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Accell Group has announced that it is in talks to...
Accell Group has announced that it is in talks to buy Cycle Service Nordic, a Danish distributor of bike parts and accessories. The expected takeover would further strengthen Accell's position in the Nordic countries, where it already owns Tunturi-Hellberg in Finland. Cycle Service Nordic, with an annual turnover of around ...
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Fletchers Sports Brands has renamed itself as Sunice after its...
Fletchers Sports Brands has renamed itself as Sunice after its main product line, and will launch a new website and corporate identity early next year
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Décathlon has also turned a one-year-old French distribution center at...
Décathlon has also turned a one-year-old French distribution center at Rouvignies, near Valenciennes and the Belgian border, into its sixth continental distribution platform, joining three others in France and two in Spain. Covering 56,000 square meters, it will process the merchandise received from the suppliers and dispatch it to any ...
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JD Sports Fashion has announced that it has sold Bank,...
JD Sports Fashion has announced that it has sold Bank, its struggling fashion arm, to a subsidiary of Hilco Capital, a restructuring specialist, for an undisclosed amount. The British retailer said the deal would recover a “substantial” amount of its inter-company loan, the exact details of which will be confirmed ...
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Seafolly, the Australian swimwear label, has been taken over at...
Seafolly, the Australian swimwear label, has been taken over at undisclosed conditions by L Capital Asia 2, an investment vehicle of the LVMH luxury goods group. The business plan calls for Seafolly's international expansion and its diversification into new product categories in order to become an all-around lifestyle brand. Led ...
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Décathlon has inaugurated a new campus for its three “mountain...
Décathlon has inaugurated a new campus for its three “mountain brands”: Quechua (outdoor), Wed'ze (snow sports) and Simond (climbing). The site regroups nearly 300 people who were previously dispersed over six sites, not including the workers at Simond's factory at Les Ouches. The new campus is located at Passy, near ...
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Sports Direct and JD Sports Fashion are reportedly looking at...
Sports Direct and JD Sports Fashion are reportedly looking at the possible acquisition of Kitbag, a British firm that produces replica football strips for Manchester United and other teams
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Head may be forced to go private following a negative...
Head may be forced to go private following a negative vote on a resolution proposed at a general shareholders' meeting on Dec. 3 to increase the nominal value of its shares by drawing on the company's own reserves. The Vienna Stock Exchange had informed Head that its listing would be ...
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Sports Direct has raised its stake in Debenhams to 12.7%...
Sports Direct has raised its stake in Debenhams to 12.7%
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GoPro, the American action camera company that went public in...
GoPro, the American action camera company that went public in June, raising $427 million, says it is planning a secondary offering worth a total of $800 million. Existing shareholders would sell shares worth $700 million and the balance of $100 million would come from newly issued shares. The additional funds ...
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Quiksilver has reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority...
Quiksilver has reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority stake in its U.K.-based online store, Surfdome Shop, to Surfstitch, the Australian online action sports retailer in which Billabong International held a 51 percent majority stake until August 2013. Under the agreement, Quiksilver will get about US$16 million for its ...
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Altamont Capital says it has made an investment in Huf...
Altamont Capital says it has made an investment in Huf Worldwide, the American brand of skate and street shoes founded in 2002 by a professional skater, Keith Hufnagel. It has also announced a partnership with Brixton, a California lifestyle apparel brand founded in 2004. Altamont is the San Francisco-based investment ...
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Pacific Brands of Australia has reportedly received an offer for...
Pacific Brands of Australia has reportedly received an offer for its Volley brand of tennis shoes
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Super Retail Group of Australia has reportedly indicated that it...
Super Retail Group of Australia has reportedly indicated that it is not interested in strategic partnerships with foreign retail groups such as Intersport or Sports Direct
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The Danish branch of Nordea Funds Oy has raised its...
The Danish branch of Nordea Funds Oy has raised its stake in IC Group to 5.0009% of the issues shares and voting rights
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Calida, the Swiss-based owner of the French Lafuma Group, is...
Calida, the Swiss-based owner of the French Lafuma Group, is reportedly discussing the sale of Oxbow
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Italy's Casa Editrice Scode has placed its consumer-oriented ski magazine,...
Italy's Casa Editrice Scode has placed its consumer-oriented ski magazine, Sci, into liquidation
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Décathlon confirms that its parent company has changed its name...
Décathlon confirms that its parent company has changed its name from Oxylane back to Décathlon
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Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has launched a secondary offering of...
Compass Diversified Holdings (Codi) has launched a secondary offering of trust shares intended to raise up to $125 million to repay a portion of its credit facility. Codi is the parent company of Camelbak Products, Ergobaby and Liberty Safe. It is also a minority shareholder in Fox Factory, which is ...
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Cycling World, the leading U.K. publication for leisure and touring...
Cycling World, the leading U.K. publication for leisure and touring cycling, is launching Cycling World Ireland
