All Corporations articles – Page 169
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Volcom is slimming down, following its acquisition by PPR last...
Volcom is slimming down, following its acquisition by PPR last year. A spokesperson has reported the elimination of 30 jobs, without any further details, because of “continued challenges in the U.S. retail environment and the current economic situation in Europe.” Prior to the change in ownership, the company employed about ...
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Altor, the Nordic investment fund that acquired Helly Hansen in...
Altor, the Nordic investment fund that acquired Helly Hansen in 2006 for about $140 million, is expected to start accepting offers for the Norwegian company's takeover in the next few days, according to Reuters. As already reported, Columbia Sportswear, Jarden Corporation, PPR and VF Corporation are thought to be interested, ...
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Columbia Sportswear is about to lay off 80 employees from...
Columbia Sportswear is about to lay off 80 employees from its global staff, representing 2 percent of its total workforce. The cuts concern mainly the headquarters in the U.S. and the European subsidiary. Officials at the latter operation, which is based in Geneva, declined to comment, but the headquarters in ...
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Benetton Group is leaving the stock exchange after 26 years...
Benetton Group is leaving the stock exchange after 26 years of trading. Shareholders tendered 92.37 percent of the shares in Benetton Group for €4.60 a share by the deadline last Friday. That was below the 95 percent level originally requested by Edizione for completion of the transaction, but the company ...
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John Fentener van Vlissingen, one of the wealthiest men in...
John Fentener van Vlissingen, one of the wealthiest men in the Netherlands, has acquired a stake of 5.19 percent in Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns a dollop of bicycle brands from Batavus to Hercules, Koga, Lapierre and many more. The Fentener van Vlissingen family amassed a fortune with ...
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Sports Direct International, the largest sporting goods retailer in the...
Sports Direct International, the largest sporting goods retailer in the U.K. and owner of many sports brands including Dunlop and Karrimor, has acquired two British young fashion brands, Firetrap and Full Circle, according to the British magazine Drapers. Bidding against its archrival, JD Sports Fashion, Sports Direct has won the ...
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The entrepreneur Carsten Maschmeyer has increased his share in Mifa...
The entrepreneur Carsten Maschmeyer has increased his share in Mifa by 4 percentage points to 33 percent, making him the largest shareholder of this traditional German bike maker. Maschmeyer started to invest in Mifa last October. Another member of the executive board, Peter Wicht, raised his share to 30 percent. ...
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New Balance plans to expand its headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts,...
New Balance plans to expand its headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts, as part of a new real estate complex that would include a track and field stadium, a hockey rink, retail facilities, several office buildings and even a hotel. The $235 million project would include a new building for New Balance's ...
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Golfino, the specialty brand of golf apparel, has issued bonds...
Golfino, the specialty brand of golf apparel, has issued bonds to ensure fresh capital for future growth. Reportedly, the issue was already halted on the first day of the buying period, which was planned until April 3, after the first day brought in €12 million. The bonds have an interest ...
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Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based sourcing behemoth, said that...
Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based sourcing behemoth, said that Bangladesh moved ahead of Vietnam and Indonesia to become its second-largest production base last year. Bangladesh improved its apparel production, while rising costs in Vietnam made it harder for the country to compete for low-cost orders. China remains the biggest ...
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Kanabeach, a French brand of surf-inspired clothing and accessories, has...
Kanabeach, a French brand of surf-inspired clothing and accessories, has been placed in receivership, with the obligation to come up with a reorganization plan within six months. One main reason was apparently the roll-out of an expensive network of company-owned stores. The company already closed three stores and sold its ...
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Sport Partner reports that the fitness division of Accell Group,...
Sport Partner reports that the fitness division of Accell Group, the Dutch bicycle and fitness equipment company, has changed its name to Tunturi Fitness, after the Finnish brand that forms the largest share of its fitness equipment sales. The unit was previously called Accell Fitness Division. The company's managers told ...
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Gordon Merchant, the founder of Billabong International, has bought 2.5...
Gordon Merchant, the founder of Billabong International, has bought 2.5 million new shares of the company to raise his stake from 15.1 percent to 15.8 percent. The company had been in talks about a takeover with the private equity group TPG, though the talks ended in February. Merchant's new, bigger ...
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The creditors of Asolo approved last March 15 a settlement...
The creditors of Asolo approved last March 15 a settlement of the company's debts, proposed by the court of Treviso, allowing the Italian company to get out of bankruptcy protection proceedings without liquidating any of its remaining assets. The settlement calls for the repayment of between 35 and 100 percent ...
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VF Corp. has sold its stake in the fashion company...
VF Corp. has sold its stake in the fashion company of John Varvatos to Lion Capital
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Naibu Global International, a Chinese sportswear company whose orange logo...
Naibu Global International, a Chinese sportswear company whose orange logo resembles that of Nike, is said to be seeking a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange next month. It would like to float about half of its equity, valuing the 10-year-old Fujian company at ...
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Paul Fireman, the former chief executive and major shareholder of...
Paul Fireman, the former chief executive and major shareholder of Reebok, has reportedly agreed to sell his golf country club in Mashpee, Massachussets, to another company in the state at an unspecified price. He had bought the club at a public auction in 1991. He tried to sell it in ...
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Hero Cycles, the leading Indian bicycles producer, intends to double...
Hero Cycles, the leading Indian bicycles producer, intends to double its capacity to about 10 million units per year by 2015, after it reportedly clinched a huge supply deal with Walmart. The Business Standard reports that Hero Cycles already supplied bicycles to the cash-and-carry stores owned by Walmart in India, but ...
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Amer Sports will apply for a listing on Helsinki's Nasdaq...
Amer Sports will apply for a listing on Helsinki's Nasdaq of two new series of euro-denominated bonds worth a total of €150 million, which have been allocated to more than 50 investors. One €50 million bond carries a floating rate and matures on March 6, 2014. The other €100 million ...
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Devanlay, the global license holder for Lacoste, is hiring more...
Devanlay, the global license holder for Lacoste, is hiring more than 200 people in production as it relaunches the brand. The hiring, taking place over the next two years, will increase the company's workforce by 20 percent. Devanlay told just-style.com that all of the jobs will be in positions across ...
