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Itochu acquires marketing and licensing rights for Reebok in Japan
Tokyo-based Itochu Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement for Reebok’s marketing and licensing rights in Japan. Reebok is owned by New York-based Authentic Brands Group (ABG). Adidas formally completed the divestiture of Reebok to ABG on Feb. 28, 2022. Itochu will start operations via Locondo, Inc., which is ...
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Steve Robaire promoted to Reebok EVP
Source: Reebok Steve Robaire The Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has promoted longtime brand veteran Steve Robaire to executive vice president of Reebok International. Effective July 1, 2022, Robaire is expected to drive Reebok’s planned expansion in international territories, focusing on developing new business opportunities and executing a ...
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AGB potential bidder for Ted Baker
According to SkyNews, the New York-based Authentic Brands Group (AGB), which owns brands like Reebok, David Beckham and Juicy Couture, is exploring a bid for the London-listed fashion brand Ted Baker, owner of hundreds of standalone stores and concessions globally, that is just restructuring its business after financial torrents in ...
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ABG suspends all branded retail and e-com operations in Russia
Authentic Brands Group (ABG), the owner of a wide range of lifestyle and fashion brands including Airwalk, Eddie Bauer, Greg Norman, Muhammad Ali, Nautica, Prince, Reebok, Shaquille O’Neal, Spyder, Tretorn, Vision Street Wear and Volcom, announced that it has ceased all its branded retail and e-commerce operations in Russia effective ...
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Adidas completes divestiture of Reebok; launches new share buyback program
Adidas has formally completed the divestment of Reebok to Authentic Brands Group (ABG) on Feb. 28, 2022. On a transitional basis, the company announced that it would continue to operate the business on behalf of ABG in several markets. Subsequently, the Reebok business will be fully transferred to ABG’s operating ...
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ABG to co-own and manage David Beckham’s brands
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has entered into a partnership with David Beckham to co-own and manage his brands and businesses, which include endorsements with Adidas, Tudor, Maserati, EA Sports, Sands and Diageo. In keeping with the deal’s terms, Beckham has become a shareholder in ABG, while ABG has become the ...
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ABG strengthens Reebok’s position through new U.S. partnership with Foot Locker
While the transfer of ownership of the Reebok brand from Adidas to Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year, the new owner has already announced a new and expanded partnership with New York-based sports retailer Foot Locker for the brand, limited ...
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Reebok may lay off 150 people
Reebok is planning to lay off 150 people after the completion of its sale by Adidas to the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) in the course of the first quarter of this year, according to the Boston Globe and Footwear News. The brand employs some 4,000 people around the world, but ...
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ABG and Shaq file for digital trademarks
Like Nike, Adidas and many others, the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is staking out a claim in the metaverse. As Footwear News reports, ABG and the retired NBA player Shaquille O’Neal filed three trademark applications in December for the word “SHAQ” as applied to non-downloadable virtual footwear, clothing, headwear and ...
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New Reebok licensee for Greater China
Tristate Holdings, a licensee of the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for its Nautica and Spyder brands, has been selected as the licensee for Reebok in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan after its takeover from the Adidas Group. It will manage all wholesale and retail operations for Reebok in the ...
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ABG cancels its IPO registration
The Authentic Brands Group has officially withdrawn the application that it had made with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission on July 6, 2021 for an initial public offering. ABG, which is still in line to take over Reebok before the end of the current quarter, had indicated in November ...
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ABG and Puma circle over the Beckhams
The Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which is in line to complete its acquisition of Reebok during the first quarter of 2022, has reportedly signed a deal to buy 55 percent of the shares in DB Ventures from David Beckham for $269 million. The company manages the former popular English football ...
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ABG strikes an early deal with the JD group for Reebok
The Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has secured an agreement with JD Sports Fashion for Reebok to be available for sale in all its 2,850 stores in Europe and North America, including those operating under the JD, Size?, Finish Line, DTLR, Shoe Palace, Sprinter and SportZone and their associated e-commerce platforms. ...
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S&P compares Reebok to Champion
Standard & Poor’s confirmed its B issuer credit rating for the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) after its decision to bring in two new investors, HPS Investment Partners and CVC Capital, instead of raising new capital by going public. As reported, they both purchased some of the existing shareholders’ shares. Instead, ...
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ABG signs up licensees for Reebok in the U.S., Latin America and Australia
True to its own business model, the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has announced a slate of “strategic operating partners” that will license the Reebok brand for the U.S. and other key regions around the world once its acquisition is completed as planned in the first quarter of 2022. The Sparc ...
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ABG sees Reebok reaching $10 bn at retail
Jamie Salter, CEO of the Authentic Brands Group (ABG), told Footwear News that he sees Reebok growing by more than 20 percent in 2022, generating more than $5 billion worth of sales at the retail level. He added that ABG’s goal is to take the brand’s retail sales up to ...
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Shelving IPO plans, ABG brings in two new investors
Placing on hold its plans to go public, as previously announced in July, the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has decided to stay private. Instead of going for an IPO at this stage, some existing shareholders will sell significant stakes in ABG to funds advised by the private equity company CVC ...
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ABG to retain its debt rating with Reebok's acquisition
Moody’s said that it will not be changing the Authentic Brands Group’s debt rating (B2 Stable) in light of its costly acquisition of Reebok. As Moody’s notes, Reebok’s sales growth “has consistently lagged behind” that of Adidas, the selling party (A2 Stable), and its turnaround, begun in 2016, is not ...
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ABG may lose its rating if it delays its IPO
Standard & Poor’s indicated that it may downgrade its ratings for the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) if it delays its planned public offering, which would help it to finance its €2.1 billion acquisition of Reebok, or if the IPO would lead the institutional investors that have been sponsoring its expansion ...
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Adidas sells Reebok to ABG for up to €2.1bn
Adidas announced on Aug. 12 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Reebok to the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for a total of up to €2.1 billion. The majority will be paid in cash at the time of closing, which is expected to occur in the first ...
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