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Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie company that has controlled Lafuma...
Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie company that has controlled Lafuma since December 2013, has announced the acquisition of a further 8.54 percent stake in the company, by taking over all the shares held by a minority investor, CDC Entreprises Elan PME. With this transaction, Calida's stake rises to 87.70 percent. ...
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According to Reuters, Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear, two struggling...
According to Reuters, Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear, two struggling American retail chains that are both owned by Golden Gate Capital, are exploring a possible combination of their operations and a reduction in the number of their stores
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Acting through its strategic investment arm, Tin Shed Ventures, Patagonia...
Acting through its strategic investment arm, Tin Shed Ventures, Patagonia has joined a $12.4 million funding round for NuMat Technologies, which develops and markets metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that are programmed to specifically interact with targeted molecules. NuMat compares its manufacturing process to precision medicine in the health care sector.
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Amer Sports notified the investment community that AXA, the French-based...
Amer Sports notified the investment community that AXA, the French-based insurance company, has raised its stake in the company to 5.26%
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Patrol Oy, the Finnish distributor of Fischer, has bought the...
Patrol Oy, the Finnish distributor of Fischer, has bought the One Way Sport brand of poles. The acquisition doesn't include the rights to the brand in China, which are owned by 361 Degrees. Meanwhile, Nordic Sports Consulting has started distributing the poles of Exel in Germany and Austria, according to ...
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Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of...
Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of the former Jarden Corporation that groups numerous brands including Berkley, Abu Garcia, Penn and Shakespeare, joining Rawlings on the selling block. It will also seek a buyer for Jostens, among other assets in other sectors. Together, they represent about 35 ...
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Various investment firms and equity funds are reportedly considering a...
Various investment firms and equity funds are reportedly considering a possible takeover of Woolrich International, the company controlled by Italy's WP Lavori in Corso, with a valuation of €250-300 million
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Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new...
Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new IFRS accounting rules. Revenues were increased by €24.1 million to €2,709.3 million, with increases of €3.8 million for Outdoor, €5.8 million for Ball Sports and €14.5 million for Fitness. Net income for the year was adjusted down by €0.4 million ...
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VF Corp. has completed the acquisition of Icebreaker, which...
VF Corp. has completed the acquisition of Icebreaker, which had sales of about $220 million last year. It plans to combine the brand with Smartwool to create a global distribution footprint in the nature fiber market. The plan for the market positioning of the brand has yet to be worked ...
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Adidas Outdoor has been growing at a double-digit rate so...
Adidas Outdoor has been growing at a double-digit rate so far this year in the U.S. market, according to a report in SGB last week, centering round the office taken over by Adidas Outdoor USA in Golden, Colorado. The four employees who work there are part of Agron Inc., which ...
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GoPro's depressed share price took a jump after reports that...
GoPro's depressed share price took a jump after reports that a Chinese rival, Xiaomi, may make an offer for the company. Xiaomi, a big Chinese company that makes smartphones, mobile devices, laptops and other consumer electronics, is a minority shareholder of Yi Technology, which makes action cameras that are much ...
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Amer Sports has cancelled 2,000,000 treasury shares, keeping only 1,486,696...
Amer Sports has cancelled 2,000,000 treasury shares, keeping only 1,486,696 of them. The number of outstanding shares in the company has thus been reduced to 116,517,285. Meanwhile, Amer Sports' board of directors has decided to transfer a total of 200,071 Amer shares to the personnel participating in its 2013 and ...
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With annual sales of more than $5 billion, JD Sports...
With annual sales of more than $5 billion, JD Sports Fashion is set to become the world's fourth-largest integrated sporting goods retailer, vastly improving its purchasing power with the likes of Nike, following a merger agreement reached on Sunday under which it will take over The Finish Line, a direct ...
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Marcato Capital Markets has sold its 8.5% stake in Deckers...
Marcato Capital Markets has sold its 8.5% stake in Deckers Brands following its failure to obtain support for its proxy fight against the current management
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ABS Protection has moved from Gräfeling to the Schwabing section...
ABS Protection has moved from Gräfeling to the Schwabing section of Munich, where it will reportedly exploit synergies with other sports brands in the same building. Felix Neureuther, the German ski star, is a shareholder in the German manufacturer of avalanche airbags.
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Ibex, an American brand that was generating annual sales of...
Ibex, an American brand that was generating annual sales of about $20 million from its merino wool performance apparel, has found a new owner for its assets, following an auction launched in January. Ibex is now a property of Flour Fund, a New York-based investment fund led by a marketing ...
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Lauche & Maas, a specialty outdoor retailer with three stores...
Lauche & Maas, a specialty outdoor retailer with three stores in Germany, filed for insolvency this month. The company has three stores in Munich and Ulm and operates a web shop. Max Liebig of the Jaffé law office was appointed as insolvency administrator. The wages of the company's 31 employees ...
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The proxy fight around Newell Brands is heating up, with...
The proxy fight around Newell Brands is heating up, with Starboard Value nominating two additional directors to a full slate that it is proposing for election at the company's annual meeting. The hedge fund's statement came after the company announced on Feb. 22 a “refreshment” of its board of directors, ...
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The number of shares and votes in the Thule Group...
The number of shares and votes in the Thule Group has increased by 1,135,696 to 103,208,606 as of March 29, 2018, following the exercise of warrants by nine individuals including the company's chief executive, Magnus Welander, and its chairman, Stefan Jacobsson. Together, Welander and Jacobsson have come to own about ...
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The number of shares in the Swedish-based Thule Group has...
The number of shares in the Swedish-based Thule Group has declined by 1,135,696 to 103,208,606 following the exercise of warrants by nine individuals including the company's chief executive, Magnus Welander, and its chairman, Stefan Jacobsson
