News briefs - Corporate and M&A – Page 101
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The Adidas Group plans to move about 1,300 employees involved...
The Adidas Group plans to move about 1,300 employees involved in IT and other roles in Herzogenaurach to its World of Sports campus from other locations in the city, including its former headquarters in the city center. The company has created between 100 and 150 new jobs annually in Herzogenaurach ...
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Puma has announced plans to buy a stake of up...
Puma has announced plans to buy a stake of up to 5 percent in Borussia Dortmund, a leading German football team that it sponsors, as part of a capital increase that the club unveiled on Aug. 21. Borussia Dortmund is Germany's only listed football club. Dortmund plans to issue up ...
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Shock Doctor, the U.S. brand of protection equipment including mouth...
Shock Doctor, the U.S. brand of protection equipment including mouth guards, footbeds and more, has acquired XO Athletic, another specialty company for protective gear, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition provides access to patented technologies owned by XO along with retail efficiencies that are supposed to benefit both brands. Shock Doctor ...
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Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private...
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired New Archery Products (NAP) and Quikfletch from NAP's founder, Andy Simo, and other Quikfletch stockholders. NAP and Quikfletch, based in Forest Park, Illinois, are designers and manufacturers of fixed and mechanical broadheads, vanes and fletching and ...
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Bogner is for sale, according to Reuters. Confirming long-standing speculation,...
Bogner is for sale, according to Reuters. Confirming long-standing speculation, the news agency reports that Willy Bogner, president and controlling shareholder of the German family-owned company, has mandated Goldman Sachs to find a new owner, possibly an institutional investor. He is proposing a valuation of around €250 million, close to ...
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Safilo said that it plans to increase the share of...
Safilo said that it plans to increase the share of house brands - Polaroid, Carrera, Smith Optics, Safilo and Oxydo - to 40-45 percent of the group's total revenues in five to seven years from about 20 percent currently - through organic growth and through possible new acquisitions. Although it ...
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Payless ShoeSource, the big American shoe retail chain that was...
Payless ShoeSource, the big American shoe retail chain that was formerly owned by Collective Brands, has sold Airwalk to Authentic Brands Group (ABG), along with three other brands – Hind, Vision Street Wear and Above the Rim – that had not been taken over by Wolverine Worldwide from Collective at ...
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Pou Chen, the world's largest shoe manufacturer and parent company...
Pou Chen, the world's largest shoe manufacturer and parent company of Yue Yuen, is said to be planning to set up its first factory in Myanmar, the former Birmania, with an investment of around US$100 million. Located near the country's capital, Yangon, it would have an annual capacity for nine ...
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Sportalm, the Austrian sports apparel firm, has completed construction of...
Sportalm, the Austrian sports apparel firm, has completed construction of a new head office in Kitzbühel. The €6 million project is based on the Feng Shui principle, which is meant to provide energy for the employees through its harmonization with the surrounding environment. Most of the 2,000 square meters of ...
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JD Sports Fashion is moving its multi-channel content and production...
JD Sports Fashion is moving its multi-channel content and production team to The Sharp Project in Manchester. The British sports and fashion retailer has taken 10,400 square feet of production space at the complex on a £2 million (€2.50m-$3.36m) long-term lease. The Sharp Project, home to more than 50 digital entrepreneurs ...
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Chip Wilson, the controversial founder of Lululemon, is selling 40.2...
Chip Wilson, the controversial founder of Lululemon, is selling 40.2 million shares in the company, or half of his 27.7 percent share, for $845 million. The buyer is Advent International, a company that worked closely with Wilson in the past, investing in Lululemon in 2005, but cashed out in June ...
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The board of directors of Callaway Golf Co. authorized the...
The board of directors of Callaway Golf Co. authorized the company to spend up to $50 million to buy back some of its shares. The move came after a 10 percent drop in the share price since Callaway reported a 7.2 percent drop in its sales and a 70 percent ...
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A spokesman for Birkenstock denies a report that the...
A spokesman for Birkenstock denies a report that the German shoemaker may use its growing popularity to jump into the growing running footwear sector. Together with a business consultancy, Trademark One or TM1, Birkenstock is evaluating possible licensing opportunities in four other areas: healthy living & sleeping, healthy working ...
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Mark King, the former chief executive of Taylormade Adidas Golf...
Mark King, the former chief executive of Taylormade Adidas Golf who was appointed at the helm of Adidas North America in April, has told American reporters that he wants to narrow the focus of the brand in terms of sports categories, and to have a more far-reaching involvement in the ...
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Bondholders of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the largest bike manufacturer in...
Bondholders of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the largest bike manufacturer in Germany, have agreed to delay payment of interest on their bonds, originally scheduled for Aug. 12, until the presentation of a new business plan at end of October. They have appointed a Munich-based consultant, One Square Advisory Services, to negotiate ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has announced the completion of its sale...
Black Diamond Equipment has announced the completion of its sale of Gregory Mountain Products to Samsonite for $84.1 million. The company has used $26.7 million out of the net proceeds of $68.4 million to pay off its credit facility. Knowledgeable officials have indicated to us that this is unlikely to ...
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Exceed Company has once again announced a postponement of the...
Exceed Company has once again announced a postponement of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting to vote on a merger agreement that would lead to its chairman and chief executive, Shuipan Lin, taking over 64 percent control of the company, which trades in China under the Xidelong brand. First proposed last Dec. ...
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The District Court in Kranj, in Slovenia, has reportedly launched...
The District Court in Kranj, in Slovenia, has reportedly launched debt restructuring proceedings at Alpina, which makes outdoor and skiing footwear as well as a wider range of urban shoes. It has accumulated debts worth €42 million, chiefly due to a management buyout. The company, based in the small eastern ...
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Dennis Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletics, is attempting to...
Dennis Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletics, is attempting to regain control of the company, according to American press reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wilson was studying various options, together with Goldman Sachs. These include a buyout of the company but also a sale of Wilson's shareholding, placed ...
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The Fenix Outdoor Group has formally moved to Baar in...
The Fenix Outdoor Group has formally moved to Baar in Switzerland and turned into Fenix Outdoor International AG, after a series of administrative and financial changes that were set in motion about two months ago. However, the company will continue to operate from Örnsköldsvik and it remains in the hands ...
