lynda.com buys Austrian video training firm
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m. to correct a quote attribution.] Fast-growing online education company lynda.com, which last month raised $103 million in its first round of outside financing, has acquired an Austrian video training platform. Lynda.com said Feb. 14 that it purchased video2brain, a video training site that offers courses in Read More →
Despite Gov. Perry’s visit, Haas has yet to say ‘I do’ to Texas
Officials at Haas Automation appeared flattered by a pre-Valentine’s Day recruitment visit by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, but did not reveal any definitive news about the company’s expansion or relocation plans on Tuesday. The Oxnard-based machine-tool maker was courted by Perry after saying publicly that it is considering locations outside of California to expand beyond Read More →
CalAmp to offer 4.2M shares to fund acquisition
CalAmp said Feb. 11 that it plans to sell 4.2 million shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering that could raise about $40 million for the Oxnard-based wireless products maker. The proceeds would be used to partially fund the purchase of Wireless Matrix Corp., a $53 million all-cash deal announced in December. Canaccord 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 →
Montecito buildings sell for $10.2M
A prominent Montecito retail building has been sold to an unnamed local investor for $10.2 million. The 13,778-square-foot retail property building at 1046 to 1054 Coast Village Road houses tenants such as Starbucks, Von’s Pharmacy, Blenders in the Grass, Boutique Antoinette and Occhiali Fine Eyewear. Clarice Clark, president of Lee & Associates, handled the transaction Read More →
NASA awards $120M to subsidiary of Thousand Oaks defense firm
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded a $120.1 million contract for work with the International Space Station, or ISS. Teledyne designs and manufactures aerospace and engineered systems, electronic testing equipment and imaging systems. Teledyne Brown has provided more than 100,000 hours providing dedicated Read More →