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 is worth over $4.75 billion, […]
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. Both Sprouts and Henry’s were […]
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 a renewed thirst for mergers […]
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, agreed to acquire S3 Graphics Co. earlier […]
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 gambling market is heating up. […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted inShareholders’ Rights on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. A lawsuit on behalf of the shareholders of Yahoo was recently filed in a California court. Yahoo is accused of making false and misleading statements regarding Yahoo’s business prospects in violation of its shareholders’ rights and federal securities laws. Yahoo holds a 40 […]