CalAmp buys Wireless Matrix for $53M
Oxnard-based wireless products company CalAmp Corp. said Dec. 20 that it is buying the U.S. operations of Wireless Matrix Corp. for $53 million in cash. CalAmp said it expects the deal, which will likely close in the first quarter of 2013, to be accretive to its non-GAAP earnings starting in 2014. Wireless Matrix is a Read More →
QAD buys Michigan firm for $5M
Santa Barbara-based manufacturing software firm QAD said Dec. 31 that it purchased Michigan-based Cebos for $5 million in cash. QAD sells planning and management software used by large manufacturing firms around the world. Cebos provides management and regulatory compliance software. QAD will pay $3.5 million upon closing the deal and then $1.5 million subject to Read More →
Ryland plots a comeback: Homebuilder expects first profitable year since 2006
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Amgen buys DeCode Genetics for $415M
Biotech giant Amgen is buying Icelandic genetics research firm DeCode Genetics for $415 million, the Thousand Oaks company said Dec. 10. The all-cash deal is expected to close before the end of the year and will give Amgen, the largest biotechnology firm in the world, opportunities to develop new medicines that target defective DNA. “DeCode Read More →
Vitesse to raise $16.1M in stock offering
Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor plans to raise $16.1 million in a public offering of stock. The deal, announced Dec. 6, will offer 10 million shares at $1.75 each, netting $16.1 million after costs. It’s expected to close Dec. 12. Needham & Company is acting as the sole book-running manager of the offering, and Craig-Hallum Capital Group Read More →
DeLorenzo leaves Dole for Itochu
Dole Food Co. President and CEO David DeLorenzo is leaving the company to lead Itochu Corp., the Japanese firm that’s in the process of buying Dole’s packaged foods unit for $1.7 billion. In another step toward closing the Itochu deal by the end of the year, shareholders of the Westlake Village-based food company approved it Read More →
