Mission Produce buying Calavo for $430M
Two publicly traded Ventura County agribusinesses will be combining operations after Oxnard-based Mission Produce announced it is purchasing Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers in a cash-and-stock transaction worth $430 million. Under the terms of the deal announced Jan. 14, Mission agreed to pay Calavo stockholders $27 per share, comprised of $14.85 in cash and 0.9790 shares Read More →
Teledyne acquires UK’s DD-Scientific Holdings Limited
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies, the tech and defense conglomerate, announced Jan. 14 the acquisition of DD-Scientific Holdings Limited and its subsidiary DD-Scientific Limited. DD-Scientific, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Fareham, United Kingdom, develops and manufactures high-performance gas sensors for critical applications in industries that demand absolute accuracy. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More →
Dream work: Cal Poly universities’ Rose Parade float wins Sweepstakes Award
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Guest commentary: The tariff rollercoaster of 2025
By Gerhard Apfelthaler On Dec. 16, David Bahnsen, money manager, conservative commentator, and keynote speaker at the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting’s Annual Ventura County Economic Forecast event in 2024, recently released a podcast titled “Making America Crony Again”. While I don’t agree with everything Bahnsen says, his commentary on the Read More →
Venture capital, M&A markets will do or die with AI
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Sable Offshore gets drilling win in fed appeals court
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MB&T, Baker Hill partnership helps small businesses
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