Business
Lear Siegler Holdings Corp., a corporation formed by Forstmann Little & Co., reported that it has completed its previously reported acquisition of Santa Monica-based Lear Siegler Inc. . . .
Feb. 12, 1987
The Santa Monica-based conglomerate said it signed an agreement to sell its unprofitable Phoenix-based Audiotone unit, which makes hearing aids, to Dalhberg Inc. of Golden Valley, Minn.
Dec. 31, 1986
AFG Partners withdrew its $85-a-share offer to buy the Lear Siegler conglomerate Monday but said it remains interested in acquiring the company.
Dec. 16, 1986
Books
While it has long been fashionable for academics to deride advertisements as merely tools of social control, Jackson Lears, a professor of history at Rutgers University, believes that advertising copywriters--iconoclasts at the center of capitalism--can help us find a place in the world for play, wonder and the imagination.
Dec. 10, 1995
Santa Monica-based Lear Siegler Inc. announced the following promotions: Ronald V.
May 8, 1985
Wickes Chairman Sanford C.
Nov. 13, 1986
The proposed $1.5-billion takeover of manufacturing conglomerate Lear Siegler by a relatively unknown partnership sparked a flurry of stock trading Friday that many Wall Street analysts interpreted as a sign that the fate of the company would not be resolved quickly or quietly.
Nov. 1, 1986
Lear’s article warns us correctly that corporate short-term thinking is bad for this country.
March 26, 1987
Entertainment & Arts
OVER THE LAST 25 years, the number of corporations that dominate television, movies, music, radio, cable and the Internet has dwindled from more than 50 to just a handful of massive conglomerates.
Aug. 5, 2006
Real Estate
Charles Ruggles, who was known for 60 years for his sputtering character parts on stage and in film, built this house in 1934.
April 7, 2002