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L Catterton invests in JOTT and names Lalance as CEO
JOTT, a French casual outerwear brand, has announced that L Catterton has acquired a controlling interest in the company. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The Gourdikian family, which founded and manages JOTT, will continue to hold a “significant equity interest” in the business. JOTT, ...
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Dorel raises purchase price to go private
Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to pay 10.3 percent more than previously planned to acquire control of Dorel Industries – whose assets include major bicycle brands such as Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose, Caloi and IronHorse – following exchanges and discussion with shareholders holding more than 50 percent of the group’s ...
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Karstadt Sports’ parent to get a state loan
Germany’s federal government has agreed to grant a €460 million loan to Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (GKK), the big and struggling department store chain owned by Signa Retail, according to the German press agency, DPA. However, the loan is said to be subordinated to a number of yet unspecified conditions. One ...
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Bogner gets €55m from its own head office
Bogner has agreed to sell the property of its corporate head office in Munich for €55 million to a real estate company, UBM Development, after a bidding process. The City of Munich has a right of first refusal for the next two months on the building, located at Sankt-Veit-Strasse 4. ...
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361 Degrees halves a high-interest portion of its debt
The Chinese sportswear company successfully completed a tender offer for about half of its remaining 7.25 percent senior unsecured notes, reducing the total amount still due to be redeemed by June 3 from $266.1 million down to $127.8 million. The move has allowed 361° to considerably cut its total indebtedness ...
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JD acquires another sports chain in the U.S.
After its $558 million takeover of The Finish Line in 2018 and its more recent $680 million acquisition of Shoe Palace on the U.S. West Coast, JD Sports Fashion continues its expansion in the U.S. with the announced purchase of a 100 percent stake in DTLR Villa. Based in Baltimore, ...
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Moody’s upgrades Vista Outdoor once more
A fast-growing ammunition market in the U.S. due to the anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the trend toward outdoor activities is leading to better financial prospects for Vista Outdoor, which is also the owner of “quieter” international brands like Camelbak, Bell and Giro. As a result, Moody’s is ...
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Deporvillage seeks to sell a majority stake
According to the Spanish financial daily Expansión, Deporvillage has engaged a financial advisory, Arcano Partners, to seek out an investor to purchase a majority stake in the company. The fast-growing Spanish e-tailer of sporting goods is currently majority owned by its founders, Ángel Corcuera and Xavier Pladellorens, and by such ...
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News briefsDr. Martens commands a high Ebitda multiple with its IPO
Dr. Martens is being valued between £3.3-3.7 billion (€3.7bn-$4.5bn to €4.2bn-$5.1bn) in its planned public offering on the London Stock Exchange, whichis already fully booked. The valuation implies a multiple of over 17 times Ebitda, as the company generated Ebitda of £184 million (€204.2m-$248.3m) on revenues of £672 million (€745.8m-$907m) ...
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ArticleRocky Brands invests $230m to buy footwear brands from Honeywell
Rocky Brands has agreed to acquire the performance and lifestyle footwear business of the U.S. conglomerate Honeywell International for $230 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. The assets acquired are The Original Muck Boot Company, Xtratuf, Servus, Neos and Ranger. These brands posted ...
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JD confirms its search for extra funding opportunities
JD Sports Fashion confirmed that it is exploring additional funding options, possibly involving a non-equity placing, as it looks to increase “its flexibility to invest in future strategic opportunities.” The company confirmed the move after Sky News reported the group was in talks with advisors on a potential £400 million ...
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Ski Lacroix’ parent is placed in receivership
Idealp Sport, a French skiwear company based in Albertville, has been placed in receivership (“procédure de sauvegarde” under French law) by the Chambéry commercial court, as reported by sport-guide.com. The Henri Duvillard brand, which Idealp sold to Amateis in December, is not involved in the procedure. The Degré 7 brand, ...
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Tecnica partners with a local innovation hub for its digitalization
Tecnica Group has signed a new partnership agreement with H-Farm, an innovation hub located in Ca’ Tron, near Venice, that combines investment, business consulting and digitally-enhanced educational programs. The partnership calls for the launch of new digital activities by Tecnica’s employees and the development of new courses aimed at training ...
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+++ Anta has reportedly invested the equivalent of around $92 million in a production base in Anyue county, in the Sichuan province, which is expected to be completed by October 2022 and to eventually employ between 3,000 and 5,000 people, according to Chinese media +++ +++ Dentsu has consolidated its ...
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A strategic investment by Artémis in Goat Group
Groupe Artémis, which controls the Kering luxury group while remaining the biggest shareholder in Puma, has made an unspecified investment in the Goat Group, the online auction-based sneaker reseller. The idea is to help accelerate Goat’s growth, expanding its international reach and diversifying its business in the luxury sector, where ...
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ArticleA Li Ning unit may take over Clarks for £51m
Li Ning, the famous Chinese Olympic gold-medallist-turned-businessman, is about to take control of the iconic British shoemaker Clarks less than a month after its shareholders agreed in principle to sell most of their shares to a Hong Kong-based private equity firm, LionRock Capital. Li is the non-executive chairman of Lion ...
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Decathlon, Lululemon and Puma rank high as good places to work
Decathlon, Lululemon and Puma scored high in Glassdoor’s latest annual Employees’ Choice Awards for the best places to work in certain countries. Lululemon has come in seventh place in Canada and eighth place in the U.S. Decathlon came in sixth place in France and Puma in third place in Germany. ...
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Google says it has closed Fitbit’s takeover
In a post on its blog, Google announced on Jan. 14 the closing of its acquisition of Fitbit, which has thus been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. The announcement was timed to follow a deadline of Jan. 13 that the U.S. Justice Department had set for its approval ...
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ArticlePon reportedly sold stake in Accell at a profit
According to reports in various Dutch media, Pon Holdings sold its 20 percent stake in its big Dutch competitor, Accell Group, at the end of last year. At the time of writing, no official comment was available from either Pon or Accell. Pon is well-positioned in the bicycle sector with ...
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JD may want to buy Topshop in partnership with ABG
JD Sports Fashion is partnering with the U.S.-based Authentic Brands Group (ABG) in a possible bid for Topshop, the big U.K.-based chain of fashion stores, which is regarded as the most important asset of the bankrupt Arcadia Group, according to Sky News. Other bidders for this and other assets of ...
