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Investors wager $37.5M on Vitesse turnaround

By   /  Saturday, June 29th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Investors wager $37.5M on Vitesse turnaround

[wikichart align=”left” ticker=”VTSS” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” rollingdate=”6 months” width=”390″ height=”245″] The markets gave Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor’s turnaround strategy a vote of confidence June 25 as the company sold out a stock offering that netted it $37.5 million. The company closed an offering of 18.7 million shares at a price of $2.15 each for a gross of Read More →

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Credit unions ride membership surge to higher profits, assets

By   /  Friday, June 21st, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Credit unions ride membership surge to higher profits, assets

The region’s credit unions, increasingly the go-to financial institutions for consumers, are seeing a broad-based surge in earnings and assets. Out of the the five consumer credit unions based in the Tri-Counties, the largest three saw their earnings jump last year compared to 2011, while all five also saw their assets increase. At Ventura County Read More →

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Under pressure to sell itself, Vitesse plans $30M stock offering

By   /  Wednesday, June 19th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Under pressure to sell itself, Vitesse plans $30M stock offering

Shares of Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. were down 15 percent to $2.30 in mid-day trading June 19 as the company announced a public stock offering to raise up to $30 million. The move comes as the company faces pressure from Columbia Pacific Advisors, an investment firm that owns nearly 10 percent of Vitesse, to sell Read More →

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Water-tight business plan: Wow Gear goes global

By   /  Friday, June 14th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Water-tight business plan: Wow Gear goes global

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Dole CEO offers $1.1 billion to take firm private

By   /  Tuesday, June 11th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Dole CEO offers $1.1 billion to take firm private

Westlake Village-based Dole Food Co.’s stock soared more than 21 percent Tuesday morning as CEO David Murdock made a cash offer of $12 a share for the 60 percent of the company he doesn’t own in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. Dole is one of the biggest producers and importers of fresh fruit and Read More →

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$243M merger comes with fine, branch closures

By   /  Friday, June 7th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on $243M merger comes with fine, branch closures

PacWest Bancorp’s contentious acquisition of First California Bank has closed but the dust hasn’t settled yet on the $243 million merger. As the deal was sealed, the banks announced that federal regulators had ordered First California to pay a $600,000 fine and set up $1.1 million in restitution to more than 64,000 consumers who had Read More →

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FCAL ordered to pay fine, set up $1.1M restitution fund for prepaid card users

By   /  Friday, May 31st, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry  /  Comments Off on FCAL ordered to pay fine, set up $1.1M restitution fund for prepaid card users

Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine and set up $1.1 million in restitution to more than 64,000 consumers who used its prepaid debit card products. The announcement from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. comes on the day that Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp’s $237 million acquisition of First California Read More →