K-Swiss agrees to $170M buyout by Korean firm
Shares of Westlake Village-based footwear firm K-Swiss soared 48 percent on the morning of Jan. 17 after the company agreed to a $170 million buyout. E.Land World Ltd. of South Korea offered to pay $4.75 per share for K-Swiss, which has struggled with huge losses in recent years as sales of its iconic white tennis Read More →
Lynda.com raises $103M
In a move that could change online education, Carpinteria-based lynda.com has raised $103 milllion from a group of investors, marking the first time the company has taken outside funding in its 17-year history. Lynda.com, one of the fastest-growing firms in the Tri-Counties, employs about 400 people and generated $100 million in revenue in 2012. It Read More →
Limoneira predicts sales gains after profits dip
Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. said fourth-quarter revenue jumped sharply but that it experienced a decline in profit because of expenses for Sheldon Ranch, a new 1,000-acre lemon and citrus leasehold that is expected to be profitable in 2013. The company said it expects strong results from those lemon and citrus in 2013, when it also Read More →
U.S Bank CEO speaks in Santa Barbara
Sometimes, uncertainty is a good thing. That was one view from Richard K. Davis, the head of U.S. Bank, as he spoke in Montecito on Jan. 11 Davis is the president of the Federal Advisory Council of bankers that consults with the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. He said he has often Read More →
Amgen inks $180M nanomedicine deal
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has entered a deal to pay up to $180.5 million for nanomedicine tumor treatments being developed by a Massachusetts company. Cambridge-based Bind Biosciences said it has entered a development agreement with Amgen for its kinase inhibitor nanomedicines for treating a range of solid tumors. The medicines are highly targeted and can be Read More →
Nexsan sold for $120M
Thousand Oaks-based Nexsan Corp., a maker of hard-disk storage arrays for mid-sized businesses, has been purchased by Imation Corp. for $120 million. Imation will pay $105 million in cash and 3.3 million common shares, worth about $15 million, for the Thousand Oaks firm. Nexsan is privately held but kicked off an unsuccessful bid to go Read More →
