Esquire Communications Ltd

The Santa Ana provider of court-reporting services posted a third-quarter net loss of $2.4 million, or 44 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $2.1 million, or 41 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was down 7% to $35.7 million.

Esquire Communications Ltd., a Santa Ana court reporting service, said Monday it has ceased operations and filed a bankruptcy petition to sell all remaining assets. Its top officers also resigned. The company previously sold its professional staffing businesses to TMP Worldwide Inc. for $11 million and turned the proceeds over to its lenders. Remaining assets were surrendered to Antares Capital Corp. as agent for the company's lender group.

Esquire Communications Ltd., a Santa Ana court reporting service, said Monday it has ceased operations and filed a bankruptcy petition to sell all remaining assets. Its top officers also resigned. The company previously sold its professional staffing businesses to TMP Worldwide Inc. for $11 million and turned the proceeds over to its lenders. Remaining assets were surrendered to Antares Capital Corp. as agent for the company's lender group.

Esquire Communications Ltd., a Santa Ana court reporting service, said Thursday it has sold its professional staffing businesses to TMP Worldwide Inc. for $11 million. Esquire said in a news release that it turned over to its lenders all the proceeds from the sale of the assets of Esquire-Gregory Staffing Services and certain assets of Esquire Staffing Services.

Esquire Communications Ltd. of New York said Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of M&M Certified Court Reporters of Santa Ana. Esquire said the purchase price, which was not disclosed, includes a combination of stock, cash and notes. M&M, which has offices in four California cities, had $5 million in revenue for the year ended Dec. 31. Esquire Communications, which provides court reporting and related legal support services, had revenue of $20.7 million last year.

Esquire Communications Ltd., a Santa Ana court reporting service, said Thursday it has sold its professional staffing businesses to TMP Worldwide Inc. for $11 million. Esquire said in a news release that it turned over to its lenders all the proceeds from the sale of the assets of Esquire-Gregory Staffing Services and certain assets of Esquire Staffing Services.

One of Orange County's oldest court reporting firms is being gobbled up by one of the nation's largest legal reporting companies. M&M Certified Court Reporters, which was founded more than 40 years ago in Santa Ana, is being acquired by New York-based Esquire Communications Ltd. as part of Esquire's effort to set up a national court reporting network, the companies said Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Santa Monica-based Macerich Co. said it has sold $100 million of convertible preferred stock to an affiliate of real estate investor William Sanders' Security Capital Group. Macerich will use the proceeds to help finance its half of the $974.5-million purchase of a group of 12 shopping malls it agreed to buy last month in a joint venture with Simon DeBartolo Group Inc. The shares, sold to Security Capital Preferred Growth Inc., are convertible into common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. . . .

Bob Le Fever has been appointed president of Coldwell Banker Southern California Co. in Mission Viejo. He will oversee 21 San Diego region offices and 13 Orange County offices. Le Fever succeeds Tom Williams, who is retiring after 20 years with the residential real estate company. Le Fever was formerly senior vice president and general manager of Prudential Atlanta Realty and, before that, executive vice president and partner in Prudential California Realty, based in Southern California.

The Santa Ana provider of court-reporting services posted a third-quarter net loss of $2.4 million, or 44 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $2.1 million, or 41 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was down 7% to $35.7 million.

Santa Monica-based Macerich Co. said it has sold $100 million of convertible preferred stock to an affiliate of real estate investor William Sanders' Security Capital Group. Macerich will use the proceeds to help finance its half of the $974.5-million purchase of a group of 12 shopping malls it agreed to buy last month in a joint venture with Simon DeBartolo Group Inc. The shares, sold to Security Capital Preferred Growth Inc., are convertible into common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. . . .

Esquire Communications Ltd. of New York said Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of M&M Certified Court Reporters of Santa Ana. Esquire said the purchase price, which was not disclosed, includes a combination of stock, cash and notes. M&M, which has offices in four California cities, had $5 million in revenue for the year ended Dec. 31. Esquire Communications, which provides court reporting and related legal support services, had revenue of $20.7 million last year.

One of Orange County's oldest court reporting firms is being gobbled up by one of the nation's largest legal reporting companies. M&M Certified Court Reporters, which was founded more than 40 years ago in Santa Ana, is being acquired by New York-based Esquire Communications Ltd. as part of Esquire's effort to set up a national court reporting network, the companies said Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.