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IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Rivian Details $100M IPO Effort* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081774.html> Irvine-based electric vehicle maker Rivian is planning to raise up to $100M in an IPO, according to the company's S-1 filing. Rivian said on Friday that it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as RIVN. Rivian's IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081774.html>) *Qualcomm Acquires Veoneer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081772.html> San Diego-based Qualcomm and New York investor SSW Partners said this morning that they are acquiring Veoneer, a developer of advanced driving systems that is based in Stockholm. The two said they will pay $37.00 per share in cash for Veoneer, giving the transaction a total equity value of $4.5 billion. According to the companies, the deal comes as a result of Veoneer terminating a prior acquisition agreement with Magna International. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081772.html>) *PacketFabric Acquires RSTOR* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081771.html> Culver City-based *PacketFabric <https://www.packetfabric.com>*, a provider of optical network services for the enterprise market, said this morning that it has acquired *RSTOR*, a Saratoga, California-based cloud-based storage and data mobility products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. PacketFabric is led by CEO Dave Ward. PacketFabric's network services are used to connect colocation facilities, cloud providers, and enterprises.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081771.html>) *Stamps.com Stockholders Approve Private Equity Acquisition* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081773.html> El Segundo-based Stamps.com, which provides e-commerce shipping and online postage services, said last week that its stockholders approved a merger with private equity investor Thoma Bravo. The deal calls for Stamps.com stockholders to receive $330.00 per shar in cash for each share of Stamps.com common stock they own. The company said the acquisition is expected to close this week. The "go private" deal is worth approximately $6.6 billion in cash. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081773.html>) *Morf3D, Starburst Aerospace Partner On Manufacturing Effort* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081770.html> El Segundo-based Morf3D, a metal additive manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, and Los Angeles-based space startup accelerator Starburst Aerospace, are in a manufacturing deal in Long Beach, Morf3D said this week. According to Morf3D, it is in a technology development partnership in its new Applied Digital Manufacturing Center (ADMC) in Long Beach, California. Financial details of the deal were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081770.html>) *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $29 billion in assets and 70 full-service branches primarily located in California, with one in Durham, NC and another in Denver, CO. 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