All Corporations articles – Page 145
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The Feldenkreis family, which owns 20 percent of the diluted...
The Feldenkreis family, which owns 20 percent of the diluted shares of Perry Ellis International, is said to be considering a possible change of ownership
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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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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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Columbia Sportswear has announced a two-for-one stock split
Columbia Sportswear has announced a two-for-one stock split
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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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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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Patagonia is planning to transfer some of its European operations...
Patagonia is planning to transfer some of its European operations from its present European headquarters in the French town of Annecy to a new European office in Amsterdam. It also wants to open sales offices in London and Munich to be closer to its clients in two of its major ...
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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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Jarden Corporation's stable of sports brands continues to widen. Its...
Jarden Corporation's stable of sports brands continues to widen. Its K2 Sports subsidiary has signed an agreement for the takeover of an American brand of triathlon clothing, Squadra, and its business at an undisclosed price. Squadra started in 1996 as the U.S. licensee of Castelli, the Italian brand of bikewear. ...
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ISA TanTec, a German-owned tannery supplying top footwear brands globally,...
ISA TanTec, a German-owned tannery supplying top footwear brands globally, is setting up its first leather manufacturing facility in the U.S. The site will be located in Vicksburg, Mississippi and the project will be known as Mississippi TanTec Leather. ISA TanTec currently has operations in Saigon, Vietnam and Heshan City, ...
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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 ...
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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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Samsonite International, the international luggage giant, which already purchased High...
Samsonite International, the international luggage giant, which already purchased High Sierra two years ago, has signed a definitive agreement to buy Gregory Mountain Products, a more technical and outdoor-oriented brand of backpacks, from Black Diamond Inc. Somewhat like Eastpak and JanSport, which are both owned by VF Corporation, the two ...
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Accell Group is one of six companies listed on Euronext...
Accell Group is one of six companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam that are going to be allowed to use a new class of Spotlight Options. They will have short-term maturities of one, two or three months. Accell has been listed on Euronext Amsterdam since 1998 and joined the Amsterdam Midkap ...
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Lino Dainese is reportedly planning to sell between 70 and...
Lino Dainese is reportedly planning to sell between 70 and 80 percent of the Italian high-tech protection company that bears his name after the summer, choosing one of the candidates for the acquisition. It will probably be a strategic investor. A business plan calls for an increase in Dainese's turnover ...
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Giant has announced that it will invest US$50 million in...
Giant has announced that it will invest US$50 million in new corporate headquarters with research and design buildings and state-of-the-art facilities. The Taiwanese company, which is recognized as the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, said it has already gained approval for the plan from the management of the Central Taiwan Science ...
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Jarden Corporation has set the pricing for a €300 million...
Jarden Corporation has set the pricing for a €300 million bond offering that it is placing with qualified institutional investors and buyers outside the U.S. The notes will pay a semi-annual interest of 3.75 percent and mature on Oct. 1, 2021. They will be guaranteed by some of Jarden's U.S. ...
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Carlyle, the private equity fund, has divested its remaining 7.13...
Carlyle, the private equity fund, has divested its remaining 7.13 percent interest in Moncler for €215 million, selling more than 17.8 million shares at a unit price of €12.04. That is 0.5 percent higher than the closing price of the previous day, but then Moncler's share price has fallen by ...
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Wiggle, the British online cycling and sporting goods store controlled...
Wiggle, the British online cycling and sporting goods store controlled by Bridgepoint, is reportedly considering a public offering on the London Stock Exchange
