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    Li & Fung is contemplating the acquisition of Marina Yachting,...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Li & Fung is contemplating the acquisition of Marina Yachting, Henry Cotton's and other secondary brands of the Moncler group in association with the Argos Sotidic fund, according to Il Mondo. The Italian weekly magazine says that Moncler would then go public at the end of this year, with the ...

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    Billabong International again halted trading in its shares on the...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Billabong International again halted trading in its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange last May 7, pending a new announcement regarding the sale of the company, but none has been made to this date. The Australian Financial Review said that the struggling surfwear company may be exploring a new refinancing ...

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    Three banks have been reported, in the last few days,...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Three banks have been reported, in the last few days, as shareholders with more than 5 percent of the Adidas Group, a threshold that requires publication under German stock market rules. Two of the holdings were reported by the company as having risen above 5 percent on Monday: Commerzbank increased ...

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    Brunswick Corp., parent company of Life Fitness, plans to sell...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corp., parent company of Life Fitness, plans to sell $150 million worth of senior notes, due in 2021, in a private placement with qualified institutional buyers. The net proceeds of the offering and cash on hand would be used to finance the redemption of all of the company's senior ...

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    Dynafit is establishing a research and development center in Åre,...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Dynafit is establishing a research and development center in Åre, Sweden called the Dynafit Development Centre Åre. Dynafit will share offices in the Alpine National Arena with Åre's National Winter Sports Center, which provides access to cutting-edge research opportunities and the possibility to test products right on the slopes. Fredrik ...

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    Swix Sport is diversifying into the counter-seasonal market of roller...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Swix Sport is diversifying into the counter-seasonal market of roller skis. The Norwegian company, known for its ski poles and other products, has bought the rights to Pro-Ski, a Swedish brand of roller skis. The line will continue to be manufactured at the Sternes Specialfabrik factory in Dala-Järna, Sweden. Swix ...

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    Nike has raised $1 billion through two bond offerings, stating...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Nike has raised $1 billion through two bond offerings, stating that it may use them to pay for capital expenditures, share buybacks or acquisitions. One $500-million bond issue carries annual interest of 2.25 percent and a ten-year maturity, while the other pays 3.625 percent interest over a 30-year time span. ...

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    Fenway Partners, which created the world's 13th largest sports equipment...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Fenway Partners, which created the world's 13th largest sports equipment company with the acquisition of Riddell in 2003, Bell Sports in 2004 and Easton Sports in 2006, has reportedly hired a financial advisor to help find new owners for all or parts of the combined operation, called Easton-Bell Sports. The ...

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    Billabong International has announced a ten-day extension until May 8...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Billabong International has announced a ten-day extension until May 8 of a deadline previously set for completion of negotiations with Sycamore Partners and Paul Naude, Billabong's former top executive for the Americas, about their latest, reduced takeover offer of the equivalent of 287 million Australian dollars (€226.9m-$296.7m). An analyst at ...

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    Canada Goose is on the lookout for new equity investors...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose is on the lookout for new equity investors through a Canadian investment bank, Canaccord, says Reuters. The family-owned firm is apparently seeking new equity to support its strong growth, especially in the lifestyle segment of the market. For example, its sales in Germany have grown by 500 percent ...

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    A Nike-backed waterless-dyeing company, DyeCoo Textile Systems, recently gained a...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    A Nike-backed waterless-dyeing company, DyeCoo Textile Systems, recently gained a significant new investor in Ikea GreenTech, a venture capital division of the Swedish retailer. In February 2012, Nike announced that it would invest in DyeCoo Textile Systems, a Dutch company that developed the first commercially available waterless dyeing technology. DyeCoo's ...

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    We had reported in the Compass on Feb. 21 that...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    We had reported in the Compass on Feb. 21 that Tecnica Group was exploring the possibility of selling its controlling stake in Lowa, after receiving an expression of interest from an unnamed investor. Last week, the new chief executive of Tecnica Group, Peter Weaver, officially announced to us that ...

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    Accell Group is adapting its organization in the Netherlands, following...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Accell Group is adapting its organization in the Netherlands, following the decline of the bicycle market in the country. The Dutch group has decided to merge the production of bikes for Batavus and Sparta at the Heerenveen site. The production for Sparta is currently located in Apeldoorn. In addition, the ...

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    Lacoste has decided to reorganize its apparel production for the...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Lacoste has decided to reorganize its apparel production for the Spanish market by assigning it to Devanlay, the company's global licensee for apparel. The deal is effective from the beginning of 2015. The move will have a significant impact on Basi, the Catalonian-based company that has been Lacoste's apparel production ...

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    TaylorMade Golf Company plans to open a golf ball manufacturing...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    TaylorMade Golf Company plans to open a golf ball manufacturing plant in Liberty, 28 miles east of its facility in Westminster, South Carolina. The 12,000-square-foot plant, in 25 acres, is expected to allow better material flow and reduced cost per unit. The current plant produces around 72,000 balls per day ...

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    Shock Doctor Sports has been recognized by Microsoft with the...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Shock Doctor Sports has been recognized by Microsoft with the 2013 Technology Innovation Award in the Small Business category. The award recognizes a company with fewer than 1,000 employees that has achieved measurable success in transforming its IT footprint by using Microsoft Dynamics. In partnership with Tribridge, a U.S.-based IT ...

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    Jan Toye, a major player in the Belgian beer industry,...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Jan Toye, a major player in the Belgian beer industry, is the new majority shareholder of Eddy Merckx Cycles, the bicycle company founded by the famous Belgian bicycle racer. Toye has acquired the shares controlled by Joris Brantegem, the founder of the Brantano retail chain, lifting Toye's stake in Eddy ...

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    Dosenbach-Ochsner, the large Swiss sporting goods and shoe retailer owned by Deichmann...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Dosenbach-Ochsner, the large Swiss sporting goods and shoe retailer owned by Deichmann that holds a European license for the Fila brand, has signed a distribution contract with Footwear International Distribution, a subsidiary of the Dutch Unlimited Sports Group (USG) group, for the sale of Fila branded lifestyle footwear in the same territory ...

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    Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the owner of a wide range of...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the owner of a wide range of footwear brands, including Ugg, Teva, Ahnu and Tsubo, reports that it has taken over the Hoka One One brand completely after acquiring a minority stake last July. The French brand of trail running shoes was originally launched by Jean-Luc Diard, a ...

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    A French court has pronounced the liquidation of Sunn, a...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    A French court has pronounced the liquidation of Sunn, a French brand of mountain bikes that had come back to the market for a short period one year ago