Stephen Nellis | Friday, December 20th, 2013
Law & Goverment,
South Coast,
Top Stories Italian fashion firm Diesel is hoping to enforce a $5.5 million judgment against Global Brand Marketing Inc., the Santa Barbara-based footwear firm led by Killick Datta that was worth $500 million at its peak.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, December 20th, 2013
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Public Companies,
West Ventura County The CEO of Ventura-based Clean Diesel Technologies has stepped down after a year on the job, a move that likely reflects a faltering relationship with Italian tire-maker Pirelli. In a separate announcement, the company said it has amended its ethics code in light of a $1.9 million fine from federal labor regulators over a whistleblower complaint.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, December 13th, 2013
Columns,
Law & Goverment Kristin Larson took the long route to the law and back to the Tri-Counties. Larson, who specializes in combing over deals for potential environmental law issues, spent a decade in Antarctica as a research scientist before heading off to law school and a career in M&A law.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, December 13th, 2013
Central Coast,
South Coast,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy Santa Maria Energy’s deal to go public and bring its total funds raised to date to an estimated $90 million caps a flurry of renewed investment and activity in Santa Barbara County’s oil fields, both onshore and offshore. In addition to 136 wells that Santa Maria Energy has planned, Denver-based Venoco has proposals before regulators Read More →
Stephen Nellis | Friday, December 6th, 2013
Banking & Finance,
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Public Companies Goleta-based Inogen, a maker of portable oxygen concentrators founded by UC Santa Barbara students, has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $86.2 million. While many successful companies have been spun out of UCSB by professors and doctoral students, Inogen would likely be the first company founded by an undergraduate team to go public. Inogen won the program’s very first business plan competition in 2001.
