... posted on Monday, March 31, 2008 CraveOnline Buys Two Basketball Sites Los Angeles-based CraveOnline said Wednesday that it has acquired two basketball focused web sites, HoopsVibe and StreetBallTalk. Financial terms were not disclosed. HoopsVibe.com is an online site focused on basketball culture, and was fou... posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Zogenix Files For IPO San Diego-based Zogenix said late last Thursday in a filing with the SEC that it is looking to raise up to $86.25M in an IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market. The firm said it has applied to list as "ZGNX." The IPO is being underwritten by Banc ... posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 Wyle Sells Test Operations El Segundo-based Wyle said Friday that it has sold its Santa Clara test operations to Silicon Turnkey Solutions, a Milpitas-based provider of test and qualifications services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wyle is a provid... posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 EDSA Micro Corp Acquired By Private Equity Firm San Diego-based EDSA Micro Corp., which develops software for designing, testing, and diagnosing electrical power systems, announced Wednesday afternoon that majority ownership of the firm has been acquired by Digital Power Capital, an affi... posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 CardioNet Prices IPO San Diego-based CardioNet said Wednesday afternoon that it has priced the firm's initial public offering. The company said it will offer 4.5 million shares of its common stock at $18.00 per share. 1.5 million shares of the offering will com... posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 SAIC Buys Linguistics Firm San Diego-based Science Applications International Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SM Consulting, Inc., a Linthicum, Maryland-based provider of services to the federal, state, and local gover... posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Iomega Gets New Buyout Offer From EMC San Diego-based Iomega is reporting this morning that it has received a new, revised takeover proposal from EMC Corporation. Iomega, which spurned an EMC offer last week to buy the firm, said EMC has upped its offer to $3.75 per share of it... posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 Novacoast Buys Integrated Network Systems Santa Barbara-based Novacoast said Friday that it has acquired Integrated Network Systems, LLC, a provider of desktop management, email and groupware consulting, and network design. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Int... posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 Triton Pacific Buys Majority Interest In AssetPoint Los Angeles-based private equity firm Triton Pacific Capital Partners said Wednesday that it has acquired AssetPoint, a provider of software for enterprise asset management and equipment maintenance. Financial terms of the acquisition were ... posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Specific Media Buys European Ad Network Irvine-based Specific Media, which operates an online advertising network, said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Adviva, a display advertising network based in the United Kingdom. Financial terms of the de... posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Qualcomm Acquires Xiam Technologies Limited San Diego-based Qualcomm said today that it has acquired Xiam Technologies Limited, a provider of wireless content discovery and recommendation technology. Qualcomm said it would pay approximately $32 million for Xiam, which is based in Ire... posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 MaxxAthlete Raises Funding, Acquires Online Sports Firms Los Angeles-based MaxxAthlete said today that it has raised a Series A round of funding, and acquired three online event-based youth sports services. Financial terms of the funding, and acquisitions, was not disclosed. MaxxAthlete said the ... posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 SAIC Buys Icon Systems San Diego-based Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) said today that it has agreed to buy San Diego-based Icon Systems, a provider of systems and products for military training and testing. Financial terms of the acquisitio... posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 Entriq Buys DayPort Carlsbad-based Entriq said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire DayPort, a supplier of video publishing and workflow management software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Entriq also supplies systems f... posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 Iomega Reports EMC Bid For Firm San Diego-based Iomega Corporation reported today that it has received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from data storage giant EMC. According to Iomega, EMC offered to acquire the outstanding common stock of the firm for $3.25 per share... posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 LiveUniverse Offers $11M For Stage6 LiveUniverse, the online interactive entertainment site headed by former Intermix head Brad Greenspan, said today that it has offered $11M plus equity to acquire Stage6, the online user generated video site owned by DivX. According to LiveU... posted on Friday, March 7, 2008 Document Sciences Acquisition Completes Data storage giant EMC Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Carlsbad-based Document Sciences Corporation. The deal, which was originally announced in December, was worth $85.8M in cash. EMC said the a... posted on Thursday, March 6, 2008 Demand Media Buys Pluck Demand Media, the online media firm headed by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has acquired Pluck, a provider of social media software for publishing firms. Austin, Texas-based Pluck's software is used by Reute... posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Spot Runner Acquires Weblistic Los Angeles-based Spot Runner said Tuesday that it has acquired Weblistic, a provider of online marketing solutions for local businesses. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Spot Runner, the acquisition was an all s... posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Break Buys Wall Street Fighter Los Angeles-based men's entertainment site Break Media said today that it has acquired Wall Street Fighter, an online business news and humor website. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Break, Wall Street Fi... posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 AECOM Completes Tecsult Buy Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology Corporation said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Tecsult, a Montreal, Canada-based engineering firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. AECOM said that Tecsult will join ... posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Broadcom Buys Blu-Ray Chip Provider Sunext Design Irvine-based Broadcom said this morning that it has acquired Sunext Design, a Sunnyvale-based firm which develops semiconductors for the high-definition, Blu-ray Disc market. Broadcom said the deal is worth $48M in cash for all of the outst... posted on Monday, March 3, 2008 Peerless Buys Prism Software El Segundo-based Peerless Systems said today that it is in a definitive agreement to buy Prism Software, a firm which develops document management software. According to Peerless, it will pay $1.75M in cash, plus up to $1.5M in Peerless com... posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Ticketmaster Completes TicketsNow Acquisition West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster said this morning that it has completed its aquisition of web tickets marketplace TicketsNow. Ticketmaster, which is owned by IAC, had previously announced the acquisition in January. Financial terms of th... posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 CraveOnline Buys GameRevolution Los Angeles-based CraveOnline.com, which runs an online web site focused on young men, said today that it has acquired GameRevolution.com, a site focused on gaming content. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. CraveOnline ... posted on Monday, February 25, 2008 DivX Kills Stage6.com San Diego-based DivX said this morning that it plans to shut down Stage6.com, the firm's online user-generated video sharing service. According to DivX, it will shut down the site at the end of the month, on February 28th. The firm said the... posted on Monday, February 25, 2008 Internet Brands Adds Nine Vertical Websites Santa Monica-based Internet Brands announced Thursday that the firm has acquired nine new vertical web sites, including eight auto sites and one for dog owners. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. The sites include 6Spee... posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Social Platform Acquired By Oklahoma Firm Los Angeles-based Social Platform, a developer of white label, social networking software, has been acquired by Oklahoma City-based ONEsite Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ONEsite said that it will use the acquis... posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Guidance Execs In Buyout Marina Del Rey-based Guidance, a provider of application development, system integration, and other services, said today that the firm's CEO and CTO have purchased the company from its original founders. Financial terms of the deal were not... posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Quest Software Completes PassGo Technology Buy, Inks Partnership Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software said today that it has completes its previously announced deal for PassGo Technologies, and also inked a partnership with Evidian. Financial terms of the acquisition of PassGo Technologies were not disclosed... posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 World Mahjong Tour Acquires Gaming Software Firm Los Angeles-based World Mahjong Tour, a Los Angeles-based firm focused on the online, Asian games market, said earlier this week that it has acquired 945i.com, a Chinese gaming software developmnt company. Financial terms of the acquisition... posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Mandalay Media Completes Twistbox Entertainment Merger Los Angeles-based Mandalay Media said Wednesday afternoon that it has completed its merger with Sherman Oaks-based Twistbox Entertainment. