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By Staff Report / Thursday, February 20th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Connexity sold to Shopzilla
Ventura-based digital advertising firm Connexity has been purchased by Shopzilla, an online comparison shopping website out of Los Angeles, for an undisclosed sum.
The deal marks the first exit for a business that had operated out of the Ventura Ventures Technology Center, the city of Ventura’s startup incubator.
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By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Chinese firm to pump $665M investment into Santa Maria oil field
One of the most prominent oil field redevelopments in Santa Barbara County is set to be acquired by a Chinese jewelry firm. Houston-based ERG Resources confirmed to the Business Times that it is set to be acquired by Beijing-based Goldleaf Jewelry Co., a jewelry firm that also has gold mining investments.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast / Comments Off on Mission Community shareholders approve $56M acquisition
Shareholders of San Luis Obispo-based Mission Community Bancorp have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposed merger with Heritage Oaks Bancorp out of Paso Robles. The $56 million deal was announced in October 2013 and would leave Heritage Oaks as the survivor and the largest bank based in the Tri-Counties.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 14th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: What buyers and sellers need to know to make a deal happen this year
The new normal for deals is an elongated time to commit, both for buyers and sellers. Consequently, several impediments follow.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 14th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Conversant dials down on new ad strategy
Conversant will align all of its business units — including a new SET Media video unit that it acquired for $26 million in cash and $4 million in stock days after its name change — around the goal of direct conversations between advertisers and consumers.
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By Staff Report / Monday, January 13th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Salem makes $8.5M buy in bid to build conservative media empire
Camarillo-based Christian and conservative media company Salem Communications Corp. said Jan. 13 that it has purchased the assets of Eagle Publishing for $8.5 million in a bid to build “a conservative media powerhouse.”
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