All M&A articles
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ArticlePaul Allen estate agrees to $9.612 billion Seahawks sale
The buyer group is led by Vinod Khosla, who must first sell his minority stake in the San Francisco 49ers.
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News briefsFrasers’ Hugo Boss plan goes beyond ownership
A reported plan to install Frasers CEO Michael Murray as Hugo Boss CEO shows that the retailer is treating equity ownership as inseparable from operational control.
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ArticleGarmin adds coaching to its wearables business
Garmin has bought two of endurance sport’s best-known coaching platforms one day after launching its Cirqa smart band. for
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News briefsFrasers 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.
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News briefsPaddletek buys pickleball paddle maker PIKKL
PIKKL joins a portfolio spanning Bantam, Tempest and Honeyfoam, as Paddletek also signs three unrelated pro Johnsons.
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ArticleMAP Active Buys Sports Direct Malaysia
With the rupiah under pressure and domestic retail sluggish, MAP Active’s Malaysia buy reads as earnings diversification.
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News briefsFrench retailer i-Run buys Belgian chain Trakks
The PE-backed French running retailer’s purchase of the Belgian chain marks its first physical stores outside its home market.
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ArticleMedia firm Versant buys simulator firm Full Swing
Versant Media, parent of Golf Channel, pays $530 million for Full Swing, the tech behind TGL and Tiger Woods’ at-home simulator.
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ArticleSpain regulator OKs Decathlon-Intersport deal, conditions apply
Spain’s competition watchdog says Decathlon could still face a political veto over the Canary Islands deal.
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News briefsRVRC Holding acquires 90.1% of ICANIWILL
RevolutionRace’s parent company just did something it has never done before: buy another brand.
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News briefsHugo Boss board tells investors: reject Frasers bid
Hugo Boss says Frasers’ €38-a-share offer undervalues the company and urges shareholders to turn it down.
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News briefsFrasers sells Sports Direct Malaysia for $150m
Frasers Group sells its Sports Direct Malaysia stake to MAP Active for $150m, retaining an income stream.
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ArticleDecathlon buys into folding bike maker Brompton
Decathlon takes a stake in Brompton, its boldest move yet into premium urban mobility and the Chinese market.
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News briefsHSG completes majority acquisition of Golden Goose
HSG and Temasek back Golden Goose’s global expansion as the Italian luxury sneaker brand posts €734m revenue and 10% Q1 growth
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ArticleAccent Group rejects Frasers’ takeover bid
Accent Group’s board unanimously rejects Frasers’ offer of A$0.65 per share, calling it materially inadequate.
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ArticleSprinter to complete an eight-year-old merger
A Canary Islands holdover from Sport Zone’s pre-JD Sports era is set to be folded into Sprinter.
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News briefsCastore acquires 75% stake in Grenson shoes
Manchester sportswear brand takes 75% stake in 160-year-old Grenson as acquisition strategy takes shape.
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News briefsNo-premium Frasers bid tests Accent shareholders
Frasers priced its Accent bid at no premium. The market promptly traded the stock above it.
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ArticleFrasers Group launches full Accent Group takeover
Frasers Group offers A$316m for full control of Australian footwear retailer Accent Group, days after its Hugo Boss takeover bid.
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ArticleEurope’s gyms are changing hands fund by fund
VivaGym’s Sparta deal is the latest move in a consolidation wave reshaping budget fitness across the continent.