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. Mandalay Media said that the current senior managem... posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Jazz Technologies Hires Investment Bank Newport Beach-based Jazz Technologies, the parent company of Jazz Semiconductor, said today that the firm has hired investment bank UBS Securities as its financial adviser. The company said the move was part of "a review of strategic altern... posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 WebMessenger Re-Acquired By Founders Los Angeles-based WebMessenger, a provider of software for connecting business applications with mobile devices, said Friday that it has acquired Apptix WebMessenger, a subsidiary of Apptix, Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclos... posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 Epicor Completes NSB Retail Acquisition Irvine-based Epicor Software has completed the firm's acquisition of NSB Retail Systems PLC, the firm said Thursday. The deal was worth $322M, and was originally announced in December. NSB Retail Systems PLC is a provider of software for th... posted on Thursday, February 7, 2008 Alentus Buys Ohio Data Center Laguna Niguel-based Alentus Corporation, a provider of web hosting and managed services, said today that it has agreed to acquire the data center and clients of Ohio-based AO Technologies LLC. Financial terms of the acquisition were not dis... posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Accruent Buys FAMIS Software Santa Monica-based Accruent said Monday that it has acquired FAMIS Software, an Irvine-based provider of software for facilities management. Financial terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. According to Accruent, the combined compan... posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 Teledyne Completes Judson Technologies Acquisition Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the assets of Judson Technologies, LLC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Judson was a designer and manufacturer of high perf... posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 Goowy Acquired by AOL San Diego-based Goowy, which develops online, Web 2.0-style sharing applications, said late last night that it has been acquired by AOL. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Goowy's web services allow users to create widge... posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 NTI Group Acquisition Closes Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard, a provider of software for the education community, said late Thursday that it has closed its acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group. NTI Group was a provider of mass messaging and notification servic... posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 Teledyne Buys TSS International Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said Thursday afternoon that it has acquired S G Brown Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, TSS(International) Limited. The deal was worth approximately $57.7M. TSS International, which is based... posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 Ticketmaster Buys Get Me In West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster, the online ticketing arm of Barry Diller's IAC, said today that it has acquired Get Me In! a web-based marketplace for music, sport, thater, and other live event tickets in Europe. Financial terms of the a... posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Gamma Enterprise Technologies Acquired By Applimation Woodland Hills-based Gamma Enterprise Technologies, a developer of enterprise data management software, has been acquired by Applimation. Chicago-based Applimation did not disclose financial details of the deal. Gamma Enterprise Technologie... posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 Banquet Acquired By USA Today Pasadena-based Banquet, which operates the BNQT.com and the Cold War Collective action sports ad network, has been acquired by USA TODAY. USA TODAY did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition. BNQT.com offers an action sports video ... posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 Autobytel Sells Unit For $22.75M Irvine-based Internet marketer Autobytel said this morning that it has sold its AVV data extraction and customer relationship management (CRM) business to Dominion Enterprises. The deal is worth $22.75M in cash. According to Autobytel, the ... posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 Epicor Gets Hart-Scott-Rodino Clearance On Acquisition Irvine-based Epicor said today that it has received notification from the Federal Trade Commission of early termination of the waiting period for its acquisition of NSB Retail Systems PLC. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period was one of... posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 Superscape To Be Acquired By Glu Mobile San Clemente, California-based Superscape Group plc, a developer and publisher of mobile games, is being acquired by Glu Mobile, a mobile games developer, Glu said Wednesday. Glu Mobile said it is offering 10 pence in cash for Superscape, w... posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Internet Brands Buys Three Web Sites Los Angeles-based Internet Brands announced this morning that it has acquired three web sites, HuntingNet.com, OffShoreOnly.com, and Horsetopia.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HuntingNet.com is an online communit... posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Spot Runner Acquires Globeshooter Los Angeles-based, Internet advertising and video firm Spot Runner said Tuesday that it has acquired Globeshooter, a network of independent filmmakers, videographers, photographers, producers, and production companies. Financial terms of th... posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Quest Software Acquires Vizioncore Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software said Monday afternoon that it has acquired Vizioncore, Inc., a provider of disaster recovery software for the virtualization market. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, Quest al... posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Epicor Gets Shareholder Approval For Acquisition Irvine-based Epicor Software said today that shareholder of NSB Retail Systems PLC have approved the firm's $322M acquisition of the UK-based provider of software for the specialty retail market. Epicor said that the acquisition still remai... posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 INOVA Diagnostics Acquired by Spanish Firm San Diego-based INOVA Diagnostics, a developer of medical diagnostic tests for autoimmune diseases, has been acquired by Barcelona, Spain-based Werfen Group S.A. Werfen did not disclose financial terms of the deal. According to Werfen, the ... posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 Eyeonics Acquired By Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb said Sunday that it is acquiring Aliso Viejo-based Eyeonics, a developer of intraocular lenses for the opthalmic medical device market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Bausch & Lomb, Eyeonic... posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 Visual Sciences Becomes Part of Omniture San Diego-based Visual Sciences has officially become part of Orem, Utah-based web analytics provider Omniture, Omniture said Friday. Visual Sciences, which also provided web analytics tools, was acquired by Omniture for $394M in a stock an... posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 Quorum Systems Acquisition Completes Shanghai, China-based Spreadtrum Communications said earlier this week that it has completed its acquisition of San Diego-based Quorum Systems. Spreadtrum said in November that it would pay $55M in cash and $15M in stock for Quorum, which d... posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 Wyle Buys Systems Integrator El Segundo-based Wyle said late Thursday that it has acquired RS Information Systems, a McLean, Virginia-based federal systems integrator. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Wyle, which provides engineering, professional... posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 G-Technology Acquired By Fabrik Santa Monica-based G-Technology, a provider of storage products for the Apple Macintosh market, said today at MacWorld that the firm has been acquired by Fabrik, Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. G-Technology is a maker o... posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Ticketmaster Buys TicketsNow West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster said this morning that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TicketsNow, and Illinois-based online marketplace for music, sports, and live entertainment tickets. Financial terms of the deal ... posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 MSC.Software Acquires Network Analysis Santa Ana-based software simulation firm MSC.software said Monday that it has acquired Network Analysis, an Arizona-based firm developing thermal modeling software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. MSC.Software said th... posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Qualcomm Buys Open Interface San Diego-based Qualcomm has quietly purchased Open Interface, a Seattle-based developer of technology for the Bluetooth headset market. No details of the acquisition have been released. Open Interface develops software development kits for... posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 THQ Buys Big Huge Games Agoura Hills-based THQ said this morning that it plans to acquire Big Huge Games, a developer of role playing games. