All Corporations articles – Page 62
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Peloton offers over $1.1 bn in new shares
With its cash flow turned negative by $522 million at the end of its September quarter, Peloton Interactive has decided to launch a secondary offering for 23.9 million Class A shares priced at $46 each to raise $1,099 million. It is also proposing an over-allotment of $150 million depending on ...
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Intersport Spain has sold its HQ
According to CMDsport, Intersport Spain will be moving out of its headquarters in the city of Rubí, in the province of Barcelona, on Nov. 19. The buying group inaugurated the site in 1989 and has now sold it, for some $5 million, to an as yet unnamed investment fund. It ...
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Alpargatas sells Osklen to Dass to develop Havaianas more widely
Completing its reorganization, Alpargatas is divesting its 60 percent stake in Osklen, a Brazilian brand of sustainable surf- and skate-inspired clothing and footwear, to focus on Havaianas, the big international brand of rubber sandals. Alpargatas had already transferred its regional Mizuno license to Vulcabras, parent company of Olympikus, in the ...
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Allbirds’ IPO proceeds rise to $348 million
The underwriters of Allbirds’ public offering fully exercised an over-allotment option to purchase additional shares, which was not surprising in view of the doubling in the initially offered price of $15 a share in the course of trading. All in all, Allbirds has placed a total of 16,850,799 shares, raising ...
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No immediate plans for Gymshark’s IPO
Indicating that Gymshark’s sales almost doubled to £400 million (€470m-$543m) in the 12 months ended in July, Ben Francis, the young co-founder and CEO of the nine-year-old British fitness apparel company, tells The Financial Times that there are no immediate plans for it to go public. He confirmed that he ...
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News briefsPuma opens new North American HQ
Puma has inaugurated new headquarters for North America. Located at Assembly Row in the Boston suburb of Somerville, the 150,000-square-foot office combines the staffs – about 450 employees – from two offices in Boston proper and Westford. It was designed by the architectural firm Gensler and built by Timberline Construction. ...
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Coke buys sports-drink brand Bodyarmor
The Coca-Cola Company has acquired Bodyarmor, a sports drink producer founded in 2011, for approximately $5.6 billion.This is the largest acquisition in Coca-Cola’s history, overtaking that of the Costa coffee chain in 2018 for $5.1 billion. The soda king has been Bodyarmor’s second-largest shareholder, with a 15 percent stake, since ...
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ArticleExpanded: Allbirds doubles its valuation as it goes public
Allbirds, the California-based producer of Wool Runner merino shoes and other eco-friendly sneakers and apparel sold in a direct-to-consumer mode, started trading on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol BIRD at an opening price of $21.21 per share on Wednesday, Nov. 3. That was more than 40 percent above ...
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Reebok’s founder gets Drapers’ Lifetime Achievement Award
Joe Foster, who founded Reebok along with his late brother Jeff in 1958, received this year’s Life Achievement Award from the British Drapers magazine, coinciding with the sale of the brand to the Authentic Brands Group. Foster stepped back in 1989, and the move made the front page of the ...
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ArticleNice Footwear is valued up to €16.5m in IPO
Nice Footwear, an Italian company specializing in the production and sourcing of sneakers, is being listed on the Euronex Growth market in Milan. The company set a price range of €9.00-€11.00 per share, valuing the company at between €13.5 million and €16.5 million, representing 4.87 to 5.95 times last year’s ...
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Skechers may restructure its Asian business, making it worth $1.5bn
Skechers is considering various strategic options for its operations in Asia including a possible public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, says Bloomberg, quoting knowledgeable sources. An IPO could raise as much as $1.5 billion, according to the report, but Skechers would have to buy out first the shares ...
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Out Of, the Italian sun lens start-up, gets Elite status
Out Of, a young company that recently launched the first electronic lens that adapts its tint to ambient light automatically in less than a second without using a battery, is one of 20 Italian start-ups that have joined Elite, a private market of the Italian Stock Exchange, with the support ...
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Galaxy will buy Sequential’s active brands for $330m
Galaxy Universal announced that it has won the auction for the active brands portfolio of the bankrupt Sequential Brands Group, which includes And1, Avia, Gaiam and SPRI. The $330 million deal, which is still subject to court approval, is expected to close in mid-November. Galaxy had already made a “stalking ...
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Li Ning raises equity by €1.16bn for international expansion and other purposes
Li Ning Company said it is planning to sell 120 million new shares worth a total of HK$10.5 billion (€1.16bn-$1.35bn) to raise funds for its international expansion, which has not been easy until now, and for investments in new product categories. The proceeds would also be used for the establishment ...
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Wolverine amends its credit facilities
Wolverine Worldwide has amended and extended its credit agreement with JP Morgan Chase, refinancing a $200 million term loan and taking its existing revolving credit up from $800 million to $1 billion. The maturity of both credit facilities has been stretched to end on Oct. 21, 2026. There was an ...
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Clarus prices its stock offering at $27
Clarus Corporation, the company based in Salt Lake City that owns brands such as Black Diamond, Pieps, Sierra Bullets and Rhino-Rack, has priced a stock offering of 2,750,000 shares of common stock at $27 each. The expected gross proceeds of $74,250,000 would be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment ...
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Kelme’s Spanish distributor is fighting for life
According to Diffusion Sport, New Millennium Sports has asked the third commercial court of Alicante, in the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia, to allow it to enter into bankruptcy protection proceedings. The former owner of the Kelme brand, which has a contract for its dstribution in Spain, seeks to avoid ...
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Big investments in pádel in Scandinavia
With the sport of pádel expanding strongly in Scandinavia and Finland, a big Swedish venture capital firm, Triton, has reportedly made just over 30 acquisitions worth around 2.5 billion Swedish kronor (€250m-$290m) in the sector over the past three months, forming a newly created Ledap Group with a presence in ...
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News briefsWeSports buys a Swedish Nordic ski retail specialist
After its recent acquisition of the Finnish water sports equipment supplier Finwake in September, WeSports, a Stockholm-based group of individual sports, outdoor and mobility companies operating both online and with physical stores and product brands, has completed the acquisition of a Swedish sports retailer, Pölder Sport AB. Founded in 1990, ...
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Dometic buys Igloo
Dometic, the Swedish producer of coolers, has taken over Igloo, a Texas-based manufacturer of passive coolers and drinkware for the outdoor market, from a private equity group, ACON Investments. The closing of the transaction was subject to certain regulatory approvals, which have now been granted. The acquisition was completed on ...