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    Moody's has downgraded its rating of Boardriders' $450 million senior...

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Moody's has downgraded its rating of Boardriders' $450 million senior secured term loan to a highly speculative level of B3. The loan will allow the parent company of Quiksilver to finance its acquisition of Billabong International and pay down debt. Moody's praised the terms of the deal but said it ...

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    Amer Sports' board of directors has decided to transfer a...

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports' board of directors has decided to transfer a total of 200,071 Amer shares today to the personnel participating in its 2013 and 2016 Performance Share Plans and its 2016 Restricted Stock Plan

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    Asics America has opened a Creation Studio in Boston...

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Asics America has opened a Creation Studio in Boston

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    X-Technology has announced a long-term partnership with Intersocks for the...

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    X-Technology has announced a long-term partnership with Intersocks for the production of its technical X-Socks line, effective with deliveries in January 2019, following the termination of its collaboration with Trerè Innovation for the production and sale of that line and the X-Bionic collection of sports garments. As reported in our ...

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    The proxy fight around Newell Brands is heating up, with...

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The proxy fight around Newell Brands is heating up, with Starboard Value nominating two additional directors to a full slate that it is proposing for election at the company's annual meeting. The hedge fund's statement came after the company announced on Feb. 22 a “refreshment” of its board of directors, ...

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    The number of shares in the Swedish-based Thule Group has...

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The number of shares in the Swedish-based Thule Group has declined by 1,135,696 to 103,208,606 following the exercise of warrants by nine individuals including the company's chief executive, Magnus Welander, and its chairman, Stefan Jacobsson (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass)

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    More innovation at Ispo

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The problem with surfing is having to wait for a decent swell. A backyard tinkerer, Markus Schilcher, removed the wave variable from the equation by creating WaterWolf, an electric-powered surfboard that can hit speeds of 30km/h and can also be used in lakes and rivers. The product was unveiled at ...

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    W.L. Gore & Associates has opened an 11,000-square-foot R&D center...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    W.L. Gore & Associates has opened an 11,000-square-foot R&D center in California's Silicon Valley that will connect it with companies in the aerospace, automotive, digital health, consumer electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical fields. A first project underway consists of funding a local startup, Krenzen, for the development of a digital ...

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    Amer Sports has cancelled 2,000,000 treasury shares, keeping only 1,486,696...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has cancelled 2,000,000 treasury shares, keeping only 1,486,696 of them. The number of outstanding shares in the company has thus been reduced to 116,517,285.

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    Chip Wilson, who founded Lululemon in 1998 sold shares in...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Chip Wilson, who founded Lululemon in 1998 sold shares in the company worth around $211 million between Feb. 12 and 14, according to Bloomberg, but has remained a significant shareholder. It was the first time that he did so since September 2014. Wilson, who resigned as chairman of Lululemon in ...

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    Zimtstern, the Swiss marketer of sports apparel, aims to terminate...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Zimtstern, the Swiss marketer of sports apparel, aims to terminate all its business activities in the course of this year. According to Zimtstern, a profitable business operation is no longer possible due to a difficult market situation. The company is currently checking whether it will continue with its bike apparel segment. ...

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    Vibram has announced the opening of a new office in...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Vibram has announced the opening of a new office in Portland, Oregon, to support its clients in this important area of the U.S. for the outdoor industry. It will be run by Joel Enderle, who joins the Italian sole manufacturer after spending more than three decades in product development and ...

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    The board of directors of Rapala VMC has approved a...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The board of directors of Rapala VMC has approved a new performance share plan for about 40 key employees of the Finnish group. The potential rewards will be based on the company's sales, operating margin and average working capital ratio in 2020, plus its share price during 40 days in ...

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    Aquafil, an Italian maker of yarns that recently went public,...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Aquafil, an Italian maker of yarns that recently went public, is set to acquire some assets related to Invista's nylon 6 business in the Asia-Pacific region

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    VF Corporation has decided to look for a new owner...

    2018-02-28T00:00:00Z

    VF Corporation has decided to look for a new owner for Nautica, which was reclassified as a “discontinued operation” in its results for the fourth quarter of 2017, says Bloomberg. With its bright colors, big logos and oversized garments, the brand became popular in the 1990s, but it has since ...

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    Xendera has announced a capital increase of €1.2 million from...

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Xendera has announced a capital increase of €1.2 million from professional investors including Pyrénées Gascogne Développement, Herrikoa, Financière Royer and Toki Eder Conseil. This new round follows an initial fundraising of €435,000 from private investors in June 2016. The company intends to use the new funds to strengthen its market ...

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    Asics Ventures Corporation, an investment subsidiary for Asics, has acquired...

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Asics Ventures Corporation, an investment subsidiary for Asics, has acquired an unspecified stake in AI Silk Corporation, a Japanese start-up that develops conductive textiles, to make more comfortable wearable technology. Asics says that many devices gathering the body's data from the skin tend to irritate the wearer over time, but ...

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    Consilium, an Italian private equity firm, has acquired a majority...

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Consilium, an Italian private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in the River Group through its Consilium Private Equity Fund III fund. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2000 in Fucecchio, near Florence, River Group is a designer and producer of sneakers for ...

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    Puma has announced plans to distribute a one-off dividend of...

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Puma has announced plans to distribute a one-off dividend of €12.50 per share for the financial year 2017. The group's administrative board and its managing directors intend to propose the dividend to Puma's annual general meeting on April 12. The group's chief executive, Björn Gulden, said it was fair to ...

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    Felix Neureuther, a professional skier, has plans for when his...

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Felix Neureuther, a professional skier, has plans for when his sports career is over. He has reportedly joined ABS Protection as a shareholder. Neureuther will not only be a testimonial for the brand but he will also work on a strategic basis with Stefan Mohr, chief executive of ABS Protection. ...