All Corporate articles – Page 78
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The shareholders of Conzzeta approved proposals to conduct a share...
The shareholders of Conzzeta approved proposals to conduct a share split and to spin off its real estate business at an extraordinary meeting on June 22. Each shareholder will receive four shares for each one in his or her possession. The shareholders of the Swiss group, which owns Mammut and ...
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Vista Outdoor is not looking for a specific company size...
Vista Outdoor is not looking for a specific company size in its “aggressive” pursuit of acquisitions in the outdoor space. The company's management told investors at a recent conference that, while a $200 million takeover may require less work than a $50 million deal, Vista may add more value to ...
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Vibram USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian sole...
Vibram USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian sole maker, has acquired the soling assets of Quabaug Corporation, its U.S. manufacturing and distribution partner since 1965. Their activities are to be integrated into Quabaug Vibram Innovation (QVI). Vibram said the aim of the acquisition was to maintain its U.S.-based ...
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Balega Socks, a company from North Carolina specializing in performance...
Balega Socks, a company from North Carolina specializing in performance socks, has been acquired by Implus Corporation, a group that owns a slew of brands in the footwear, sports and fitness markets, such as Sof Sole, Yaktrax, Airplus, Sneaker Balls, Icetrekkers and more. The partnership is meant to help Implus ...
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IC Group, the Danish company that owns Peak Performance, has...
IC Group, the Danish company that owns Peak Performance, has signed an agreement for the sale of its head office in Copenhagen and it plans to relocate to a much smaller property in or around the Danish capital during the first half of 2016
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Hydro Flask will start construction this summer on a new...
Hydro Flask will start construction this summer on a new and bigger, 12,000-square-feet head office in Bend, Oregon
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Proged, a Spanish distributor that works with Keen and many...
Proged, a Spanish distributor that works with Keen and many other sports brands, has acquired the rights to Tuckland, an 80-year-old Spanish brand of work and outdoor boots. It's starting with a small collection of hiking and trekking shoes for the autumn/winter 2015/16 season. A state-owned company, Nafinco, had taken ...
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Summit Sports, a predominantly online retailer from Michigan specializing in...
Summit Sports, a predominantly online retailer from Michigan specializing in winter sports, outdoor, water and action sports products, has been purchased by Digital Fuel Capital, a U.S. private equity group focused on online business investments. Established as a store in Michigan, Summit Sports was one of the earliest online specialists, ...
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GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian...
GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian supplier of food and drink storage systems and travel essentials based in Vancouver. The food and drink storage solutions will be integrated into GSI Outdoors' branded product line while the Travel Essentials Collection will continue to be marketed under the ...
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APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with...
APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with VF Corporation on potential uses for its textile finishing technology. The collaboration between the two companies is connected with VF's Global Innovation Center activities. VF operates three centers in the U.S. which work to develop advancements in apparel, footwear and ...
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Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond Inc.,...
Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond Inc., has acquired Mountain Khakis from Remington Arms Company, the majority owner, and the other owners. The purchase was made through an affiliate of Kanders & Company, of which Kanders is the owner and president. Founded in 2003, Mountain Khakis is ...
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Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country...
Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country manager for Ecco, replacing Jens-Jacob Iversen. Vansgaard has been the country manager for Viking in Denmark since 2006. He had assumed additional responsibility for KangaROOS in the Nordic countries since 2011.
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Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product,...
Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product, Cesar Geronimo as development director, and Manon Belley as design director. Christensen was most recently at Ecco, where he also worked on product management. Geronimo is an industrial engineer and has worked for more than 16 years at Wolverine Worldwide. ...
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Lafuma confirms that its investors are eligible for the fiscal...
Lafuma confirms that its investors are eligible for the fiscal benefits that accrue to those who own shares in small and medium-sized companies in France
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Columbia Sportswear is asking shareholders to elect Malia Wesson, former...
Columbia Sportswear is asking shareholders to elect Malia Wesson, former president of the U.S. Bank of Oregon, to a full term on its board of directors, which would be expanded to 11 members
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The French Post Office has become the majority shareholder of...
The French Post Office has become the majority shareholder of Expé, a French chain of eight outdoor stores with an annual turnover of around €8 million, according to sport-guide.com. XAnge, an investment fund operated by the French Post Office had first acquired a 49 percent stake in the chain in ...
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Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to...
Amer Sports has transferred 290,596 of its treasury shares to its personnel who participate in various performance share and stock incentive programs instituted in 2010 and 2013. This leaves Amer with 1,131,756 own shares, or 0.95 percent of the whole equity. Meanwhile, Amer's board of directors has approved a new ...
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Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an...
Samsonite International has completed the acquisition of Rolling Luggage, an airport retailer of branded luggage and travel products, as part of its ongoing strategy to enhance its global multi-brand retail platform. Samsonite has acquired the U.K.-based retailer from the capital-owned Tie Rack Retail Group for a cash consideration £15.75 million ...
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Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page...
Esquif Canoes has announced on its website and Facebook page that it ceased operations on March 16. After 15 years in business, the Quebec-based canoe maker has sold its assets and ended production. Esquif sold whitewater, touring and sporting canoes. The company had been striving to develop a replacement for ...
