Peter J. Brennan
Executive Editor
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Recent Stories
Alignment Aims To Be $1 Billion Company
HEALTHCARE: AI platform; 91% growth in 2 years
Alignment Healthcare, which began in 2013, is well on its way to becoming a billion-dollar business.
Fast Grower Lists Show 48% Sales Rise
No Industry Dominates; Irvine Attracts Most
From electric bikes to dental technologies to customized sandwiches, Orange County’s eclectic mix of private companies continue to thrive.
Flying High
PacLife Sells Stake in Aircraft Leasing Co. for $3B
Aviation Capital Group gets little attention as the relatively quiet affiliate of the giant insurance company Pacific Life Insurance Co.
Banc of California Says Defrauded of $36.1M
Shares of Banc of California Inc. (NYSE: BANC) plunged as much as 10% after revealing it would take a $36.1 million charge involving an alleged fraud.
L Squared Invests $60M in Aerospace Testing
Newport Beach-based L Squared Capital Partners said it has formed Raptor Scientific LLC with a $60 million investment to acquire companies in the fragmented aerospace and defense-focused testing and measurement Industry.
PacLife to Sell Aviation Unit
Newport Beach-based Pacific Life Insurance Co. said it will sell its aviation unit for an estimated $3 billion to minority stockholder Tokyo Century Corp.
Chapman School of Engineering Debuts
5 Years in Making; Focus On Computing, High Pay
Five years in the works, Chapman University’s new engineering school is ready for its close-up.
Pacific Mercantile Gets New CEO
BANKING: Replacement has deep roots in OC
For three years, Tom Vertin made a long commute to his job at Costa Mesa-based Pacific Mercantile Bank.
Mechanics Bank Completes Rabobank Purchase
Mechanics Bank said it completed its acquisition of Rabobank, N.A., a subsidiary of Rabobank Group, for $2.1 billion.
Look North for OC’s Fastest-Growing City
ECONOMY: 22 cities see population drop
Orange County’s new hot spot is Brea, when looking at population growth in the Business Journal’s annual ranking of cities by population.