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Big Huge Games employs 100 people in timonium, Maryland, and develop... posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 BenSoft Acquired By Metavante San Diego-based BenSoft Incorporated, a developer of web-based software for healthcare benefits management, has been acquired by Metavante. Metavante announced the deal Tuesday, but did not disclose financial terms. BenSoft develops a web-b... posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 AECOM Acquires Consulting Firm Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology Corporation, which provides technical and management support services for the government and commercial customers, said Monday that it has acquire The Services Group (TSG), of Arlington, Virginia. Financia... posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 Computer Sciences Completes First Consulting Group Buy El Segundo-based Computer Sciences said Monday that it has completes its $365M acquisition of First Consulting Group. First Consulting Group was a provider of healthcare consulting and other services, and employs over 2500. According to Com... posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 Invitrogen Acquires CellzDirect Carlsbad-based Invitrogen, a developer of life science technology, said Thursday that it has acquired CellzDirect, a provivder of services used in the testing of new drugs, for approximately $57M in cash. CellzDirect, which is based in Rese... posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 AcerMed Acquired By Opthalmic Imaging Irvine-based AcerMed, a provider of electronic medical records and practice management software, has been acquired by Opthalmic Imaging Systems. Opthalmic Imaging Systems said yesterday that it acquired AcerMed through approval of the Calif... posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 National Lampoon Acquires CollegeHangover.com Los Angeles-based National Lampoon said Wednesday that it has acquired web site CollegeHangover.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. CollegeHangover.com is an online, user-generated video and photo site featuring phot... posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Printronix Acquisition Completes Irvine-based Printronix said today that the firm has completed its acquisition by private equity firm Vector Capital. The deal was worth $109M, and takes the company off the Nasdaq. Printronix was acquired by Pioneer Holding Corp., which is... posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Microsemi Buys TSI Microelectronics Irvine-based Microsemi, a manufacturer of analog, mixed-signal semiconductors, said today that it has acquired TSI Microelectronics Corporation, in a deal worth $2.0M in cash. TSI Microelectronics is a provider of "custom hybrid" semiconduc... posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 DevZuz Acquired By Exist Global Marina Del Rey-based DevZuz, a venture-backed provider of open source development tools, has been acquired by Exist Global, a software engineering services firm based in the Phillipines. Exist Global did not disclose financial terms of the ... posted on Monday, January 7, 2008 CelLynx Gets $2M, In Reverse Merger Irvine-based CelLynx, a developer of cell phone signal amplifiers, said Friday that it has signed agreements to raised $2M in equity financing from undisclosed, accredited investors. Names of those investors were not disclosed. The firm sai... posted on Monday, January 7, 2008 EnActen Acquires Canadian Hosting Firm Laguna Niguel-based EnActen, a new firm focused on the web hosting market, said Thursday that it has acquired Alentus Corporation, a Canadian dedicated and shared web hosting company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. E... posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 Oversee Acquires Moniker Los Angeles-based Oversee.net said Thursday morning that it has acquired Moniker, a provider of domain name registration, asset management, and monetization services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Moniker, which is ... posted on Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Active Network Acquires RegOnline, WingateWeb San Diego-based The Active Network said this morning that it has acquired RegOnline and WingateWeb, two providers of web-based events management services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Colorado-based RegOnline pro... posted on Thursday, January 3, 2008 Twistbox Entertainment Merges With Mandalay Media Sherman Oaks-based Twistbox Entertainment, a provider of mobile content, has merged with a publicly traded, bulletin-board company called Mandalay Media, Mandalay Media announced Wednesday morning. Mandalay said that Twistbox will become a ... posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Managed Data Holdings Acquires Colocation Provider Irvine-based Managed Data Holdings, a provider of Internet colocation and web hosting services, said today that it has acquired Denver-based Data393. Managed Data, which is backed by Great Hill Partners and Catalyst Investors, did not discl... posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Gibbs Merges With Israeli Firm Moorpark, California-based Gibbs & Associates, a developer of CAD/CAM software for programming CNC machines, said Monday morning that it has merged with an Israeli Firm, Cimatron Limited. Cimatron said the deal was worth $5M in cash plus 1.... posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Teledyne Buys Three Companies Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has acquired two companies and completed its acquisition of a third, the firm said today and in separate announcements last week. This morning, Teledyne said its subsidiary Teledyne Reynolds has acq... posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Document Sciences Acquired By EMC Carlsbad-based Document Sciences, which develops software for enterprise content management, has been acquired by EMC. EMC said Thursday that it will pay approximately $85M in cash for Document Sciences. EMC said it will pay $14.75 in cash ... posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 Ticketmaster Gets Approval On Paciolan Acquisition West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster, the ticketing firm owned by IAC, said Thursday afternoon that it has been granted early termination of the HSR waiting period by the FTC for its acquisition of Irvine-based Paciolan. Ticketmaster had annou... posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 GloNav Acquired By NXP Semiconductors For $110M Newport Beach-based GPS semiconductor firm GloNav is being acquired by NXP Semiconductors, a Netherlands-based semiconductor firm. NXP Semiconductors said it will pay $85M in cash plus up to $25M in milestone payments for GloNav, which deve... posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 Intuit to Acquire Electronic Clearing House, Again Mountain View-based Intuit and Camarillo-based Electronic Clearing House announced Wednesday afternoon that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for Intuit to acquire Electronic Clearing House. The deal is worth approximatel... posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Novacoast Buys IT Consulting Firm Santa Barbara-babsed Novacoast, a provider of IT services and product development, said Tuesday that it has acquired an IT consulting firm, Eiseman Consulting Group Inc. and RazorShark Technologies, LLC. Eiseman Consulting is an IT consulti... posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Qualcomm Buys SoftMax San Diego-based wireless firm Qualcomm said this morning that it has acquired SoftMax, Inc., a provider of noise reduction technology for mobile devices. Financial terms of the acquisition were not diclosed. SoftMax, which is also based in ... posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 Epicor Buys NSB Retail Systems Irvine-based Epicor Software said Sunday that it has acquired NSB Retail Systems PLC, a provider of software for the retail market, in a deal worth $322M. Epicor said it will purchase NSB Retail, to create a larger, stronger, and more profi... posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 I-Flow Buys AcryMed Lake Forest-based I-Flow, a developer of catheters and other drug delivery systems, said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire AcryMed, an Oregon-based developer of infection control and wound healing products. I-Flow said it would pay $25... posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 u-Nav Acquired By Atheros Irvine-based u-Nav Microelectronics, a firm which develops global positioning system (GPS) chipsets, has been acquired by Santa Clara-based Atheros Communications. Atheros said late Thursday that it will pay $54M for u-Nav, made up of $15.4... posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 Iomega Buys ExcelStor San Diego-based Iomega said today that it has agreed to acquire ExcelStor, a manufacturer of hard disk drives and other external storage products; Excelstor is the manufacturer of Iomega's REV products and some of its external hard disk dri... posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Smith Micro Buys PCTEL Mobility Solutions Group Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software, a publisher of software for the mobile and other markets, said Monday that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire PCTEL's Mobility Solutions Group. The deal is worth $59.... posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Gemstar-TV Guide Acquired By Macrovision For $2.8B Los Angeles-based Gemstar-TV Guide International and Santa Clara-based Macrovision Corporation said this morning that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement where Macrovision will acquired Gemstar-TV Guide. The deal is worth a... posted on Friday, December 7, 2007 Visual Sciences Acquisition Gets Early Clearance Web analytics providers Omniture and Visual Sciences said Wednesday afternoon that the the waiting period for the firm's acquisition deal has ended early. Omniture is looking to acquire Visual Sciences in a deal worth roughly $372M. Accordi... posted on Thursday, December 6, 2007 NTS Buys Testing Firm Calabasas-based National Technical Systems, a provider of engineering services, said this morning that it has acquired United States Test Laboratory, LLC, a Wichita, Kansas provider of body armor testing. NTS said it will pay $12.5M in cash... posted on Thursday, December 6, 2007 Quest Software Buys PassGo Technologies Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software said Wednesday afternoon that it has inked a deal to buy PassGo Technologies, a British firm which provides access and identity management software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Pa... posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Wyle Acquires RS information Systems El Segundo-based aerospace firm Wyle said Monday that it has acquired RS Information Systems, a McLean, Va.-based federal systems integrator. Financial terms of the acquisition were no disclosed. Wyle is owned by Littlejohn & Co. Wyle said ... posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Walt Disney Buys iParenting North Hollywood-based Walt Disney Internet Group said this morning that it has acquired iParenting Media, an Illinois provider of information for mothers. