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Stephen Nellis


| Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Amgen loses case before U.S. Supreme Court

Latest news, Law & Goverment

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has lost a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that would have made it much more difficult for shareholders of public companies to band together and sue firms when their leaders make false or misleading statements. In Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, the biotech giant sought to tighten the Read More →

| Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Xirrus raises $10.1M

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology

Thousand Oaks-based wireless firm Xirrus has raised $10.1 million in venture capital, bringing its total operational funding to an estimated $90 million. The latest funding round was disclosed in securities filings and follows a $23.7 million round in September 2012 that was led by existing investors August Capital, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners, QuestMark Partners and Read More →

| Friday, February 22nd, 2013

BAROnova backers bet $27.3M on obesity device

Technology, Top Stories

Goleta-based BAROnova has raised $27.3 million to fund clinical trials of its obesity treatment, bringing the medical device firm’s total funds raised to date to $41.3 million. The company is developing a product it calls the TransPyloric Shuttle. The firm said the device may be able to slow the digestion process and create the sensation of Read More →

| Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Looking good: Former Inamed CEO builds out Suneva in Santa Barbara

Features, Health Care & Life Science, Small Business, Technology

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| Friday, February 22nd, 2013

RightScale plans hiring spree with fresh $15.6M

Technology, Top Stories

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| Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Hopkins, Smith leave Sheppard Mullin for Cooley

Latest news, Law & Goverment, Technology

Thomas Hopkins and Ian Smith, two of the top deal-making attorneys in the Tri-Counties, have left Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton for technology powerhouse Cooley. Hopkins and Smith both joined Sheppard Mullin in 2001 when it acquired Santa Barbara firm Nida & Maloney. They accumulated a roster of billions of dollars of deals with local Read More →

| Friday, February 15th, 2013

Someone new under the sun: Mainstream hires former UTC exec

Central Coast, Features, Green Coast, Technology

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