Acquisitions in California in 2012

Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, has acquired Simon & Associates, Inc. (S&A), a San Francisco–based sustainability and green-building consulting firm. The S&A team will join Thornton Tomasetti's Building Sustainability practice to expand the firm's West Coast presence and add LEED-ND and other sustainability capabilities.

MyHeritage acquired long-time rival Geni.com and closed a $25 million funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners (with Index Ventures and Accel Partners participating). The deal expands MyHeritage’s global user base and capabilities — Geni will continue as a separate brand based in California and its staff will join MyHeritage to accelerate international expansion and product integration.

K1 Speed Inc., the largest national operator of indoor kart racing facilities, announced it will acquire Race Place Motorsports, Inc. (RPM Indoor Kart Racing) in Sacramento, California. The transaction adds K1 Speed’s 13th nationwide location (and its 3rd in Northern California); the Sacramento facility will convert from gas karts to electric karts and is scheduled to close on December 1, 2012.

KEYW Corporation announced it will acquire Sensage, Inc., a Redwood City-based provider of SIEM and event data warehousing software, to expand KEYW's commercial market opportunity and support its Project G Cyber Awareness and Response Platform. The transaction consideration is up to $34.5 million (cash and KEYW stock) and is expected to close in October 2012, subject to Sensage equity holder approval and customary closing conditions.

UL Environment, a business unit of Underwriters Laboratories, acquired GoodGuide, a San Francisco–based provider of environmental, health, and social impact product data and mobile/web transparency tools. The acquisition brings GoodGuide's database and consumer-facing software (covering ~175,000 products and 5,000 companies) into UL Environment's sustainability, certification, and consulting services to expand digital capabilities for product transparency.

TSG Consumer Partners has made a growth equity investment in Paige Denim, the Los Angeles–based premium denim and apparel brand, to fund future growth and expand the Paige brand. Terms were not disclosed; Paige will partner with TSG to pursue expansion opportunities across retail and product lines.

The Rubicon Project has acquired Mobsmith, a mobile advertising and ad‑serving platform, to expand its real‑time trading marketplace into mobile. The acquisition strengthens Rubicon’s mobile capabilities and gives it a San Francisco presence while integrating Mobsmith’s technology and engineering team into Rubicon’s REVV platform.

Trustwave has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M86 Security, a provider of web and email security products and advanced anti-malware technology. The acquisition strengthens Trustwave's cloud-based managed security services and expands its threat intelligence, product portfolio and international reach; financial terms were not disclosed.

Twitter acquired Dasient, a Sunnyvale-based anti-malware startup, to strengthen the security of its advertising platform and prevent 'malvertising.' The Dasient team will join Twitter's revenue engineering efforts and Dasient will discontinue its standalone services as it integrates into Twitter.

Sensiba San Filippo LLP announced a merger with W.H. Mayer Accountancy Corporation, combining the firms under the Sensiba San Filippo name effective January 3, 2012. The move expands Sensiba San Filippo's presence in the Tri-Valley area, adds W.H. Mayer's experienced team and clients, and is part of a broader strategy to accelerate staffing and revenue growth.