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- 10.01.2008: Sucker Punch For Innovation
- Technology executives usually like to insist that their companies are insulated from Wall Street's woes--but not this time.... more >
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- 09.16.2008: Harris: Venture-backed start-ups point to 'the rise of the machines'
- With $36 million in new funding from Vector Capital and Greylock Partners...Precise is positioning itself as a new yet mature company.... more >
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- 09.09.2008: Tripos to Acquire Pharsight Corporation
- Tripos and Pharsight Corporation today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Pharsight to be acquired by Tripos for approximately $57 million in cash... more >
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- 08.08.2008: CCTV Selects SafeNet to Secure Online Broadcast of the
- Complete DRM Solution Protects Against Copyright Infringement, Extending OMA 2 DRM into Online Video... more >
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- 04.15.2008: Information Technology Runaway
- When it comes to deal-making this year for alternative investment vehicles like private equity funds, there has not been a whole lot to cheer about.... more >
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- 04.09.2008: Video: Reuters Interview with Alex Slusky
- Vector Capital Founder Alex Slusky discusses recent developments in technology investing. 2008 Reuters Hedge Fund and Private Equity Summit... more >
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- 03.12.2008: David Baylor to Join Vector Capital as Chief Operating Officer
- World Class Financial Executive to Help Manage Vector's Growth and Expansion... more >
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- 03.10.2008: Vector Capital Completes Acquisition of Precise Software Solutions
- Greylock Partners Joins Investment; Mark Kremer Appointed as New CEO... more >
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- 03.03.2008: Channel applauds Watchguard SSL launch
- New product will be well received by enterprise security resellers, WatchGuard distributor claims... more >
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- 02.28.2008: SafeNet to Acquire Ingrian Networks, Inc.
- Acquisition to Strengthen SafeNet's Enterprise Data Protection Business Integrating Solutions for Data Centers and Client Devices... more >
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- 01.25.2008: A spinout that makes sense for Symantec
- What's the stimulus for spinouts? One often mentioned driver is: "enhancing business efficiencies."... more >
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- 01.24.2008: Private Equity Firm Sees More Tech Targets
- Vector Capital managers say they plan to tap a $1.2 billion coffer to do around 10 to 12 acquisition deals in the next 12 months.... more >
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- 01.17.2008: Symantec to Sell APM Business
- Symantec Corp. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Application Performance Management (APM) business to Vector Capital... more >
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- 01.08.2008: Printronix Announces Acquisition
- Printronix, Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition by Pioneer Holding Corp., an entity controlled by Vector Capital.... more >
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- 12.18.2007: SafeNet Appoints Former Army Exec to Board
- Private equity firm Vector Capital acquired SafeNet in April for $634 million after the company was swept up in a stock option backdating scandal, which revealed problems in its accounting of stock options for officers and directors.... more >
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- 08.28.2007: Corel Painter X Wins Award
- Corel Painter X Wins American PHOTO Editor's Choice 2007 Award... more >
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- 08.17.2007: Register.com Recognized for Customer Service
- Register.com Recognized for Customer Service... more >
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- 07.27.2007: SafeNet advances through the storm
- SafeNet advances through the storm... more >
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- 07.17.2007: Vector Capital Closes $1.2 Billion Fund
- Vector Capital Closes $1.2 Billion Private Equity Fund: Vector Capital IV... more >
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- 07.17.2007: Venture fund pile at Vector
- Venture fund pile at Vector storms to $1.2bn... more >
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- 07.17.2007: Vector Pulls Down $1.2B
- Vector Pulls Down $1.2B For Fourth PE Fund... more >
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- 06.14.2007: WatchGuard Announces Two New VPs
- WatchGuard Announces Two New VPs of Sales... more >
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- 06.13.2007: Savvy Savi Thrives
- Savvy Savi Thrives Within Lockheed... more >
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- 05.30.2007: Telling the story of Corel's retooling
- Telling the story of Corel's retooling... more >
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- 05.07.2007: WatchGuard Technologies Hires a New CEO
- WatchGuard Technologies Hires New CEO... more >
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- 04.13.2007: SafeNet sold, goes private
- Calif. equity firm acquires Belcamp company in a $634 million deal... more >
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- 04.12.2007: Vector Capital Acquires SafeNet, Inc.
