socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 17 2006 | merger, acquisition, internet, cruisemates, carsdirect, bizdev, business, development, socaltechLos Angeles-based Internet Brands (www.internetbrands.com) has been on a roll lately with several acquisitions of web sites. The firm just announced last week that it acquired CruiseMates.com and CruiseReviews.com, two web sites that provide reviews and e
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 05 2006 | blackhawk, network, ewi, holdings, merger, acquisition, socaltech
Pleasanton-based Blackhawk Network, a provider of third party prepaid cards, said this morning that it has agreed to purchase San Diego-based EWI Holdings. EWI Holding is a provider of prepaid payment processing technology and services. Terms of the acqui
ShareViewed: 1 Time - socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 03 2006 | qlogic, silverstorm, infiniband, merger, acquisition, hba, switch, data, fibre, channel, socaltech
Aliso Viejo-based QLogic said Tuesday that it has acquired SilverStorm Technologies, a firm that develops Infiniband products for the clustering and grid computing market, for $60M. SilverStorm develops fabric interconnects used by server makers to interc
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 01 2006 | amgen, avidia, autoimmune, inflammation, biopharmaceuticals, merger, acquisition, socaltech
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen acquired Mountain View-based Avidia, a biopharmaceutical company that develops human therapeutics for the treatment of inflammation and autoimmune diseases. The deal, which was announced Friday, is worth $290M in cash, and up to
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 28 2006 | power-one, magnetek, power, supply, merger, acquisition, socaltech
Camarillo-based Power-One, a provider of power supplies, said this morning that it is paying $88.4M to acquire the power electronics group of Chatsworth-based Magnetek. The firm will also assume the company's debt. Magnetek's POwer Electronics Group is a
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 28 2006 | buena, vista, games, acquisition, climax, racing, motogp, walt, disney, merger, atv, socaltech
Burbank-based Buena Vista Games, a developer of interactive entertainment titles, has acquired Climax Racing, a title from London-based Climax. Climax will become the third internal studio for Buena Vista Games, and the first in Europe. Buena Vista Games
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 26 2006 | acquicor, jazz, semiconductor, merger, acquisition, socaltech
Newport Beach-based Acquicor Technology and Jazz Semiconductor said today that the two will merge. The transaction, which is worth $260M in cash, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007. Jazz Semiconductor will merge with a wholly owned subsidia
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 26 2006 | techbooks, whitmont, legal, merger, acquisition, socaltech
Virginia-based Techbooks has acquired Los Angeles-based Whitmont Legal Technologies, a provider of litigation support and eDiscovery services. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Whitmont provides outsource services and content management to lega
ShareViewed: 1 Time - socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 21 2006 | qad, transporation, software, erp, enterprise, resource, acquisition, merger, socaltech
Carpinteria-based QAD said Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired Precision Software Limited, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of transportation management software. The total price for the firm is approximately $14.5M. QAD said that the acquisition wou
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 18 2006 | napster, merger, acquisition, sale, investment, banking, ubs, socaltech
Los Angeles-based Napster has hired UBS, an investment banking firm, to evaluate its strategic alternatives. Napster said late Monday that it is looking to enhance sharholder value, either through a new strategic partnership or sale of the company. The fi
- socaltech | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 14 2006 | saic, varec, automation, systems, merger, acquisition, socaltech
San Diego-based SAIC has made yet another acquisition, saying Wednesday that it has acquired Varec, a provider of measurement, control and automation systems for the oil and gas, defense, and aviation markets. Financial terms of the acquisition were not
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