Tech Briefcase: Interlink expands in Scotland; Arcutis gets patent; Marcus & Millichap hacked
Interlink Electronics, an Irvine-based sensor manufacturer with its research and development hub in Camarillo, announced Sept. 23 that it plans to expand its European presence with a new engineering team in Scotland. The new team will start with five engineers and will be located near the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. To support the group, Read More →
Olaplex shares jump 17% after $1.6B IPO
NOTE: This article was originally posted at 11:30 a.m. and updated after the markets closed at 1 p.m. PDT to reflect Olaplex’s closing price. The Montecito-based hair care products company Olaplex’s stock began trading on the Nasdaq on Sept. 30, opening at $21 and shooting up to $24.50 by the end of the trading day. Read More →
Olaplex ups IPO price, hopes to raise almost $1.5B
The Montecito-based hair care products company Olaplex upped the projected share price of its planned initial public offering on Sept. 28 and now expects to raise as much as $1.46 billion. Olaplex now plans to price its upcoming IPO at $17 to $19, it said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Read More →
Procore makes its biggest acquisition yet
Procore Technologies announced its first acquisition since going public in May, and it’s the largest one in company history. The Carpinteria-based construction software company said on Sept. 22 that it is purchasing Levelset, a New Orleans-based construction software company, for $500 million: $425 million in cash and $75 million in the form of Procore common Read More →
Amgen wins patent case
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen had a big win in court on Sept. 20, as a federal court in New Jersey upheld multiple Amgen patents for its psoriasis treatment, Otezla. Amgen filed a patent infringement lawsuit earlier this year against two companies, Sandoz and Zydus Pharmaceuticals, claiming that their generic versions of Otezla infringed upon at least Read More →
Olaplex IPO will raise around $1B, company says
Olaplex, a hair care products company founded in Santa Barbara, expects to price its initial public offering of common stock between $14 and $16 per share, the company announced Sept. 20. The company said it is offering 67 million shares, so at the midpoint of its anticipated price range, the shares would sell for around Read More →
Cannabis company closes purchase of former Houweling’s Tomatoes greenhouses
Glass House Brands, a publicly traded cannabis company, has closed its purchase of the former Houweling’s Tomatoes property near Camarillo. The 160-acre property has six greenhouses that total 5.5 million square feet. Glass House bought it for $93 million in cash, plus stock considerations, the company said in a Sept. 15 news release. The closing Read More →
