All Corporate articles – Page 73
-
News briefs
Sympatex Holding is changing its name this month to Smart...
Sympatex Holding is changing its name this month to Smart Solutions Holding – albeit only at the level of the holding company. Its two subsidiaries, Sympatex and Ploucquet subsidiaries, will continue to operate under those names. The group said in a press release that the change of name was meant ...
-
Short stops
Thule Group says the number of shares and votes in...
Thule Group says the number of shares and votes in the company has risen to 1,036,455 following the exercise of warrants
-
News briefs
Garmin International has acquired Pulsed Light, a company specializing in...
Garmin International has acquired Pulsed Light, a company specializing in optical distance measurement technology, boasting that the sensor boards from the firm in Oregon are particularly accurate, small and lightweight. Pulsed Light developed and owns the intellectual property that enables this technology. The multiple applications could include products such as ...
-
News briefs
Seven executives of Thule Group including Magnus Welander and Stefan...
Seven executives of Thule Group including Magnus Welander and Stefan Jacobsson, who are respectively chief executive and chairman of the Swedish company, have exercised warrants issued since 2014, paying 84.90 Swedish kronor (€9.05-$9.88) per share. The transaction raises the total number of shares by 1,036,455 to 101,036,455, resulting in net ...
-
News briefs
The North Face has moved its office and showroom for...
The North Face has moved its office and showroom for the German-speaking countries from the MOC to the German office of VF Corporation in the northern part of the city, along with other group brands such as Smartwool, Napapijri, Timberland, Vans and Wrangler.
-
News briefs
Vaude has acquired Epiclist, the iPhone-compatible outdoor travel application developed...
Vaude has acquired Epiclist, the iPhone-compatible outdoor travel application developed over the past three years by Epic Peaks. Epiclist allows users to post travel and outdoor stories, which they can share with their friends. By documenting travels and outdoor activities, this app aims to inspire other users to plan their ...
-
News briefs
Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns numerous sports, fitness...
Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns numerous sports, fitness and footwear accessories brands, has enlarged its fitness category to form the Implus Fitness & Wellness Division, after the purchase of Trigger Point Performance, Harbinger Fitness and Fuel Belt earlier this year. The move is meant to accelerate expansion in ...
-
News briefs
Amer Sports' board of directors has approved a Performance Share...
Amer Sports' board of directors has approved a Performance Share Plan and a Restricted Stock Plan as incentives for key employees. The first one will allow about 250 people to earn rewards in cash and Amer shares, up to a maximum of 1.1 million shares, based on the ...
-
News briefs
Ogio has announced that its new headquarters in Draper, Utah...
Ogio has announced that its new headquarters in Draper, Utah are scheduled to open in Nov. 16. The new 25,000-square-foot facility is nearly double the size of the previous headquarters following the company's strong growth over the past five years. The facility features a large showroom, for retail customer meetings ...
-
News briefs
Berghaus has completed the refurbishment of its head office in...
Berghaus has completed the refurbishment of its head office in Sunderland, which had been originally built in 1999, using sustainable materials and methods. The two-floor structure can accommodate up to 140 employees, including those involved in product development. A “sky rail” on the ceiling of the first floor holds current ...
-
News briefs
The board of directors at Cabela's said it had started...
The board of directors at Cabela's said it had started exploring a range of strategic alternatives for the U.S. fishing, hunting and outdoor retailer, to drive value for its shareholders. After some investor rumblings in the last few weeks, Cabela's chief executive, Thomas Millner, said in a statement that the ...
-
News briefs
IC Group's board of director has decided to initiate a...
IC Group's board of director has decided to initiate a new program that will grant up to 61,113 performance shares to the members of its global management team and other selected executives, for a total of 23 participants. They will have an opportunity to get one-quarter of the shares depending ...
-
News briefs
Bondholders of Sympatex Holding have rejected a proposal to...
Bondholders of Sympatex Holding have rejected a proposal to get their bonds redeemed ahead of their maturity for 101 percent of their value, and this should make it more difficult for shareholders to sell parts of the group to interested parties. Only creditors representing 21.6 percent of the €13 million ...
-
Short stops
Deckers Brands' French subsidiary has taken over full ownership of...
Deckers Brands' French subsidiary has taken over full ownership of Hoka Europe
-
News briefs
Polartec has decided to close its factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts,...
Polartec has decided to close its factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, moving its operations to its other plants in Hudson, New Hampshire and Cleveland, Tennessee. The latter was acquired by Polartec in September from United Knitting. The Lawrence factory had been rebuilt by Malden Mills 20 years ago, after being ...
-
News briefs
Newsquest has sold TGO, a consumer-oriented outdoor magazine in the...
Newsquest has sold TGO, a consumer-oriented outdoor magazine in the U.K., to Kelsey Media, which already publishes Outdoor Fitness and Triathlon. The magazine is said to have a lower circulation than the market leaders, Trail and Country Walking.
-
News briefs
Lancaster University has joined forces with the Pentland Group, the...
Lancaster University has joined forces with the Pentland Group, the owner of Berghaus and many other brands and retail interests, to open the Pentland Centre for research into sustainable business. The center is meant to draw on expertise from all faculties within Lancaster University, including the Lancaster University Management School, ...
-
News briefs
The shareholders of Pelican International,have sold a minority share in...
The shareholders of Pelican International,have sold a minority share in the Canadian maker of water sport equipment to Fonds de solidarité FTQ, a Montreal-based development capital fund. The investment will help the company to open a second factory in Quebec with a view to boosting its production capacity. The current ...
-
News briefs
Implus, a U.S. company that owns a lot of brands...
Implus, a U.S. company that owns a lot of brands relating to sports, fitness and footwear, has added Fuelbelt, which specializes in hydration belts and running accessories. Acquired at an undisclosed price, Fuelbelt is to be included in the specialty category of Implus, alongside Balega socks, Triggerpoint and Sof Sole. ...
-
News briefs
Le Chameau has decided to shut down its French manufacturing...
Le Chameau has decided to shut down its French manufacturing plant at Cahan near Flers, which employs 55 workers. The factory makes some of the high-end hunting boots in rubber and leather sold by the company. The production is expected to be transferred to another plant owned by the company ...
