CONEJO VALLEY CALABASAS Unico American Corp. is moving all its operations and headquarters to Calabasas from Woodland Hills. The insurance holding company’s new location is at 26050 Mureau Road. Unico underwrites property, casualty and health insurance through its insurance company subsidiary and agency subsidiary. The company also provides insurance premium financing and membership association services. Since 1985, most of Unico’s operations have been handled through its wholly owned subsidiary Crusader Insurance Co., which will be moving with the parent company. ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd. won a $19.9 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to finance a phase 3 cancer study. The Calabasas company will use the money for a clinical trial for ICT-107, a cell-based immunotherapy that targets multiple tumor-associated antigens on stem cells. It was eligible for the grant because it kills cancer tumor stem cells with the goal of preventing tumor recurrence. The ICT-107 trial will take place later this year with about 400 patients in the U.S., Europe and Canada. THOUSAND OAKS Amgen Inc. is acquiring Dezima Pharma B.V., a Netherlands-based biotech that develops blood disorder treatments, for $300 million, plus $1.25 billion if certain development and sales goals are met. The merger is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter of this year, after the deal goes through regulatory approval. The acquisition complements the Thousand Oaks company’s two new cardiovascular drugs, Repatha and Corlanor, placing it at the forefront of cardiovascular treatment. WESTLAKE VILLAGE Cynvenio Biosystems Inc. is collaborating with Korean biotech company ATGen Global to bring a new cancer test to the U.S. market. The Westlake Village-based biotech will sell ATGen’s NK Vue, a blood test that measures the activity of immune-system cells that fight off infections and cancer. Low levels of such cells have been linked to an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases and cancer. NK Vue is approved by regulatory authorities in Canada and Korea. For the U.S. market, Cynvenio will sell and support it as a “laboratory developed test,” a type of diagnostic tool that does not require FDA approval. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BURBANK Warner Bros. Entertainment has formed a joint venture to produce and distribute a slate of Chinese-language films starting as early as next year. The Burbank film and television studio will own 49 percent of Flagship Entertainment Group Ltd., with investment firm China Media Capital, in Hong Kong, owning the balance. Flagship Entertainment, to be based in Hong Kong with offices in Los Angeles and Beijing, will develop, invest in and acquire films for distribution in China and around the world. China Media Capital has teamed up in the past with Warner Bros. and other entertainment companies, including being part of the joint venture Oriental DreamWorks with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. in Glendale. A federal appeals court ruled that Warner Bros. Entertainment’s DC Comics Inc. owns the copyright to the Batmobile as it appeared in the 1960s television show and 1989 film. The company filed suit in 2011 against vehicle customizer Mark Towle, who had been making his own versions of the Caped Crusader’s car through his business Gotham Garage and selling them to collectors. In a 30-page opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Towle that the Batmobile had no copyright protection. The ruling upholds a 2013 decision by the district court. GLENDALE Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch will acquire Atwater Village brewery Golden Road. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Golden Road is the largest of the more than two dozen craft breweries in Los Angeles County, and has a growing footprint in the region. Anheuser-Busch is part of global beer giant AB InBev and has a large Budweiser brew operation in Van Nuys. The deal, expected to close by the end of the year, marks the latest acquisition of a craft brewery by a beer giant. Craft breweries, which often eschew the light, pale lagers made by Budweiser, Miller and Coors, have been attractive targets for major brewing firms lately as the growth of craft beer sales continues to outpace the growth of beer sales overall. Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, Mitch Creem, who will leave the Glendale-based integrated health care management firm to become chief executive at Integrity Healthcare. ApolloMed’s controller, William Abbott, will serve as interim chief financial officer while the company searches for a permanent CFO. The company has hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart to assist in the search. SIMI VALLEY AeroVironment Inc. was turned down for a U.S. Navy contract to continue development of a new unmanned aircraft. The Simi Valley firm received more than $20 million in 2013 and 2014 to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone that could operate from small ships to provide reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and surveillance. The company said that not receiving the phase III contract will have no impact on its stated fiscal year 2016 guidance. Also this month, the company’s board approved a $25 million stock repurchase program, saying it believes its common stock is undervalued. VALLEY VILLAGE A developer has proposed a new transit-oriented development that would include both residential and commercial space at the site of the shuttered Galaxy Car Wash at 12444 Chandler Blvd. in Valley Village. Developer Jerry Levy of Beverly Hills has filed paperwork with the city planning commission for a five-story, 70-unit apartment building with 1,750 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The development, with 80 parking spaces, will most likely include a coffee shop at the corner of Whitsett and Chandler. The project will include nine affordable-housing units and will comprise one- and two-bedroom apartments with vehicle access off a back alley so no street parking will be lost in front of the building. Levy acquired the property last December for $3.65 million, or about $866 a square foot. VAN NUYS Jim Dunn, owner of the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, died of health care complications at the age of 70. In addition to running his hotel, Dunn served on the board of the Valley Economic Alliance and as co-chair of the Aviation Policy Committee for the Valley Industry & Commerce Association. A former fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, Dunn melded his love for aviation with his love for the hospitality industry by opening a hotel adjacent to the Van Nuys Airport. He hosted many community events at his hotel and was involved in airport policy issues. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SANTA CLARITA Valencia Corporate Plaza, a three-building office complex on Interstate 5, has sold for nearly $41.3 million, or about $212 a square foot. New York investor True North Management Group acquired the buildings from Los Angeles investment trust Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Santa Monica-based Pacific Office Properties Trust Inc. The 194,400-square-foot campus, situated on 14 acres in the 28400 block of Avenue Stanford, is 82 percent leased to tenants including engineering firm Psomas, Insurance Co. of the West, and eBay Inc. subsidiary WHI Solutions. The office portfolio last sold in 2011 for $31 million, or about $159 a square foot. – Compiled by Karen E. Klein