All Corporations articles – Page 126
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To cope with its strong growth, Erima has bought an...
To cope with its strong growth, Erima has bought an additional 12,000-square-meter parcel of land at Kirchentellinsfurt to accommodate a new logistic center that should be opened toward the middle of 2017. It will be added to the adjoining surface of 12,000 m² where its new headquarters will be built ...
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K- Swiss Global Brands is planning to relocate its global...
K- Swiss Global Brands is planning to relocate its global headquarters from Westlake Village, California to the Pac Mutual Building in downtown Los Angeles by Jan. 1, 2017. The new facility will house global operations for K-Swiss and the sister brands Supra, Palladium and Otz Shoes, as well as operations ...
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Supra has opened a multi-purpose creative space conceptualized by Chad...
Supra has opened a multi-purpose creative space conceptualized by Chad Muska in Los Angeles, called Melrose/Fairfax that includes a pop-up retail shop for its footwear and clothing
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Vans has opened a skate park in the Swedish city...
Vans has opened a skate park in the Swedish city of Malmö
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Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Iconix, owner...
Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Iconix, owner of Umbro and other brands, to 13.01%
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Hanesbrands has completed its acquisition of Champion Europe
Hanesbrands has completed its acquisition of Champion Europe
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Sports Direct International said it will commence a buyback program...
Sports Direct International said it will commence a buyback program for up to 29,923,243 shares, representing about 5 percent of its share capital, for an aggregate maximum outlay of £89,769,729 (€106,604,549-$118,030,796). Citigroup Global Markets will undertake the buyback in behalf of SDI until the annual general meeting of Sept. 7, ...
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DyStar is setting up a new Global Innovation Center at...
DyStar is setting up a new Global Innovation Center at its factory in Nanjing, China. The 3,000-square-meter facility will include state-of-the-art laboratories for research & development, process technology development and the synthesis and finish of dyes and chemicals for its textile and industrial segments. The new facility will also house ...
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Peak Sports Products of China may be delisted if a...
Peak Sports Products of China may be delisted if a bid for 38.81 percent of its shares by Xu's Sport Co. is accepted. The offer values Peak at 6,302 million Hong Kong dollars (€733.7m-$812.5m), a premium of 35 percent over the last closing price or nearly twice its annual turnover. ...
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Hi-Tec Sports has denied a report in OCC Outdoor that...
Hi-Tec Sports has denied a report in OCC Outdoor that a deal was struck for the Dutch-based footwear company's acquisition by Cherokee, a U.S. clothing and licensing group. Hi-Tec belongs to its founder, Frank van Wezel, after he took the company private again in 2000. Hi-Tec's chief executive and Frank ...
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PhoenixAsset Management Partners has increased its stake in Sports Direct...
PhoenixAsset Management Partners has increased its stake in Sports Direct International to 3.03% of the voting rights
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Reporting a drop in Oakley's sales of sunglasses in North...
Reporting a drop in Oakley's sales of sunglasses in North America, due to poor sales in the sporting goods channel, Luxottica says it plans to centralize all of Oakley's marketing functions at its global headquarters in Milan. It will move Oakley's U.S. wholesale operations to its New York office and ...
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Following Nike's good results for the financial year ended May...
Following Nike's good results for the financial year ended May 31, Mark Parker, the chief executive, got a $33.5 million award as part of an incentive plan announced last year, which is intended to keep him at the company through 2020, when it is supposed to reach a turnover of ...
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Billabong International has agreed to sell Sector 9, its San...
Billabong International has agreed to sell Sector 9, its San Diego-based skate hardware brand, for $12 million to an affiliate of Bravo Sports, which is part of Transom Capital's portfolio. Neil Fiske, Billabong's chief executive, said in a statement that the company's priority was to lift the performance of its ...
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A group of Swiss-based investors has acquired Varlion, one of...
A group of Swiss-based investors has acquired Varlion, one of the major Spanish brands of pádel tennis. The production of its racquets will remain in the hands of Varlion's founder, Félix Regalía. The new owners have also set up two new companies, Ranelmo and CRG Sports, which will handle the ...
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Wiggle expects to complete shortly the acquisition of Chain Reaction...
Wiggle expects to complete shortly the acquisition of Chain Reaction Cycles and associated operations following clearance of the deal by the U.K. anti-trust authorities. The two companies will form a new group called Wiggle CRC. Brian McBride would act as chairman and Stefan Barden as chief executive. The managing director ...
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Adidas has completed a first step in the sale of...
Adidas has completed a first step in the sale of Mitchell & Ness to an American group led by an industry veteran, Kevin Wulff
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The management and the administrator of the McGregor group said...
The management and the administrator of the McGregor group said that they filed for bankruptcy at a court in Amsterdam on June 27 for eleven out of more than 50 entities belonging to the Dutch owner of Gaastra, the nautical brand. The eleven entities include Gaastra International Sportswear, Gaastra International ...
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A fire damaged the South African warehouse of Billabong, destroying...
A fire damaged the South African warehouse of Billabong, destroying about 2 million Australian dollars (€1.4m-$1.5m) worth of inventories, but nobody was injured
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Shimano Europe has announced the signing of a deal for...
Shimano Europe has announced the signing of a deal for the acquisition of Lazer Sport, the Belgian helmet company. The two companies expect to close the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, in the second half of the year. Lazer, founded in 1919, designs, manufactures and markets its ...