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Disney said that iParenting's ... posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Activision, Vivendi In $18.9B Deal Paris-based Vivendi said Sunday that it plans to acquire control of Santa Monica-based Activision, in a $18.9 billion dollar deal. Vivendi said that it will combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi's interactive entertainment business, with Activisio... posted on Monday, December 3, 2007 Arrowhead Research Names CEO, Looks To Buy Nanotech Firm Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research said this morning that it has appointed a new President and CEO, Dr. Christopher Anzalone, in conjunction with a deal to buy Benet Group LLC. Benet Group LLC is a private equity firm focused on nanotechnolo... posted on Monday, December 3, 2007 Microsemi Buys Microwave Device Technology For $7.8M Irvine-based Microsemi Corporation, a developer of analog mixed signal integrated circuits, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Microwave Device Technology Corporation (MDT), in a deal worth $7.8M in cash. Microsemi said it would a... posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 Agensys Acquired By Astellas Astellas Pharma, a Japanese biotechnology firm, said last night that it has agreed to acquire Santa Monica-based Agensys, in a deal worth $387M, plus up to $150M in earnout. Astellas said that its US subsidiary, Astellas US Holding, has sig... posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Mad Catz Completes Saitek Acquisition San Diego-based Mad Catz Interactive said today that it has completed its $30M acquisition of PC game accessory firm Saitek. The deal included $15.5M in cash, plus $14.5M in convertible notes. The deal was announced earlier this month. Mad ... posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Beckman Coulter Buys Business From Dako Fullerton-based Beckman Coulter, a developer of scientific instruments, said Monday that it has acquired the research flow cytometry instrumentation business of Dako A/S. Denmark-based Dako develops products for the cancer diagnostics indus... posted on Monday, November 19, 2007 Quorum Systems Acquired By Spreadtrum For $76M China-based Spreadtrum Communications, a provider of wireless broadband chips, has acquired San Diego's Quorum Systems. Spreadtrum said Sunday that it will pay $55M in cash and $15M in stock for Quorum, plus up to $6M in earnout, Quorum dev... posted on Monday, November 19, 2007 Calnetix Buys Elliott Energy Systems Cerritos-based Calnetix, a manufacturer of high efficiency electric motors and generators, said Friday that it has acquired Elliott Energy Systems, a manufacturer of microturbines located in Stuart, Florida. Financial terms of the deal were... posted on Monday, November 19, 2007 N Spine Acquired By Synthes San Diego-based N Spine, an angel backed firm developing medical devices for back surgery, has been acquired by Synthes. Synthes said that it would pay $30M for N Spine, with earn out worth up to $45M based on achievement of milestones and ... posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 DivX Buys MainConcept AG San Diego-based DivX said Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired MainConcept AG, a developer of software for the H.264 video codec standard. The deal was worth $22M in cash and stock, plus up to $6M in earn out. MainConcept's video and au... posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 Smith Micro Acquires Animation Titles Aliso Viejo-based software publisher Smith Micro said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to acquire several 3D graphic and animation packages from e frontier. According to Smith Micro, it will pay $6M in cash in an asset deal for the rights... posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 Qualcomm Buys Firethorn For $210M San Diego-based Qualcomm said Wednesday that it is acquiring Firethorn Holdings, a provider of technology for the mobile banking industry. Qualcomm said the deal is worth $210M in cash, and is expected to close in the next 30 days. Atlanta-... posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Mad Catz Acquires Saitek San Diego-based Mad Catz Interactive, a manufacturer of gaming peripherals, said today that it has acquired Saitek, a fellow manufacturer of PC gaming accessories, multimedia audio products, and other electronics. Mad Catz said it would pay... posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Quest Software Acquires Provision Networks Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software said Monday afternoon that it has acquired the assets of Provision Networks, a developer of presentation and desktop virtualization software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Provision Network... posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Warner Buys "Lego Star Wars" Creator Burbank-based Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group said this morning that it is in an agreement to acquire TT Games, the developer of the popular computer games "LEGO Star Wars." Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TT Games Pub... posted on Thursday, November 8, 2007 MetroPCS Bid For Leap Wireless Withdrawn Dallas-based MetroPCS said late Thursday that it has withdrawn its offer to acquire San Diego-based Leap Wireless. MetroPCS, which has proposed a $5.5B acquisition of Leap Wireless in September, said that it dropped the bid because it "has ... posted on Friday, November 2, 2007 Fluid Media Networks Acquires Trusonic Los Angeles-based Fluid Media Networks said Thursday that it has acquired Trusonic, Inc., a provider of point-of-sale music distribution based in La Jolla, California. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Trusonic's produc... posted on Thursday, November 1, 2007 Oplink Buys Optical Communications Products Fremont-based Oplink Communications said Wednesday afternoon that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 42 percent of outstanding common stock of Optilcal Communication Products, a Woodland Hills-based make of optical components... posted on Thursday, November 1, 2007 CSC Buys First Consulting Group For $365M El Segundo-based Computer Sciences Corporation and Long Beach-based First Consulting Group said this morning that the two are in an agreement to merge the two firms. The companies said that CSC will acquire First Consulting Group in a cash ... posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Creative Display Systems Acquired By Intevac Carlsbad-based Creative Display Systems, LLC, a manufacturer of micro-display products, has been acquired. According to Santa Clara-based Intevac, it has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement for Creative. Financial terms of the acqu... posted on Monday, October 29, 2007 Occam Networks Completes Terawave Acquisition Santa Barbara-babsed Occam Networks said Friday that it has completed its acquisition of the assets of optical networking hardware provider Terawave Communications. Occam said it paid $3.2M in cash, plus the cancellation of a bridge financi... posted on Monday, October 29, 2007 Visual Sciences Acquired By Omniture San Diego-based Visual Sciences, a firm which provides web analytics services to companies, has been acquired by Utah-based competitor Omniture. Omniture said late Thursday that it will pay a combined $394M in stock and cash for Visual Scie... posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 Wave Group Acquires Irvine IT Firm The Wave Group of Companies said Wednesday that it has acquired SDG, LLC, an Irvine-based provider of information security technology services. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Wave Group of Companies is a systems integration firm. A... posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 US SEARCH Acquired By Venture Capital Firm Los Angeles-based US SEARCH, the consumer unit of Florida-based First Advantage, has been acquired by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. First Advantage said... posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 Elevation Partners Sells Pandemic Studios To EA Private equity firm Elevation Partners has re-sold BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios, the video game development firms the company purchased in 2005, to Electronic Arts. The deal is worth $860M. Pandemic Studios was originally based in Los... posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 LogicalApps Acquired By Oracle Redwood Shores-based Oracle said Tuesday evening that it has acquired Irvine-based LogicalApps, a provider of automated risk and compliance software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Oracle said that it will integrate LogicalApps' real-... posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Gateway Offers To Buy Packard Bell Irvine-based computer maker Gateway said Monday afternoon that it has delivered a binding offer to acquire Packard Bell B.V., as part of the merger of Acer and Gateway. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gateway said the deal i... posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Silver Lake Buys Stake In Mobile Messenger Los Angeles-based Mobile Messenger said today that middle market investment fund Silver Lake Sumeru has acquired a majority stake in the firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mobile Messenger is a provider of technolo... posted on Monday, October 8, 2007 Websense Completes SurfControl Acquisition San Diego-based Websense said today that it has closed its $400M acquisition of Surfcontrol plc, a provider of security software. WebSense had announced the acquisition in April, and had been waiting for regulatory approval for the deal. We... posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Soapbox Mobile Acquired By Single Touch Interactive San Diego-based Soapbox Mobile, a provider of mobile marketing and advertising products, has been acquired by Encinitas-based Single Touch Interactive, a provider of mobile downloading software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Single To... posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Printronix Acquired For $108M In Private Equity Deal Irvine-based Printronix, a manufacturer of printing products for the supply chain industry, said today that it has been acquired by private equity firm Vector Capital in a $108M deal. Printronix said that its stockholders will receive $16.0... posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 First American Buys Proxix Solutions Santa Ana-based First American, a provider of business information, said today it has acquired Proxix Solutions, a provider of geospatial information for the insurance, mortgage, and other industries. Financial terms were not disclosed. Fir... posted on Monday, October 1, 2007 Occam Buys GPON Technology Santa Barbara-based Occam Networks said Thursday evening that it has purchased certain assets and liabilities of Terawave Communications, a developer of GPON equipment for the optical networking market. Occam said it will pay $3.4M in cash... posted on Thursday, September 27, 2007 Vistera Systems Acquired Santa Barbara-based Vistera Systems, a developer of online business intelligence software for hotel operators, has been acquired by Vistera Group LLC, an investment group formed to acquire the firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. Viste... posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Activision Buys Bizarre Creations Santa Monica-based Activision said Wednesday morning that it has acquired Bizarre Creations, a U.K.