All Corporations articles – Page 95

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    The Adidas Group announced the completion of the second tranche...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group announced the completion of the second tranche of a €3.0 billion share buyback program initiated in March 2018 and running through May 2021. It has purchased sofar €1.8 billion worth of its own stock and plans to buy up to €1.0 billion in 2020. In the second ...

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    Without confirming a report that the Adidas Group is phasing...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Without confirming a report that the Adidas Group is phasing out 500 jobs in Europe, a spokesman said that it is adapting its organizational structures and processes to become more efficient, looking also for new talent for its digital business. All in all, he indicated, the European staff will remain ...

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    Columbia Sportswear is being added to Standard & Poor's MidCap...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear is being added to Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Global Industry Classification Standard

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    Symphony Holdings has completed the acquisition of the global trademarks...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Symphony Holdings has completed the acquisition of the global trademarks and patents of Skins, the Australian apparel manufacturer. In January 2019, Skins filed for bankruptcy in a Swiss court, blaming the global financial crisis for the situation that had led to its own excessive debt. The brand, founded in Australia ...

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    Pelican acquires Confluence

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Pelican International, a Canadian group that already makes all manner of recreational boats, has acquired Confluence Outdoor, another maker of boats based in the U.S. that did not achieve the economies of scale that its new owners were betting on. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed

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    Lenzing has secured a bonded loan of €500 million from...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Lenzing has secured a bonded loan of €500 million from investors around the world over the next 10 years to fund the general running of the business, including important future projects related to sustainability

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    Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm Sycamore Partners, has acquired the two saltwater tackle producers Fin-Nor and Van Staal, both headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and owned until now by W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings. The terms remain undisclosed, but Captain Craig Cantelmo, a former director of sales at ...

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    Rallye, the parent company of Go Sport and other retail...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Rallye, the parent company of Go Sport and other retail operations in France, indicates that it has finalized proposals for a settlement with its creditors that would reschedule the repayment of its debt of around €3.3 billion. The group's high debt led Go Sport to divest its Courir chain of ...

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    Selle Royal, the leading Italian supplier of bike saddles, has...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Selle Royal, the leading Italian supplier of bike saddles, has mandated UBS to help find a financial partner to accelerate its growth. The company is prepared to review preliminary offers in mid-February. Founded by the Bigolin family 60 years ago, Selle Royal sells saddles and other bike accessories under four ...

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    Degré 7, the French brand of sports apparel, is up...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Degré 7, the French brand of sports apparel, is up for sale according to the French edition of fashionnetwork.com

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    Skechers has completed a new, five-year $500 million credit facility...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Skechers has completed a new, five-year $500 million credit facility that replaces a former $250 million asset-backed facility granted in 2015

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    Lululemon invests in a smart mirror start-up

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Lululemon has joined in a just completed $34 million Series B funding round for a New York-based high-tech fitness start-up, Mirror, which launched a smart full-length LCD mirror in September of last year. The display can be used as an interactive home gym, with live and on-demand fitness classes. Taking ...

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    Intersport’s internet platform widens its reach

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    After doing its own thing in the area of e-commerce, as the Intersport organizations in France and some other countries are still doing, Intersport Germany has decided to take part in the international development of Intersport 2.0, the omni-channel digitalization strategy of Intersport International Corporation (IIC).

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    The Signa Retail Group signs letter of intent with the Otto Group to take over SportScheck

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The Signa Retail Group, which already owns Karstadt Sports and a group of sports-specific e-tailers called Signa Sports United, has signed a letter of intent with the Otto Group to take over its SportScheck chain of sporting goods stores, according to Germany’s Lebensmittelzeitung. The report could not be confirmed, but ...

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    The producers of the Gi Fly, the “one-second full-size folding...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The producers of the Gi Fly, the “one-second full-size folding e-bike,” are seeking an industrial partner to scale up in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The bike is a “project” at a company called Bignay, a consultancy and product developer whose method is to “combine software and hardware to ...

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    Lafuma is selling Eider

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Lafuma has received a binding acquisition offer for its Eider brand from K2, the South Korean technical outdoor company.

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    Nike has invested in and signed an intellectual-property licensing deal...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Nike has invested in and signed an intellectual-property licensing deal with Handsfree Labs, whose devices enable people to put shoes on without using their hands. The companies have not disclosed the terms of the investment. Strategically, however, remarks from Tom Clarke, Nike's president of innovation, have suggested a link with ...

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    Sports Direct International is going to change its name to...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International is going to change its name to Frasers Group, following its acquisition of House of Frasers, the struggling British chain of department stores. The move, which is supposed to improve its image, is likely to be approved by shareholders at a meeting in mid-December as the company's ...

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    Spin Capital, a Munich-based investment company, has expanded its sports...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Spin Capital, a Munich-based investment company, has expanded its sports portfolio with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Freeride Film Festival and the winter camp's organizer, The Freeride Experience. Spin acquired the avalanche backpack specialist ABS Protection two years ago and the eco-sports apparel label Pyua one year ...