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News briefsAvoli is announcing the completion of a $2.1 million seed round
The volleyball shoe brand, which officially launched last year, has secured new funding from a number of investors.
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News briefsJapanese financial institutions to sell $1.2 billion in Asics stock
A group of Japanese financial entities, including 15 banks and investment funds, plans to sell 73,916,500 shares of Asics’ common stock at 2,442.5 Japanese Yen (€14.60) per share through a secondary offering. This move comes after a remarkable year for the Japanese sportswear company, with its stock price surging over ...
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ArticleMichelle Obama’s Plezi Nutrition joins forces with Stephen and Ayesha Curry
Plezi Nutrition, a public benefit company co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama in 2023, is teaming up with Stephen and Ayesha Curry as investors and brand partners.
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ArticleDecathlon sets up new business entity for investments in future-oriented companies
Decathlon announced the creation of Decathlon Pulse, a wholly-owned, independent entity within the group that will invest in “innovative people and businesses” that share the company’s values and commitment.
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News briefsLululemon among backers of latest $65 million Samsara Eco funding round
Australian recycler Samsara Eco has raised about US$65 million in its latest funding round. Investors include Singapore state investment company Temasek, Hitachi’s venture capital arm, and Lululemon, which earlier this year started selling a jacket made from Samsara Eco’s recycled polyester. The latest round will be used by Samsara Eco ...
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ArticleIndian fabric supply chain startup raises $1.6 million
Fabriclore, an Indian technology-enabled fabric sourcing platform for fashion companies, announced that it has received $1.6 million in funding led by Bengaluru, India-based PeerCapital and UAE-based Regal Fabrics. Founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs Vijay Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Anupam Arya, Jaipur-based Fabriclore owes its success to its eight years of ...
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News briefsIndoor pickleball franchiser raises its valuation
Pickleball Inc. has led a Series B round of funding for The Picklr, a North American franchise of indoor pickleball courts, with free leagues, tournaments and clinics. The company has now brought in $9 million, raising its valuation to about $59 million. In a little more than a year, The ...
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News briefsHas Shein already filed for an IPO?
We have been waiting for Shein to file for an IPO somewhere. According to Reuters, however, the filing appears already to have happened, in early June. It was done confidentially and in London. It seems, Reuters writes, that Shein has “updated China’s securities regulator officially about its change of listing ...
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ArticleUnrivaled Sports invests in indoor action sports center alongside White
US-based youth sports holding company Unrivaled Sports, founded in March by David Blitzer, Josh Harris and The Chernin Group (TCG), has made a strategic investment in Snöbahn, the operator of indoor action sports centers with two locations in Colorado. In addition, the company announced a strategic investment in its action ...
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ArticleGolden Goose IPO postponed
Golden Goose, the Italian luxury sneaker brand that initially wanted to go public on June 21, announced the postponement of its IPO “as a result of European market volatility.” While the IPO process was generally very well received, with strong support from the entire investor community, including Invesco, which acted ...
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News briefsSuperdry shareholders vote in favor of restructuring plan
Superdry’s shareholders said yes to the proposed rescue plan at an extraordinary general meeting on June 14. The vote follows the creditors’ approval of the plan on June 10, with 99 percent of them voting in favor of measures included in the plan, said the fashion company. Superdry will now ...
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News briefsCaleb Williams launches new investment firm
American football quarterback Caleb Williams is launching an investment firm named 888 Midas. The new entity will target “like-minded associations and select private equity, venture capital and real estate funding opportunities,” 888 Midas said in a statement. Williams is the first player selected in the 2024 National Football League (NFL) ...
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News briefsComing next year: a new women’s basketball league
A professional league for women’s three-on-three basketball will debut in January 2025 – and in Miami, to judge by its placeholder website. Called Unrivaled, the league was co-founded by WNBA players Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. According to Sportico, it has just undergone a round of seed ...
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News briefsGolden Goose set to value almost €1.9bn at IPO
Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose is aiming for a market capitalization of up to €1.86 billion when it goes public on the Milan Stock Exchange. The company has set a price range of €9.50 to €10.50 for the listing in order to raise up to €558 million before exercising ...
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News briefsWIT Fitness’ founders return to the brand
The original founders of specialist training brand WIT Fitness, Sam Kitching and Daniel Williams, are returning to the brand. Frasers Group acquired WIT Fitness in January 2024 out of administration. Kitching and Williams have now bought back a majority stake through Friday&, where Kitching serves as Managing Partner. Frasers will ...
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ArticleIndian TechnoSport raises 1.75bn rupees
Indian sportswear brand TechnoSport has raised 1.75 billion Indian rupees ( €19.32 million) from investment fund A91 Partners. The company plans to use the fresh capital to improve its production capacities, focus on digital brand development and strengthen its marketing activities. “With this support, we are poised to scale our ...
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ArticleGolden Goose plans IPO in Milan in June
Italian luxury brand Golden Goose said that it plans to hold an initial public offering (IPO) on the Milan stock exchange consisting of existing shares held by Astrum, its sole shareholder, and newly issued shares stemming from a capital increase. The brand will use the proceeds of the capital hike ...
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News briefsVendor of classic jerseys to expand in North America, thanks to outside funding
The Chernin Group (TCG) has invested $38.5 million into Classic Football Shirts (CFS), a mostly online seller of, as the name suggests, football jerseys. The outfit was born in 2006, when founders Matthew Dale and Doug Bierton (CEO), struggling to find an original jersey for the West German team of ...
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News briefsJP Morgan forms new sports-focused investment division
Global financial firm JP Morgan Chase has set up a new “sports investment banking coverage group” to advise clients in an increasingly lucrative industry, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The new team will be co-led by Eric Menell, Managing Director, co-Head of North American Media Investment Banking ...
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News briefsBig in South Korea? Alibaba plans to invest $1.1bn
Alibaba Group is set to inject $1.1 billion into South Korea over the next three years, according to a business strategy document cited by South Korean news agency Yonhap on Thursday. The investment aims to establish a logistics center and bolster business operations in the region. Reportedly, the Chinese e-commerce ...
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