- Vector Capital Acquires SafeNet, Inc.... more >
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- 03.26.2007: Privately Held Tripos Discovery Informatics Announces Management Team; Names Jim Hopkins CEO
- ripos Discovery Informatics, a leading provider of discovery informatics software to aid drug discovery...... more >
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- 03.20.2007: Tripos Completes Sale of Discovery Informatics Business to Vector Capital Corporation
- Tripos, Inc. announced today that it completed the sale of the assets...... more >
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- 03.20.2007: Register.com and Web.com Form Strategic Partnership
- Register.com, a leading provider of global domain name registration and web services, and Web.com...... more >
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- 03.06.2007: SafeNet to be Acquired by Private Equity Firm Vector Capital for $634 million
- SafeNet, Inc, setting the standard for information security, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired...... more >
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- 03.06.2007: Private Equity Firm to Acquire SafeNet
- SafeNet, Inc., the Hartford County technology company under federal investigation for its stock option grants, said yesterday that it has agreed to be acquired by a San Francisco private equity firm for about $634 million.... more >
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- 01.08.2007: Scandal Stocks
- A stock damaged by scandal can be a great buy.... more >
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- 11.20.2006: Vector Announces Spin-Out of Tripos Discovery Informatics
- Vector Announces Spin-Out of Tripos... more >
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- 11.03.2006: Movers & Shakers
- David Fishman has been involved in some of the most high-profile technology acquisitions of the past 10 years.... more >
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- 11.01.2006: Corel corrals InterVideo
- Corel corrals InterVideo... more >
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- 11.01.2006: Why Vector Capital Believes in Corel
- "BEYOND THE 'strip and flip'" (Corporation, Oct. 9) did not fairly characterize our investment in Corel Corp.... more >
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- 11.01.2006: Register.com Hires New CEO
- Register.com Hires New CEO... more >
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- 10.25.2006: Corel's Top Shareholder Doesn't Plan to Sell Stake
- Vector Capital Corp., the U.S. private equity firm that holds 72 percent of Canadian software maker Corel Corp., has no intention of selling its stake at current valuations, its founder and managing partner said late Tuesday.... more >
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- 10.08.2006: Vector Capital Racks Up 3.25 Exits in 9 Days
- Vector Capital Racks Up 3.25 Exits in 9 Days... more >
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- 09.12.2006: Corel Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire InterVideo
- Corel Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire InterVideo... more >
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- 09.05.2006: Vector Victorious
- In December 2002, Canadian software company Corel Corp., hosted a luncheon presentation for investors at the Madarin Oriental San Francisco.... more >
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- 07.31.2006: No more flamboyance as Corel opts for discipline
- No more flamboyance as Corel opts for discipline... more >
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- 05.31.2006: Vector Capital Portfolio Company ProcessClaims to be Acquired by CCC Information Services
- Vector Capital, a private equity boutique specializing in buyouts, spinouts and recapitalizations of established technology businesses, today announced a definitive agreement under which CCC Information Services Inc. will acquire Vector portfolio...... more >
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- 05.08.2006: Sale Of Some Register.com Assets Caps Exit Frenzy For Vector
- Vector Capital capped a busy two weeks of exit activity on Friday with the announcement that domain name registrar Register.com had sold its corporate services division to Corporation Service Co.... more >
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- 05.05.2006: Corel vows aggressive acquisition campaign
- Corel Corp. said yesterday that it plans to aggressively buy promising small companies as it builds the new public company as a low-cost alternative to giants like Microsoft and Adobe.... more >
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- 05.04.2006: Lockheed Martin Agrees To Acquire Savi Technology
- Lockheed Martin Agrees To Acquire Savi Technology... more >
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- 05.03.2006: Register.com Sells Corporate Services Division
- Register.com Sells Corporate Services Division To Corporation Service Company... more >
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