Customer list, library drive $1.5B merger
It is the second largest tech acquisition in the tri-county region’s history, after the $6.9 billion purchase of Santa Barbara-based Software.com.
Read More →Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
Carpinteria is made up of just seven square miles and about 14,000 residents, yet companies including Agilent Technologies subsidiary Dako, silicone manufacturer Nusil and restaurant management firm CKE all call it home.
Read More →LinkedIn picks up Lynda.com to lift content offerings
The social networking platform is acquiring Carpinteria-based Lynda.com in a $1.5 billion cash and stock deal.
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Special report: 20 Growth Companies to Watch in 2015
The Pacific Coast Business Times’ third annual Growth Companies to Watch list provides insight on which companies will spend the year looking to deploy capital on hiring, facilities and innovation.
Read More →Lynda.com stays private with $186M funding raise
Lynda.com has now raised more than four times the amount obtained by potential competitors such as Coursera or Udacity.
Read More →Lynda.com to expand with $186M private equity raise from TPG
Carpinteria-based Lynda.com has raised $186 milllion from a group of investors, earmarked for accelerating acquisitions, growth and new content Initiatives at the online learning platform.
Read More →Lynda.com hires public-company exec
Carpinteria-based online education firm Lynda.com has hired a new executive to drive its global expansion and has opened an office in San Francisco to tap Bay Area talent.
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