-based developer of racing games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bizarre Creations is creator of the racing game Project Got... posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Mindspeed Completes Acquisition of Ample Communications Newport Beach-based Mindspeed said today that it has completed its acquisition of the product portfolio and intellectual property assets of Ample Communications. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mindspeed had announced earlier this month... posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Globat.com Acquires CompleteHostingSolutions.com Los Angeles-based web hosting provider Globat.com said Monday that it has acquired CompleteHostingSolutions.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Both CompleteHostingSolutions and Globat provide web hosting services to... posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 Allergan Buys Esprit Pharma Irvine-based Allergan said today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Esprit Pharma, in a deal worth $370M. Esprit is a firm developing products for the genitourinary market, including compounds for treating urinary incontinence... posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 PC Mall Completes SARCOM Buy Torrance-based PC Mall has completed its acquisition of SARCOM, a provider of IT Solutions, the company announced Monday afternoon. PC Mall paid $55M in a combination of cash and stock for SARCOM, which provides enterprise hardware and soft... posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Telanetix Completes AccessLine Buy San Diego-based videoconferencing equipment maker Telanetix has completed its acquisition of Accessline Communications, a provider of hosted VoIP services, the firm said today. The deal was worth $34.9M. AccessLine will become a wholly owne... posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 North American Scientific Sells Oncology Business Chatsworth-based North American Scientific, a provider of radiation therapy products and cancer treatment centers, said earlier this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its NOMOS Radiation Oncology business. The dea... posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 SAIC Acquires Scicom Technologies San Diego-based Science Applications International Corporation said today that it has completed the acquisition of Scicom Technologies Private Limited, a provider of onsite and offshore hydrocarbon exploration product development services a... posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Merck Completes NovaCardia Buy Merck & Co. announced Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of San Diego-based NovaCardia. The deal, which was worth $366.4M in stock, adds NovaCardia's treatments for acute heart failure to Merck's pipeline. The deal was announced ... posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Comarco Looks For Buyer Lake Forest-based Comarco, a provider of wireless test products and power adapters for notebook computers, mobile phones, and other electronic products, said this morning that it has engaged investment bank Pagemill Partners as a financial ... posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 RF Industries Buys RadioMobile San Diego-based RF Industries, Ltd. said Monday that it has acquired RadioMobile, a San Diego-based supplier and system integrator of wireless data and transceiver products. The deal was worth approximately $700K; RF industries said that Ra... posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Schematic Acquired By WPP Los Angeles-based interactive design agency Schematic has been acquired by WPP, WPP said this morning. Financial terms were not disclosed. WPP Digital said that it has acquired Schematic as a part of its strategy to develop its networks; it... posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 Mad Catz Interactive Buys Take-Two Unit San Diego-based Mad Catz Software has purchased a unit of Take-Two Interactive Software, the gaming software maker, in a deal worth approximately $3.7M. Mad Catz and Take-Two said that Mad Catz has purchased Take Two's Joytech video game ac... posted on Friday, September 7, 2007 WD Completes Komag Acquisition Lake Forest-based Western Digital Corp. said yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Komag, Inc. The acquisition was worth roughly $1B in cash. WD is paying $32.25 per share of Komag for the firm. Komag has become WD Media Inc., ... posted on Thursday, September 6, 2007 Mindspeed Technologies Buys Ethernet MAC Line Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies said today that it is in a deal to acquire the product portfolio and intellectual property assets of Ample Communications, a developer of Ethernet media access controller (MAC) products for the Eth... posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Tarari Acquired By LSI For $85M San Diego's Tarari, a provider of semiconductors used for XML and application packet processing, has been acquired by LSI. Milpitas-based LSI Corporation said it will pay $85M in cash for Tarari, which develops chips and software used for a... posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Gateway Sells Professional Business Irvine-based Gateway, Inc. said early Wednesday that it sold the firm's Professional business segment to MPC Corporation, in a deal worth approximately $90M in stock. Gateway's Professional business provided products targeted at businesses,... posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Internet Brands Buys ePodunk.com Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Tuesday afternoon that the firm has acquired ePodunk.com, an online web site focused on profiling communities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Financial terms of the deal were ... posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 SyncCast Acquired By Thomson Anaheim-based SyncCast, a provider of content delivery network services for broadband media, has been acquired by Thomson and its Technicolor service business, Thomson said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed... posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Leap Wireless Gets Merger Proposal From MetroPCS Texas-based MetroPCS Communications, a provider of wireless communications services, said this morning that it has proposed a strategic, stock-for-stock, tax-free merger with San Diego's Leap Wireless. MetroPCS said it is looking to pay app... posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Interlink Completes Sale Of Unit Camarillo-based Interlink Electronics announced Friday morning that it has completed its sale of its OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments. The deal was worth $11.5M in cash. The firm had announced plans for the sale to SMK Ele... posted on Friday, August 31, 2007 posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Acer Buys Gateway Computer Acer Inc., the Taiwanese PC manufacturer, said early Monday morning that it is in an agreement to acquire Irvine-based Gateway, Inc. in a deal worth approximately $710M in cash. Acer said it will offer $1.90 per share for all of the outstan... posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 Vitesse Sells Storage Products Business Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor said Thursday afternoon that it has agreed to sell a portion of its storage products business to Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The deal is worth $63M in cash plus up to $12M in future earn-out. Maxim ... posted on Friday, August 24, 2007 DivX Buys Veatros San Diego-based DivX, a provider of video encoding and decoding technology, said Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired the assets of Veatros LLC, a developer of technology for real-time digital video processing. Financial terms of the ac... posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 Southland Micro Systems Acquired By StakTek Irvine-based Southland Micro Systems, a provider of memory products, has been acquired by Texas-based Staktek Holdings, Staktek said Tuesday. Staktek said it will pay $18M in cash plus assume $5M in debt to purchase Southland, in a deal whi... posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 PC Mall Buys IT Provider Torrance-based PC Mall said this morning that it ha agreed to acquire SARCOM, an IT solutions provider, in a deal worth $55M. PC Mall, which sells hardware and software to businesses and consumers, said that the deal is made up of $47.5M in... posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 Websense Gets SurfControl Acquisition Approval San Diego-based Websense said Thursday afternoon that SurfControl PLC shareholders have approved the firm's proposed acquisition. SurfControl is a provider of software for Web and email security; the deal to acquire SurfControl was announce... posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 The Active Network Acquires InfoSpherix San Diego-based The Active Network said on Thursday that it has finalized its acquisition of InfoSpherix, in a deal worth $17M in cash. InfoSpherix is a provider of centralized reservations and point-of-sale services for camping, boating, a... posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 Zaadz Acquired By Gaiam Los Angeles-based Zaadz has been acquired by Colorado-based Gaiam, the firms said last week. