Philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86
Fred Kavli, a Norwegian-born entrepreneur, scientist and philanthropist who created thousands of jobs and gave millions for the study of theoretical physics, died at his home in Santa Barbara on Nov. 21. He founded KavliCo Corp., a Moorpark-based maker of advanced sensors for cars and aircraft. He also invested in real estate for more than 50 years.
Seeing the light: From insurance executive to LED manufacturer
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Moorpark mints new public company: PennyMac workforce in city reaches 1,000
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PennyMac shares jump 2.6% on second day of trading
Shares of PennyMac Financial Services climbed another 2.6 percent the day after they started trading publicly for the first time. The Moorpark-based company, founded in 2008 by former top executives at Countrywide Financial Corp., raised just over $200 million in its initial public offering of stock after opening with a share price of $18.25 on Read More →
PennyMac prices IPO at $17 to $19
Moorpark-based PennyMac Financial Services has priced its initial public offering of stock at $17 to $19 per share, indicating plans to raise as much as $211.1 million in its launch on the New York Stock Exchange. PennyMac, headed by former Countrywide Financial Corp. President Stanford Kurland, employs more than 600 people in Moorpark and more Read More →
Moorpark mortgage firm files for $287.5M IPO
Moorpark-based financial services company PennyMac has filed papers for a $287.5 million initial public offering of its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The venture was founded in 2008 by a former top executive at Countrywide Financial Corp., the defunct subprime mortgage lender at the heart of the financial crisis. In July 2011, PennyMac Read More →
