NFP buys Simi Valley entertainment insurance firm
A division of National Financial Partners Corp., one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the country, has acquired a niche Simi Valley business for an undisclosed amount. New York-based NFP said Sept. 9 that its had bought Insurance West Corp., a Ventura County-based firm that offers insurance to the entertainment equipment rental industry as Read More →
Yardi acquires apartment research company
Yardi Systems, a Santa Barbara-based technology company focused on designing products for real estate and property management, said July 3 that it has acquired a company that compiles and publishes data on the apartment industry. Pierce-Eislen is an online technology company that provides up-to-the-minute data to the commercial multifamily housing industry. The company researches and Read More →
KCLU buys Santa Maria station
Thousand Oaks-based National Public Radio station KCLU has purchased a station in Santa Maria that will expand its reach to the Central Coast. The station, which is a community service of California Lutheran University, will begin broadcasting to listeners in Santa Maria, the Santa Ynez Valley, Lompoc, Nipomo and the Five Cities area. The frequency Read More →
K-Swiss sale to Korean firm closes
E.Land World Limited of Korea closed its $170 million buyout of Westlake Village-based athletic shoe company K-Swiss on April 30, after shareholders of the footwear company overwhelmingly approved the merger. Under the terms of the sale, K-Swiss shareholders will receive $4.75 per share in cash, marking the high point of the company’s 52-week stock price Read More →
Swiss firm snags Power-One at bargain price
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Global dealmakers zoom in on region, shrug off slow growth politics
A strengthening currency, a stable economic platform and the ability to innovate and reinvent is not something that you find in many places around the world.