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Zaadz, an online web site focused on self-empowerment, was founded by Brian Johnson, former found... posted on Thursday, August 16, 2007 Interlink Sells OEM, Branded Product Assets Camarillo-based Interlink Electronics said Wednesday afternoon that it has sign a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its OEM Remotes and Branded Products business to SMK Electronics, in a deal worth $11.0M. According to Interlink, t... posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Globat.com Buys Newista Los Angeles-based ISP Globat.com said today that it has acquired web hosting firm Newista. Financial terms were not disclosed. Globat is a provider of web hosting, and serves over 100,000 customers. Rocklin-based Newista was founded in 2003... posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 CalAmp Sells Unit To MIR3 Oxnard-based CalAmp, a providerof wireless products and systems, said yesterday that it is in a definitive agreement to sell its TelAlert software business to MIR3. The deal is worth approximately $10M in cash, a note, and preferred stock. ... posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 Quest Software Completes ScriptLogic Acquisition Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software has completed its acquisition of ScriptLogic, the firm said, in a cash deal worth $90M. The acquisition, which was originally announced in June, brings's Scriptlogic's systems lifecycle management solution f... posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 Movielink Acquired By Blockbuster Santa Monica-based video download service Movielink has been acquired by Blockbuster, the video rental chain, in a deal that was announced late Wednesday. Blockbuster did not disclose terms of the deal. Movielink, a joint venture of Metro-G... posted on Thursday, August 9, 2007 The Active Network Acquires LaxPower.com San Diego-based The Active Network said today that it has acquired LaxPower.com, a West Chester, PA-based online community focused on high school and college lacrosse. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. LaxPower.com provides la... posted on Monday, August 6, 2007 Tryarc Acquired By The Revere Group Los Angeles-based IT consulting firm Tryarc, LLC has been acquired by The Revere Group, the firms said this morning. According to The Revere Group, a Chicago-based business and technology consulting firm, it has acquired Tryarc to better se... posted on Thursday, August 2, 2007 Disney Acquires Club Penguin Burbank-based Walt Disney Company said Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired Club Penguin, an online virtual world for kids. Club Penguin, located in British Columbia, operates an online virtual world which allows kids to chat with other... posted on Thursday, August 2, 2007 Red Rocket Acquires Celetronix Power Supply Business Camarillo-based Red Rocket announced Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired the switching power supply business of Celetronix Power India Private Limited (CPIPL). Red Rocket, a new firm headed by prior executives of CPIPL and EOS Corporatio... posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 AdECN Acquired By Microsoft Santa Barbara-based AdECN, which operates an online advertising exchange marketplace, has been acquired by Microsoft. Microsoft announced the deal Thursday afternoon, but did not disclose terms of the deal. AdECN provides technology used fo... posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 Business.com Acquired By R.H. Donnelley For $345M Santa Monica-based Business.com, the online business search engine headed by Jake Winebaum, has been acquired. R.H. Donnelley Corporation said this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Business.com, in a deal worth $... posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 WFI Closes Sales Of Wireless Deployment Business San Diego-based WFI said Tuesday that it has closed on its sale of its wireless deployment system to private equity firm Platinum Equity. The sale, which was announced earlier this month, was worth $24M, made up of $18M in cash plus $6M in ... posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 NovaCardia Acquired By Merck San Diego-based NovaCardia, a biopharmaceutical firm developing treatments for cardiovascular disease, has been acquired by Merck & Co. in a $350M deal. Merck said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire NovaCardia in an all-s... posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 DivX Spins Out Digital Media Firm San Diego-based DivX, a provider of video encoding technology, said today that it is planning to spin out its Stage6, social media site as a private company. The firm said that it is looking to maximize the value and growth potential of the... posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 ViaSat Buys Satellite Antenna Firm Carlsbad-based ViaSat, a developer of products for the satellite and digital communications industry, said this morning that it has acquired JAST Antenna Systems, a privately held developer of microwave circuits and antennas for terrestrial... posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Local.com Acquires PremierGuide Irvine-based Local.com said Thursday morning that it is acquiring PremierGuide, a provider of online business directories. The deal is worth approximately $2M in cash. PremierGuide provides its directories to regional media publishers, incl... posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 j2 Global Acquires Irish Messaging Firm Los Angeles-based j2 Global Communications, a provider of online FAX and voice messaging services, said today that it has acquired YAC Limited, a provider of messaging services based in Ireland. Financial terms of the deal were not disclose... posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 Smith Micro Buys Australian Software Company Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software announced this morning that it has acquired the assets of busineSMS Software, a Melbourne, Australia-based firm. busineSMS develops software used to allow users to share their multimedia content betwee... posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 Amgen Completes Alantos Acquisition Thousand Oaks-based Amgen said Monday afternoon that it has closed its acquisition of Alantos. Alantos is developing drugs for the treatment diabetes and inflammatory diseases. The deal was worth $300M in cash, and was originally announced ... posted on Monday, July 16, 2007 ValueClick Acquires MeziMedia Westlake Village-based ValueClick announced this morning that it has agreed to buy Los Angeles-based MeziMedia, operator of the Smarter.com and CouponMountain.com comparison shopping web sites. The deal is worth approximately $100M in cash,... posted on Monday, July 16, 2007 DJO Acquired By ReAble Therapeutics San Diego-based DJO Incorporated, a maker of orthopedic rehabilitation and pain management products, and Austin, Texas-based ReAble Therapeutics, said today that ReAble will acquire DJO in a $1.6B merger. An affiliate of ReAble will acquire... posted on Monday, July 16, 2007 Disney Buys Game Studio Disney Interactive Studios said Thursday evening that it has acquired Junction Point Studios, an Austin, Texas-based video game studio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The firm said that Junction Point Studios will create ne... posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 NextWave Wireless Buys Majority Stake In IPMobile San Diego-based NextWave Wireless, a provider of mobile broadband products, said Thursday evening that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire shares of IPMobile, a Tokyo-based telecommunications company. The firm is buying the inte... posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 Broadcom Completes $143M Global Locate Acquisition Irvine-based Broadcom said late Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of San Jose-based Global Locate, in a $143M cash deal. The acquisition, which was originally announced in June, gives Broadcom ownership of Global Locate's globa... posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 Connexus Buys Ad Serving Technology Firm El Segundo-based Connexus, an online advertising firm, said this morning that it has acquired the technology assets of AdModus, a developer of ad serving technology. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Connexus said that ... posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 TalentFuse Purchased By IT Outsourcing Firm San Diego-based TalentFuse, an IT recruiting and staffing company, said today that it has been acquired by SQL Star, an IT services and technology outsourcing firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SQL Star provides IT servic... posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 WFI Sells Deployment Business San Diego-based WFI said this morning that it has agreed to sell its wireless deployment business to a private equity firm. WFI said it will sell its wireless deployment business to Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. ... posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 LRN Acquires UK E-Learning Firm Los Angeles-based LRN, a provider of online ethics and compliance training programs, said today that it has acquired Fuel, an e-learning company based in the U.K. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LRN said that the firm... posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Yardi Systems Buys Supply Chain Provider Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems, a developer of asset and property management software, said today that it has acquired Austin, Texas-based SiteStuff. SiteStuff is a provider of online procurement and supply chain management services for ... posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 TripUp Acquired By SideStep Santa Clara-based SideStep, an online travel search aggregator, said today that it has acquired Los Angeles-based TripUp, in a deal that completed July 2nd. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. TripUp is an online social n... posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Websense Gets UK Clearance San Diego-based Websense said Friday that it has received clearances in the UK for its acquisition of Surcontrol Plc. Websense said that the U.K. Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has decided not to refer the proposed acquisition to its Competit... posted on Monday, July 9, 2007 AMO Makes $4.3B Bid For Bausch & Lomb Santa Ana-based Advanced Medical Optics said Thursday that it has submitted a proposal to acquire Bausch & Lomb, for $75M in cash and stock. The deal is worth approximately $4.3B. AMO's bid topped a competing proposal for Bausch & Lomb from... posted on Friday, July 6, 2007 Entropic Completes RF Magic Acquisition San Diego-based Entropic Communications announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of San Diego-based RF Magic. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition was originally announced in April. Entropic said tha... posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 CSC Completes Covansys Acquisition El Segundo-based Computer Sciences has completes its acquisition of Covansys, the firm said Monday afternoon. Covansys is a provider of outsourcing for the healthcare, financial services, and other indutries. The deal was worth $1.3B in cas... posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Sells Compound Aliso Viejo-based AVANIR Pharmaceuticals said today that it has sold its antipsychotic compound FazaClo to Azur Pharma, an Irish pharmaceuticals firm, in a deal worth $54M. AVANIR said that it will use the proceeds of the sale to fund conti... posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 Ticketmaster To Acquire Paciolan West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster, an operating business of Barry Diller's IAC, said Monday afternoon that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Irvine-based Paciolan. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ticketmaster said ... posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 Venture-backed IPOs Gain, Acquisitions Slip In Q2 Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) announced today that venture backed IPOs saw an increase in Q2, while merger and acquisitions activity declined in the quarter. THe firms released an "Exit Poll" report o... posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 MRV Closes Fiberxon Acquisition Chatsworth-based MRV Communications said today that its subsidiary, Luminent, has closed its acquisition of Fiberxon, a provider of transceivers for the optical networking market. The deal, which was previously announced in January, was wor... posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 Autobytel Sells Marketing Unit To CallCommand Irvine-based Autobytel said today that it has sold its Retention Performance Marketing business (RPM) to CallCommand, in a deal worth $7.6M. The firm's RPM business was focused on providing online marketing to automotive dealers. Autobytel ... posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 Accutrac Acquired By Iron Mountain Boston, Mass.-based storage services provider Iron Mountain said earlier this week that it has acquired Irvine-based Accutrac Software, a provider of records management and professional services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not ... posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 Western Digital Acquires Komag For $1B Lake Forest-based Western Digital Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Komag, Incorporated, a supplier of thin-film disks for the disk drive industry. Western Digital said it will pay $1B in ca... posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 RoyaltyShare Acquires Musicalc San Diego-based RoyaltyShare, a provider of digital music royalty tracking services, said today that it has acquired Musicalc, a UK-based provider of royalty accounting software for the music industry. Financial terms of the acquisition wer... posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 Mentor Acquires Perouse Plastie Santa Barbara-based Mentor Corporation said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Perouse Plastie SAS, a French medical device company, in a deal worth 42M euros (approximately $56.5M US). The acquisition is expected to clos... posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 AssistMed Buys Software Firm Los Angeles-based AssistMed, a systems integrator and developer for the online transcription and electronic health record market, said yesterday that it has acquired Clinication, a provider of software for patient adherence management. Term... posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Kaseya Acquires Versora Santa Barbara-based migration software provider Versora has been acquired by Kaseya, a provider of managed services software based in St. Helier, in the States of Jersey. Kaseya said Thursday that it has acquired Versora to bolder its manag... posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 Business.com Looks For Buyer The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Santa Monica-based Business.com is looking for a buyer. According to the Journal, the firm is looking to fetch anywhere from $300M to $400M from bidders that may potentially include Dow... posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 Teledyne Acquires Tindall Technologies Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies, a diversified provider of electronic components, instruments, aerospece components, and other products, said today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Cougar, Inc., has acquired Tindall Technologies. Tin... posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 Quest Software Buys ScriptLogic Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software said this morning that it has acquired Florida-based ScriptLogic, in a deal worth $90M. ScriptLogic is a provider of systems management software for Windows networks. The deal is expected to be completed in ... posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 Yahoo! Acquires Rivals.com Sunnyvale-based Yahoo! said this evening that it has acquired Rivals.com, an online destination site for college and high school sports and recruiting information. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rivals.com operates a networ... posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 D3Publisher Buys Vicious Cycle Software Los Angeles-based D3Publisher of America, a developer of interactive entertainment software, said today that it has agreed to acquired Vicious Cycle Software, a developer of gaming technology for consoles, handhelds, and PCs. Financial term... posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Agilysys Completes InfoGenesis Buy Boca Raton, Florida-based Agilysys has completed its acquisition of Santa Barbara-based InfoGenesis, the firm said Monday afternoon, in a deal worth $90M in cash. InfoGenesis is a provider of software and products focused on the hospitality... posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 D3 Technologies Acquired By Aerospace Firm San Diego-based D3 Technologies, a design and engineering services firm for the aerospace industry, has been acquired. St. Louis-based LMI Aerospace said it acquired the firm for $65M in cash. D3 had revenues in 2006 of $64M. D3 provides st... posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 Oversee.net Completes SnapNames Acquisition Los Angeles-based Oversee.net said today that it has completed its acquisition of SnapNames, a Portland Oregon-based domain name business focused on the purchase and sales of expired and deleting domain names. Financial terms of the deal we... posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 Vision Solutions Buys Lakeview Technology Irvine-based Vision Technologies, a provider of high availability software, said Wednesday that it has acquired Lakeview Technology, a provider of high availability, disaster recovery, and cluster management software. Financial terms of the... posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 Stirling Cycles Acquired By Infinia Pasadena-based Stirling Cycles, a company developing Stirling engines, technology used as an alternative to internal combustion, has been acquired by Washington-based Infinia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Infinia said tod... posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 Ingram Micro Buys Consumer Electronics Distributor Santa Ana-based Ingram Micro announced Wednesday that it has acquired certain net assets of DBL Distributing, a distributor of consumer electronics accessories and other related products. The deal is worth $96M. The move broadens Ingram Mic... posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 Broadcom Buys Global Locate Irvine-based semiconductor firm Broadcom has acquired San Jose-based Global Locate, a developer of assisted GPS and GPS semiconductors, for approximately $146M in cash. Broadcom said that it is acquiring the firm because it expects the dema... posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Demand Media Acquires ExpertVillage.com Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced Tuesday morning that it has acquired ExpertVillage.com, a provider of online, "how-to" videos. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Demand Media said that the acquisition will expand its ... posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Sopheon Buys Alignent Software Sopheon, a Minnesota-based software and services provider, said Monday morning that it has acquired Carlsbad-based Alignent Software, in a cash deal worth $5.5M. According to Sopheon, the deal includes $4.75M initially upon closing, plus $7... posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 IBM Buys Telelogic IBM announced today that it acquiring Malmo, Sweden-based Telelogic AB, a provider of software development products, in a deal worth approximately $745M in cash. Telelogic has major operations and U.S. headquarters in Irvine, California. Te... posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 Amgen Buys Alantos Pharmaceuticals Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has made yet another acquisition this week, saying Wednesday that it has acquired Alantos, a company developing drugs for the treatment of diabetes and inflammatory disease. The deal is worth $300M in cash, and is ... posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Hitachi Consulting Buys Iteration2 Hitachi Consulting, the consulting arm of Hitachi, Ltd., said Tuesday that it has acquired Iteration2, an Irvine-based provider of Microsoft software consulting. