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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, February 11th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Latest news / Comments Off on Moorpark mortgage firm files for $287.5M IPO
Moorpark-based financial services company PennyMac has filed papers for a $287.5 million initial public offering of its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The venture was founded in 2008 by a former top executive at Countrywide Financial Corp., the defunct subprime mortgage lender at the heart of the financial crisis. In July 2011, PennyMac Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 8th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Startup Camarillo investment firm snags former Affinity HQ in Ventura
The firm, founded in 2011 by real estate industry veteran Eric Taylor, plans to turn the former campus headquarters into a multi-tenant office park.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 8th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on First California nixes acquisition on eve of PacWest deal
Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group has called off a deal to acquire Premier Service Bank, a small Riverside-based lender it was slated to buy last year. The dashed deal may be a sign that a contentious $231 million acquisition of First California by Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp is moving forward. Executives from First California Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, February 4th, 2013 / Latest news, Technology / 1 Comment
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will visit Haas Automation, one of the largest employers in Ventura County, on Feb. 12 on a recruitment visit. Haas spokesman Peter Zierhut told the Business Times that the Texas governor reached out to the Oxnard-based company. “It’s not something that we went out and arranged,” he said. “In fact, Gov. Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 1st, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers to double retail stores in race for revenue
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 1st, 2013 / Columns, Restaurants / Comments Off on Restaurateurs hope to launch chain with new State Street pizzeria
A world-renowned pizza chef promises to bring authentic Italian-style pizza at a relatively affordable price to the State Street corridor.
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