- Terra Holdings purchase creates city's biggest
luxury firm.
In an acquisition that will create one of the largest high-end real estate firms on the East Coast and the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, Terra Holdings has purchased Dunemere Associates Real Estates. The Holding company for several real estate operating firms in the United States, ......
- The All-County Disaster Preparedness Team
When disaster strikes, nothing is guaranteed-not water, food, electricity, mobile networks, construction materials or even gasoline. As Hurricanes Wilma, Charley, Jeanne, Frances and, of course, Katrina (to name just a few) have pummeled Florida and the Gulf Coast over the past two years, any sense of security for area businesses......
- M&A report--January 2008.
Bank of America's announced purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp. was January's largest single M&A transaction in Los Angeles County. The $4.1 billion stock deal accounted for more than half of the $7 billion in M&A activity. In other notable deals, Los Angeles-based Colony Capital teamed up with Goldman Sachs and ......
- People make the difference
Dave Stanton joined Gateway Insurance in 1968 after his father, Fred Stanton, founder of the company, retired. The younger Stanton had great timing - when the company was founded in 1952, R. Lauderdale was primarily a tourist town. But that began to change in the early '70s as South Florida ......
- Small pool of insurers limits options for property owners
A HANDFUL OF LARGE insurance companies dominate the property and casualty insurance market in Louisiana and other hurricane-prone states, and some analysts and regulators read that as trouble for consumers. Weiss Ratings Inc., based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., reports that eight companies comprise more than 74% of the property ......
- Six years after Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc.: The continual erosion of First Amendment rights
INTRODUCTION In the suburbs of Boca Raton, Florida, five years ago, a car driven by Nicholas Copertino was involved in a collision where five teenagers were killed and another six were injured. Copertino's insurance policy was with Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company and had a liability limit of $300,000 ......
- BankAtlantic to buy Community Savings Bankshares for 2.43 times revenue
The Deal: BankAtlantic BancorpInc. has agreed to purchase Community Savings Bankshares Inc. for $170 million. The acquisition is a move by BankAtlantic to boost its presence in southern Florida. After news of the transaction was announced, shares of Community Savings gained $4.12 to $18.62, and BankAtlantic shares rose six cents ......