Business
Insurance: Irvine firm agrees to acquire industry’s No. 3 company for $1.2 billion, creating a new giant with 30% of the market.
Aug. 2, 1999
Fidelity National Financial Inc., building a war chest for future acquisitions, sold $205 million in notes in a public offering Tuesday to raise $90.8 million for the company’s coffers.
Feb. 9, 1994
Fidelity National Financial, an Irvine-based title insurance company, said it has raised $8 million in capital through the private sale of corporate debt to help it with its previously announced plan to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of its common stock.
Dec. 5, 1987
Federal regulators appear ready to approve the pending merger of Fidelity National Financial Inc. and Chicago Title Corp. with some minor conditions.
Nov. 19, 1999
Directors of Fidelity National Financial, an Irvine title insurance company, declared a cash dividend of 3 cents a share to shareholders of record on Oct. 20.
Nov. 14, 1987
Fidelity National Growth: Fidelity National, meantime, continues to grow.
Dec. 11, 1993
You wouldn’t know it by looking at the chief executive’s base salary, but Fidelity National Financial Inc. placed first among Orange County companies in stock appreciation over a five-year period.
May 29, 1994
Fidelity National Financial, an Arizona-based title insurance company with branches in 28 states, said Friday that it will move its headquarters from Scottsdale to Irvine.
Oct. 10, 1987
Restructuring: Irvine company’s consolidation with former rival Chicago Title necessitates 1,500 layoffs nationwide, up to 100 in the Southland, over the next year.
March 23, 2000