Activist investor nominates 10 candidates for Deckers board
Activist investor Marcato Capital Management nominated 10 candidates for the board of directors for Goleta-based Deckers Brands. The shoe company confirmed that it had received the nominations in a news release issued Sept. 13. Earlier in the month, Deckers set a Sept. 15 deadline for nominations and pushed back its annual stockholders meeting, usually held Read More →
Read More →Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta to become a Ritz-Carlton
Pacific Hospitality Group confirmed Sept. 12 that it had entered the final stages of a sale of the Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta to a new buyer and its transition to a new management company but declined to provide names. Industry sources said that it had been bought by New York real estate investment Read More →
Read More →Deckers Brands delays meeting, deadline for director nominations
Deckers Brands, the Goleta maker of Ugg boots, set a Sept. 15 deadline for the nomination of new directors after coming under fire from activist investors who demanded the sale of the company. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 5 also pushed the annual meeting back until December. The company told the Read More →
Read More →Resonant signs deal with component vendor
Goleta-based electronics manufacturer Resonant announced on Sept. 5 that it had signed an agreement with a component vendor and surface acoustic wave device foundry. The agreement is part of the company’s Infinite Synthesized Network Foundry program and incorporates the vendor’s chip scale packaging and wafer level packaging capabilities, the company said in a news release. Read More →
Read More →Flir Systems consolidates operations
Flir Systems announced a consolidation of its operations Aug. 30, slimming the Goleta-based company down to three business segments. The government and defense segment will handle surveillance, detection, outdoor and tactical systems. Jim Cannon, Flir president and CEO, was appointed interim head of the department. The industrial segment will be led by Frank Pennisi and Read More →
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