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JD Sports hosts US investor trip ahead of Q3 update
More than 30 analysts and investors toured JD’s North American banners as the retailer made the case for its toughest region.
J.P. Morgan upgrades VF on outdoor growth
The bank now sees Altra, Timberland and The North Face driving VF, with growth that could outpace its own forecasts.
LIV Golf rebuilds around its players
BC Partners Credit’s funding needs bankruptcy court approval, and players have until Oct. 25 to agree terms for 2027.
Oura postpones Nasdaq IPO citing market uncertainty
Oura pulled its Nasdaq listing eight days after launch, with 10-year yields at their highest since 2007.
Bank of America turns bearish on Nike
A downgrade to Underperform and a $30 price target raise fresh doubts about Nike’s turnaround timeline.
Moody’s turns positive on ANTA
The agency treats the pending PUMA stake as promising rather than risky, leaving room for more acquisitions.
Investor day: On’s 2029 plan is more than football
Run, sneaker and apparel are set to supply most of On’s growth through 2029, alongside a new $1 billion buyback.
Authentic Brands Group targets 2027 IPO
A public listing would put the brand licensing model, and its move into creator economy media, in front of public markets.
Baird downgrades Nike, adidas, Dick’s
Baird cuts five sportswear and footwear stocks to Neutral on macro economic risk.
LIV enters bankruptcy, plans to restructure
LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, entering a restructuring agreement with BC Partners Credit as Saudi Arabia’s PIF provides bridge financing and prepares to exit its multi-billion-dollar investment in the breakaway golf league.
Technogym settles into new finance leadership
Carlo Capelli and Pierluigi Alessandri now hold the finance and risk roles Marabini and Capelli once shared.
Nike exits S&P 100 index in September
The index change is procedural, but it echoes what Nike’s stock has shown for years: a turnaround still incomplete.
Soul Padel raises £3.6m to triple UK club count
Family office cash sends the Manchester padel brand from four clubs to ten, targeting 250 courts by 2032.
Oura’s IPO tests the value of health data
Subscription growth and a 42-billion-hour biometric dataset anchor Oura’s case for a technology-style valuation.
Indian sneaker brand Zaydn raises fresh capital for expansion
Inflection Point Ventures leads the round as the Gen-Z streetwear label eyes bigger marketplace and D2C growth.
Wall Street is repricing how long Nike’s fix will take
Analysts agree Nike must rebuild wholesale trust and clear inventory; the debate is how many years that takes.
Cleat startup Caddix adds new athlete investor
Ja’Kobi Lane, the Ravens rookie, turned down paid deals from Nike and adidas to buy in instead.
Onalabs raises more than €9.3m to scale continuous health monitoring
FC Barcelona backed the wearable maker in 2023. The new capital adds a diabetes line and Garmin interoperability.
Cushioned running becomes 2027’s key battleground
Evercore ISI sees Nike and On converging on the cushioned-running segment that has driven HOKA’s share gains
Frasers stake in Hugo Boss passes 30% threshold
Frasers has crossed the 30 percent mandatory-bid threshold in Hugo Boss, and the board is urging shareholders to reject its offer.
Nike’s refund check has arrived. The growth story hasn’t.
Nike has recovered nearly all of its $986 million tariff refund, but the cash windfall does little to answer lingering questions about growth, China and the progress of its turnaround.
Seamless bras startup Hastko wants to scale in the US
At €3 million, the funding round is small, but it tests whether a by-women-for-women design thesis can compete in premium US retail.
Gymshark founder in talks to buy back stake from GA
Founder Ben Francis is negotiating to buy back part of the 21 percent stake General Atlantic bought in 2020
JD Sports opens US trading as the US becomes its top market
The retailer just made it easier for US investors to buy in, right as North America overtakes the UK as its biggest market.
Meet the challenger: Is Alo ready for an IPO?
Alo Yoga has shed its wholesale T-shirt arm. Analysts say the move sets the stage for an IPO or strategic deal.
The sneaker brand that became an AI company
Allbirds sold its brand IP to American Exchange Group for $39m, renamed itself Smartbird, and hired a former AWS executive as CEO.
Gildan’s growth story meets an activist short seller
Activist short seller Jehoshaphat Research alleges channel stuffing, a $510m inventory overhang, and governance red flags
HSBC sees Anta turning PUMA’s China story around
HSBC upgrades PUMA to Buy with a €35 target, arguing the market underestimates Anta Sports’ ability to unlock growth in China.
L Catterton in exclusive talks to buy HYROX stake
The LVMH-backed PE firm is close to a deal with Infront Sports & Media, owner of the indoor fitness series.
Perfect Moment delisted from NYSE American
Perfect Moment will trade on the OTCQB from June 15 after failing to regain stockholders’ equity compliance with NYSE American.
LVMH-backed Champ fund backs Rhoback in $50m debut deal
The new athlete-equity fund backed by LVMH deploys nearly $50m into US activewear brand Rhoback: its first investment.
Fairfax Financial buys 1.2m Under Armour shares
Fairfax’s sub-$5 accumulation is a bounded-downside bet on a turnaround still missing domestic execution targets.
One analyst, two verdicts: adidas up, Nike down
RBC’s Dadhania published both calls on the same day, using a consistent valuation framework, and on the eve of the World Cup.
LIV Golf funding crisis: season at risk
Saudi PIF confirmed it will end LIV funding after 2026. Now sources say payments may stop before the season does.
Kohli’s wife joins him as an Agilitas investor
The cricket star already co-owns a stake after selling his One8 brand to the Bangalore sportswear company last year.
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