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Canada Goose told investors at a conference sponsored by Goldman...
Canada Goose told investors at a conference sponsored by Goldman Sachs that it has strong potential to improve its profit margins in various ways. It can raise its prices, it may buy up some of its Canadian subcontractors or open new plants to supplement the production of its own six ...
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Reuters reports that a bank meeting was held at the...
Reuters reports that a bank meeting was held at the head office of Sports Direct International (SDI) earlier this month for lenders, to launch syndication for a loan worth more than £700 million (€796m-$945m). The revolving credit facility will replace an unsecured revolving working capital capacity due to mature in ...
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Artemis, the Pinault family's holding company that controls Kering, launched...
Artemis, the Pinault family's holding company that controls Kering, launched a convertible bond offer for €375 million on Sept. 22. Priced at a 35 percent premium over Kering's reference share price, the bonds will bear no interest. They will be redeemed for cash on March 31, 2023, giving the bondholders ...
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Archroma, a global company specializing in color and specialty chemicals,...
Archroma, a global company specializing in color and specialty chemicals, has announced the acquisition of an additional 26 percent stake in M. Dohmen, an international group specializing in the production of textile dyes and chemicals. The two companies will now operate as partners in serving the textile market, making the ...
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Sky News reports that Endura, a leading British cycling apparel...
Sky News reports that Endura, a leading British cycling apparel supplier, is studying a potential sale after it was approached by several parties that previously attempted to take over the Rapha brand. Rapha was sold last month in a deal that valued the brand at an estimated £200 million (€227m-$269m), ...
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Sumitomo Rubber is taking over all the shares it doesn't...
Sumitomo Rubber is taking over all the shares it doesn't own in Dunlop Sport, the Japanese owner of the Dunlop, Srixon, Cleveland Golf and XXIO brands, pulling it from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and forming a new sports division. The product line will be expanded. Sumitomo, which is also a ...
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Marcato Capital Management, the activist investor that has been criticizing...
Marcato Capital Management, the activist investor that has been criticizing the management of Deckers Brands and wants it to sell its assets, has come up with a list of ten new executives that it has nominated for seats on the company's board of directors. The board is up for renewal ...
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Lacoste has acquired all the assets of the family-owned Basi...
Lacoste has acquired all the assets of the family-owned Basi Group, which has been its Spanish licensee since 1962. The move was described as part of the brand's “premiumization strategy.” The brand has about 100 directly operated stores, franchises, factory outlets and shop-in-shops in the country. In addition to Lacoste, ...
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Clarus, the holding company previously registered as Black Diamond, has...
Clarus, the holding company previously registered as Black Diamond, has finally made an acquisition, paying $79 million for a highly profitable U.S. firm, Sierra Bullets, whose proprietary manufacturing process is said to give it the tightest tolerances in the ammunition market. The purchase price is equal to 6.3 times the ...
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Mike Ashley has made a nice capital gain from his...
Mike Ashley has made a nice capital gain from his recent investment in Game Digital as the value of the British video game company's shares rose by more than 50 percent to 37 pence following better-than-expected results and a statement by the management that it will invest in the growing ...
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After focusing on the tennis-inspired lifestyle apparel market, Lacoste has...
After focusing on the tennis-inspired lifestyle apparel market, Lacoste has invested in tennis hardware by acquiring an 80 percent stake in Major Sports, the parent company of Tecnifibre, which is a big player in the global market for tennis strings. It also sells tennis racquets and balls, the latter through ...
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A.S. Adventure, the big European outdoor retailer based in Belgium...
A.S. Adventure, the big European outdoor retailer based in Belgium that already owns several other chains including Bever in the Netherlands and Cotswold Outdoor and Snow + Rock in the U.K., has signed a deal for the takeover of McTrek Outdoor Sports, a proftable German chain of 39 outdoor shops, ...
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Adidas has completed the sale its CCM Hockey business to...
Adidas has completed the sale its CCM Hockey business to Birch Hill Equity Partners
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Standard Life Aberdeen of Edinburgh and other major independent shareholders...
Standard Life Aberdeen of Edinburgh and other major independent shareholders in Sports Direct International said on Friday that they will vote against the re-election of Keith Hellawell, chairman of the company, and Simon Bentley, one of its directors, at the company's annual meeting scheduled for next Wednesday. They are also ...
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Standard Life Aberdeen of Edinburgh, which is one of the...
Standard Life Aberdeen of Edinburgh, which is one of the major independent shareholders in Sports Direct International, has reached a 5.09% stake in JD Sports Fashion
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Amer Sports has revised its growth target through 2020, prioritizing...
Amer Sports has revised its growth target through 2020, prioritizing sustainable profitable growth. Instead of a minimum mid-single-digit growth rate on an organic and currency-neutral basis, which would have taken its turnover up to €3.5 billion by 2020, it is now simply aiming for mid-single-digit growth. The group said the ...
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Sixtus Werke Schliersee is now fully owned by Philipp Lahm,...
Sixtus Werke Schliersee is now fully owned by Philipp Lahm, the former captain of FC Bayern München. Lahm previously had a 50 percent share of the sports care, balm and hygiene product manufacturer, which is based in Hausham, in Germany's Upper Bavaria. Lahm was also already a brand ambassador for ...
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Aquafil is to merge with Space3, an asset management firm,...
Aquafil is to merge with Space3, an asset management firm, and plans to list on the Italian stock exchange this autumn. Aquafil specializes in the production of synthetic fibers used in the textile, flooring, and clothing industries. The company is also known for its Econyl Regeneration System, an industrial system ...
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On Aug. 14, Black Diamond Inc., the parent company of...
On Aug. 14, Black Diamond Inc., the parent company of Black Diamond Equipment and Pieps, is changing its corporate name back to Clarus Corporation, which it had until 2010. The change is meant to reflect a desire to enlarge again the scope of the holding company through new acquisitions. BD ...
