On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. During the last week of August, PharMerica Corp. adopted what it called a “poison pill measure” to halt an unwanted buyout from Omnicare Inc. The poison pill measure, also known as a shareholders’ rights plan, was created to dissuade...
Fed might not resist mergers and acquisitions of big banks
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011. One might be forgiven for thinking that big banks in California or anywhere else in the country might be operating on thin ice when it comes to getting even bigger. The words “too big to fail” conjure immediate...
Patent holdings are driving up the prices in acquisitions
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, August 25, 2011. The search for companies with valuable patents is changing the landscape of mergers and acquisitions in San Diego and indeed across the country. At one time, patents were rarely part of the equation when companies were considering...
Babies sold for $150k via illegal surrogacy contracts
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, August 12, 2011. A reproductive law attorney who pleaded guilty to fraud charges in San Diego federal court has been ordered to pay restitution to her victims. The criminal complaint against her alleged that the attorney defrauded a number of...
Massive merger protects customer information with online security
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011. San Diego company Websense, an online security specialist, was chosen by First Tech Federal Credit Union to protect its customer data in its upcoming merger with Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union. The merger between the two companies...
California grocers merge to dominate farmers’ market industry
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Natural grocers are increasingly popular across the country, but Californians have a special penchant for quality organic ingredients. Two California favorites, Henry’s Farmers Market and Sprouts Farmers Market will be merging and operating under the name Sprouts Farmers Market....
Mergers and acquisitions expected in food & beverage industry
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The slow economy has reduced the appetite for many California companies to take part in mergers and acquisitions. In a sign, though, that things may be looking up for M&A, many executives in the food and beverage industry foresee...
California company snapped up in battle between two tech titans
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, July 7, 2011. A California-based maker of image-compression technology has been acquired in a strategic move that can be seen as a battle in a war between two tech industry giants. HTC Corp., the world’s second-largest maker of smart phones,...
California joint venture to create legal online poker game
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, June 24, 2011. Five years ago, President George W. Bush outlawed online gambling. However, it is expected that new legislation will allow states to regulate online gambling in their jurisdictions. In anticipation of these new changes in the law, the online...