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PGA of America and Elysian Park Ventures create investment vehicle for golf startups
PGA of America and Elysian Park Ventures have created EP Golf Ventures, a new investment partnership designed to support innovation in the golf industry. PGA of America and Elysian Park directly committed capital to the fund and are now selecting additional investors. Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm created ...
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Rawlings acquires Jack Corbett Hollywood Bases
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, the global brand and manufacturer of baseball and softball equipment, has acquired the Jack Corbett Hollywood Bases brand from Schutt Sports. The acquisition allows Rawlings to add field bases and accessories to its list of officially licensed Major League Baseball (MLB) products. The Jack Corbett Hollywood ...
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Viaplay Group acquires Premier Sports
International streaming company Viaplay Group AB has agreed to acquire Premier Sports, a U.K.-based sports streamer and TV channel operator. The transaction values Premier Sports at £30 million (€35.2m) on a cash and debt-free basis, said Viaplay in a statement. The move comes ahead of the launch of Viaplay’s streaming ...
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LA Dodgers ownership and PGA create investment fund
The PGA of America and Elysian Park Ventures – private investment arm of the ownership group behind the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team – have founded a new limited liability company operating out of Los Angeles, New York and London. Called EP Golf Ventures, the company “provides entrepreneurs with strategic, ...
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JD Sports reportedly bows to CMA, talking to potential Footasylum buyer
U.K.-based JD Sports Fashion was in exclusive talks to sell Footasylum to German private equity investor Aurelius Group, a Sky News reporter said Wednesday in a tweet followed by an article on the Sky website. The negotiations are the result of a months-long dispute with the U.K.’s Competition and Markets ...
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Nike invests $3 million in HBCU college
Source: Pensole Academy D’Wayne Edwards Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, an HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) in the U.S. state of Michigan owned by former Jordan Brand designer D’Wayne Edwards, announced that Nike is investing $3 million in the college over three years. According ...
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Accell Group delisting shares on Aug. 22, going private
Accell Group, with more than 95 percent of shares tendered for a proposed buyout by U.S. financial investor KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) and Teslin, intends to delist its shares on the Euronext Amsterdam on Aug. 22 and simultaneously convert into a private company with limited liability. KKR/Teslin first revealed its ...
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Sidi Sport to be sold to Italmobiliare
Italmobiliare has invested in Sidi Sport, the iconic Italian brand specializing in cycling and motorcycling footwear. As per the terms of the agreement, 100 percent of the capital of Sidi Sport S.r.l. will be taken over by Italmobiliare for €66 million, in addition to the net cash held by the ...
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Kizik closes $20m Series B funding round
The Utah-based brand Kizik and its parent company, HandsFree Labs Inc., have announced the closing of a $20 million Series B funding round. According to a company statement, Kizik will use the funds to launch a Kizik childern’s line and build up a retail network of Kizik stores. The funding ...
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Frasers Group’s former auditors fined in the U.K.
The U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has sanctioned the firm of Grant Thornton and its former partner Philip Westerman for insufficient rigor in audits.
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Pádel Nuestro has a new owner, looks to Japan and the U.S.
Business is brisk in pádel. As Technifibre CEO Nicolas Préault said in our recent interview with him, “Padel is booming as l have never seen a sport boom before.” On July 6, by infusing capital and acquiring stakes, Ergon Capital Group has taken a majority position in 360° Padel Group, ...
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Lululemon details growth course in China
China is set to become Lululemon’s second most important market worldwide in 2026. This was specified by CEO Calvin McDonald. In an interview with China Daily he said: “Our new goal is to quadruple our international business again by 2026. The Chinese mainland will be a big part of that ...
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H&M to pull out of Russia for good
Swedish fashion chain H&M has announced its complete withdrawal from Russia. The exit won’t be cheap.
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Nautilus’ JRNY members surpass 360,000, number continues to grow
Source: Nautilus JRNY Nautilus, Inc., provided an update on the growth of JRNY®, the company’s personalized connected fitness platform. As of June 30, 2022, JRNY membership exceeded 360,000, the company said, representing growth of approximately 13 percent in the seasonally slower quarter ended June 30. As a ...
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Heydude unveils new logo and look
Source: www.facebook.com/HeyDudeShoesUSA Heydude new logo After being acquired by Crocs for $2.5 billion earlier this year, the casual footwear brand Heydude has on July 11 unveiled a new logo via its social media accounts that was co-determined by the brand’s fans through focus groups in the U.S., ...
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JD Sports to build new headquarters with space for 2,000 employees
As reported by BusinessLive, JD Sports has drawn up plans to build a new corporate HQ in Greater Manchester. The proposed 2.3-hectare site is next to the current headquarters and expected to include 8,045 square meters of gross floor area and 172 parking spaces. According to documents filed with the ...
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CoDi completes acquisition of PrimaLoft
Compass Diversified (CoDi) has completed the previously announced acquisition of PrimaLoft Technologies Holdings, Inc, the parent company of PrimaLoft, from Victor Capital Partners and minority owners according to an agreement signed on June 4 of this year. The acquisition was completed for a purchase price of $530 million (excluding working ...
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Actress Priyanka Chopra and husband invest in luxury sportswear brand Perfect Moment
Perfect Moment, a luxury fashion and sportswear brand founded in 1979 in Chamonix, France, by Thierry Donard, a French racer turned filmmaker, announced that Priyanka Chopra Jonas, an award-winning actress, producer, philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur, and her husband Nick Jonas, a Grammy-nominated artist, songwriter and actor, have partnered with the ...
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Klarna starts $800m fundraising round, but drops in valuation
The Swedish financial technologies company Klarna is raising $800 million in a funding round advised by Goldman Sachs. The sum is planned to flow primarily into the company’s expansion in the U.S., where Klarna has roughly 30 million users. However, Klarna’s current valuation of $6.7 billion is a significant drop ...
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Designer Brands adds Le Tigre to growing portfolio
Ohio-based Designer Brands Inc., one of North America’s largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories and parent of the U.S. Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) retail chain, announced an investment in and licensing agreement with Le Tigre 360 Global. The deal adds Le Tigre to Designer ...