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Iteration2 is a Microso... posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Amgen Acquires Ilypsa For $420M Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced Monday afternoon that it has agreed to acquire Santa Clara-based Ilypsa, a company developing non-absorbed drugs for renal disorders. The deal is worth $420M in cash. Ilypsa's compounds are targeted at tr... posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Agilysys Buys InfoGenesis For $90M Boca Raton, Florida-based Agilysys, Inc. said Monday that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Santa Barbara-based InfoGenesis for $90M. InfoGenesis is a provider of point-of-sale (POS) software used by the hospitality industry to man... posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 Websense Clears Hart-Scott-Rodino Review San Diego-based Websense said today its acquisition of SurfControl has cleared the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antiturst Improvements Act. Hart-Scott-Rodino is the major review barrier for firms under anti-trust laws in the U... posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 Oversee.net Buys SnapNames Los Angeles-based Oversee.net announced Friday morning that it is acquiring SnapNames, operator of a business that manages expired and deleting domain names. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SnapNames has been around s... posted on Friday, June 1, 2007 ClearMesh Execs Look For Buyer Suresh Nihalani, CEO of Pasadena-based ClearMesh, spoke to socalTECH Thursday and confirmed that the company curtailed its operations considerably last week, and is now looking for partners willing to carry the firm's technology to market. ... posted on Friday, June 1, 2007 Fox Interactive Media Acquires Photobucket, Flektor Los Angeles-based Fox Interactive Media announced today that it has acquired Denver, Colorado-based Photobucket and Culver City-based Flektor. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Photobucket is a popular online photo and... posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Anacomp Acquires CaseLogistix San Diego-based Anacomp, a provider of document and business process management, said today that it has completed the acquisition of CaseLogistix, a provider of evidence and litigation management solutions. Financial terms of the acquisitio... posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Broadcom Completes Octalica Acquisition Irvine-based Broadcom has completed its acquisition of Octalica, the firm said Monday morning. The deal was worth $31M in cash. Octalica develops semiconductors based on the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) standard, used for digital mu... posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Ticketmaster Buys Chinese Ticketing Firm Hollywood-based Ticketmaster, a unit of IAC, said Thursday that it has acquired a Chinese ticketing and event promotions service in China. Ticketmaster said it acquired a majority stake in Emma Entertainment Holdings HK Limited. Financial t... posted on Friday, May 25, 2007 RoyaltyShare Buys IDEA San Diego-based RoyaltyShare said today that it has acquired Los Angeles-based Independent Digital Entertainment & Arts LLC (IDEA), a provider of outsourced content management services for the music industry. Financial terms of the acquisit... posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 Quest Software Acquires Magnum Technologies Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software has acquired Magnum Technologies, a vendor of business services management software tools, Quest said today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Magnum Technologies develops software that ... posted on Monday, May 21, 2007 SOA Software Sells Services Unit For $24.9M Los Angeles-based SOA Software, a developer of software tools for the Service Oriented Architecture market, announced Monday that it sold its professional services business to an Indian provider of information technology services. The deal ... posted on Monday, May 21, 2007 Deltek Buys AIM Herndon, VA-based Deltek, a provider of enterprise applications software, said Wednesday that it has acquired Irvine-based Applied Integration Management (AIM), a provider of consulting services for earned value management systems. Financia... posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 Sony Online Entertainment Buys Sigil Games San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment has purchased Carlsbad-based Sigil Games Online, the firm said late Tuesday. Sony said that it has completed a transaction to purchase key assets of Sigil. Financial terms of the deal were not discl... posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Boodle Acquired By Coupons San Diego-based Consumer Networks LLC, which operates the popular online coupon printing site Boodle, has been acquired. Mountain View-based Coupons Inc. said it acquired the firm, but did not disclose financial details of the acquisition. ... posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 The Active Network Acquires Jencess Software & Technologies San Diego-based The Active Network said today that it has acquired Jencess Software & Technologies, Inc., a provider of golf management software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Jencess is a provider of software used ... posted on Monday, May 14, 2007 NextWave Wireless Completes IPWireless Buy San Diego-based NextWave Wireless has completed its acquisition of IPWireless, a supplier of TD-CDMA mobile broadband network equipment. NextWave said that IPwireless will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of NextWave. The $100M acquisit... posted on Monday, May 14, 2007 THQ Buys Universomo Agoura Hills-based THQ has acquired mobile game developer Universomo Ltd, the company said Wednesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Universomo is based in Finland, and develops cross-platform wireless games. THQ sai... posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007 RE FormsNet Buys REBT Los Angeles-based RE FormsNet, a maker of electronic form software for the real estate industry, said today that it has acquired Real Estate Business Technologics LLC (REBT). REBT is a maker of real estate transacation management software. ... posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 HealthSport Acquires InnoZen For $40M HealthSport, a developer of branded nutrional supplements, said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Woodland Hills-absed InnoZen, a developer of edible film strips for delivering drugs. The deal was worth $40M in stock. InnoZen'... posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Apptix Acquires WebMessenger Herndon, Va.-based Apptix, a provider of unified communications systems for the business market, said today that it has acquired Los Angeles-based WebMessenger. The deal was worth $7M in a combination of cash and stock. WebMessenger was fou... posted on Monday, May 7, 2007 Acucorp Acquired By Micro Focus San Diego-based Acucorp, a developer of COBOL development tools, has been acquired by Micro Focus International plc in a deal worth $40.7M. Acucorp's products connect COBOL software applications with the web, mobile phones, UNIX systems, an... posted on Friday, May 4, 2007 Broadcom Acquires Octalica Irvine-based Broadcom has acquired Octalica, a company that develops semiconductors for the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) standard, the firm said this morning. The deal is worth $31M in cash, and is expected to close by June 30th. Ma... posted on Thursday, May 3, 2007 Digirad Acquires Ultrascan Poway-based Digirad said Wednesday morning that it has acquired Ultrascan, a provider of mobile ultrasound and nuclear medicine services, in a deal worth $7.25M in cash plus acquisition of $1.5M in debt. Digirad is a manufacturer of solid s... posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Websense Acquires SurfControl For $400M San Diego-based Websense said late Thursday that it is acquiring SurfControl PLC, a provider of web and email security, for approximately $400M. The deal calls for Websense SC Operations Limited, a subsidiary of Websense, to acquire all of ... posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 The Active Network Buys InfoSpherix San Diego-based The Active Network is in a deal to purchase InfoSpherix Incorporated, a subsidiary of Spherix Incorporated, in a deal disclosed Thursday. Spherix, a Maryland-based firm, said that it would sell its InfoSpherix subsidiary, wh... posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 CSC Acquires Covansys El Segundo-based Computer Sciences Corporation said late Wednesday that it is acquiring Covansys Corporation, a publicly held provider of outsourcing services for the healthcare, financial services, and other indutries, in a deal worth appr... posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 OSI Consulting Acquires Consulting Firm Woodland Hills-based OSI Consulting, a technology consulting service provider, said today that it has acquired EML, an Ottawa, Ontario-based provider of technology consulting services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. EML pro... posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Pipeline Software Merges With Intech Professionals Santa Ana-based Pipline Software, a provider of SAP integration software and services, said Monday that it has completed a merger of assets and operations with Intech Professionals, a Sarasota, Fla.-based firm. The merged company will opear... posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 Optical Communication Products Acquired Woodland Hills-based Optical Communication Products, a manufacturer of fiber optic communications components, has been acquired in a $99M deal. According to Fremont, California-based Oplink Communications, the firm has signed a definitive a... posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 Experian Buys Hitwise For $240M Costa Mesa-based Experian announced Thursday morning that it has acquired Hitwise, a Internet marketing analysis firm based in Melbourne, New York and London. The deal was worth $240M in cash. Hitwise is a aggregator of traffic information ... posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007 Sientra Scores $85M Santa Barbara-based Sientra, a medical device developer focused on the plastic surgery and aesthetics medicine area, announced this morning that it has raised $85M in a Series B funding. |