A Delaware judge this week ordered formal submissions from both Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) and Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) as the companies fought over Unilife’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale, with Insulet claiming Unilife is selectively refusing to supply appropriate information and restricting it’s ability to participate. Insulet claims that Unilife has not provided it with enough data to make an informed […]
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Acelity taps Jokinen as CFO, exec VP | Personnel Moves June 20, 2017
Acelity said last week it tapped Tracy Jokinen as its chief financial officer and executive vice president, taking over for interim CFO Todd Wyatt. Jokinen was formerly a CFO of uniform and facility services provider G&K services, which was acquired by Cintas earlier this year. Prior to working at G&K, Jokinen spent more than 20 years at […]
Unilife wins approval for Chap 11 bankruptcy plans
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) this week won approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for its chapter 11 bid and plans for a sale, despite not having completed every step in the process. In the filing, Judge Laurie Silverstein noted that so far “no trustee, examiner or official committee of creditors holding unsecured claims” has […]
Bankrupt Unilife asks judge for $1m in bonuses for top execs
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month, reportedly asked a Delaware bankruptcy court yesterday to approve a “key employee retention plan” that would provide 4 top executives with nearly $1 million in bonuses, contingent upon a successful sale of the company. Unilife added it has already approved the plan with its debtor-in-possession lender. The […]
Unilife files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, saying it hopes to support the company’s business operations with a $7 million debtor-in-possession financing facility and its remaining cash. The cash-strapped company owes more than $22 million to Sanofi, Kahle Automation, Morgan Stanley, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and MECO Inc., according to documents that Unilife filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy […]
Hook to step down as Integer CEO | Personnel Moves | March 31 , 2017
Integer Holdings (NYSE:ITGR) said this week that current CEO Thomas Hook has stepped down as the company’s president and CEO, effective immediately, with Joseph Dziedzic taking over as interim prez & CEO. Hook will stay on the Frisco, Texas-based company’s board until the company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, but will not seek re-election. Dziedzic is currently a […]
Unilife: Ex-CEO Shortall’s shenanigans exposed ‘material weaknesses’
Shares in Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) are off 7% this week after the company said its investigation into former CEO Alan Shortall turned up “material weaknesses” in its bookkeeping procedures that will require it to restate some of its financials. Shortall, who left the company in March along with COO Ramin Mojdeh, was elevated to chairman in 2013. In May, […]
Unilife shareholders pull trigger on 1-for-10 reverse split
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) said yesterday its board voted in favor of a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, set to take effect on Friday, May 13. The vote was made at a special meeting of stockholders held yesterday. With the move, every 10 shares of the companys’ common stock will be exchanged for a single share, which the company […]
Unilife plunges after canceling earnings call on ex-CEO’s possible ‘violations’
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) shares plunged this morning after it canceled an earnings conference call due to its discovery of possible company policy and legal “violations” by former chairman & CEO Alan Shortall. Shortall, who left the company in March along with COO Ramin Mojdeh, was elevated to chairman in 2013. Yesterday Unilife said it will delay reporting its fiscal […]
Unilife & Amgen finalize $75m co-development deal
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) said today it finalized a $75 million collaborative deal with Amgen (NSDQ:AMGN) for injectable drug delivery systems, a deal the companies have been working out for the past month. The deal includes licensing, investment, development and supply agreements and is centered around Unilife’s prefilled customizable wearable injectors, according to an SEC filing from the York, […]
Unilife, Amgen extend negotiations a 3rd time
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) and Amgen (NSDQ:AMGN) are tacking on another 11 days to come to an agreement on whether their deal for Unilife’s wearable injector technology will be exclusive to Amgen or not. The extension makes the 3rd in the past month for the companies, as they gave themselves another week last Monday to settle the deal. Two weeks […]
