Dole down 9.4% in first day on NYSE
Westlake Village-based Dole is publicly traded once again, after raising $400 million in a July 30 initial public offering. The IPO was a bit of a letdown for Dole. The company priced its shares at $16 only to see them open at $15 and then drop to $14.50 by the end of the trading day, Read More →
Amgen to buy biotech startup TeneoBio
Amgen announced July 27 that it plans to buy a privately held Bay Area biotech company called TeneoBio in an all-cash deal worth as much as $2.5 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and calls for Amgen to pay $900 million up front for all outstanding shares Read More →
Takeda expansion is latest coup for Conejo Valley pharma industry
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a Japanese company with major operations in the Conejo Valley, will expand its facility in Thousand Oaks, investing $126 million to build out the manufacturing operations to support new product lines. The Takeda team, alongside the mayor of Thousand Oaks, Claudia Bill-de la Peña, is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Read More →
Even without a government mandate, some businesses still requiring masks
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Growers sue over Ventura County groundwater
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Thoma Bravo deepens investment in region with $2B acquisition of QAD
Editor’s note: This article was originally posted June 28, and updated July 1 with additional reporting on the pending deal. The enterprise software company QAD is being acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction worth around $2 billion, another sign of growth in the Santa Barbara technology industry. Santa Barbara-based QAD, which provides cloud Read More →
Parker Clay is growing at home and abroad
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