Teledyne earnings report shows best-ever performance in 2020
Teledyne Technologies beat analysts’ expectations when it announced its fourth quarter results Jan. 27, with a slight decrease in revenue but a bump in net income compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Teledyne, a Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate, reported earnings per share of $3.48 for the fourth quarter of 2020, up Read More →
Inogen names new CEO
Inogen, a medical device company in Goleta that makes portable oxygen concentrators, named a new president and CEO on Jan. 27. Nabil Shabshab, 56, will lead the company starting Feb. 8, Inogen said. He has spent the last nine years with the medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Company, including the past three and a Read More →
SLO’s Digital West acquired by Wave Broadband
Digital West, an internet service provider based in San Luis Obispo, is joining Wave Broadband in an acquisition announced by the two companies on Jan. 26. Wave Broadband is a larger telecommunications company serving over 450,000 customers, with operations in Oregon, Washington and California. Wave has specific ties to the central coast as well, already Read More →
Wall Street loves AeroVironment’s latest acquisition
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AeroVironment shares take off after $405M drone deal announced
Shares of Simi Valley-based drone company AeroVironment shot up more than 25% on Jan. 14, the day after the company announced a $405 million acquisition of a privately held military drone provider. AeroVironment is acquiring Arcturus UAV, a major provider of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. military, for $405 million. Read More →
AppFolio building in Goleta sold
The three-building complex in Goleta that holds the AppFolio headquarters was sold, the commercial real estate firm CBRE announced Jan. 12. The 165,905-square-foot campus at 50-90 Castilian Drive was sold to Shopoff Realty Investments and Praelium Commercial Real Estate for an undisclosed amount, CBRE said. CBRE’s Sean Sullivan, Mike Longo, Todd Tydlaska and Will Pike Read More →
Flir’s Goleta infrared operation a big target of $8B Teledyne acquisition
For more than a decade, Teledyne Technologies has been attempting to get into the uncooled infrared market. With its acquisition of Flir Systems, announced Jan. 4, the multinational conglomerate based in Thousand Oaks might finally have the perfect opportunity to enter the commercial infrared space with a splash. Teledyne plans to spend approximately $8 billion Read More →
