CORPORATE & M&A
+++ Oerlikon has closed the acquisition of accessories and zipper provider Riri that was agreed upon in December 2022
+++ Hohenstein, which has recently announced the opening of a testing lab in Shanghai, has acquired the QAT Services Limited lab in Hong Kong
+++ American tennis player Venus Williams has joined Topspin Consumer Partners as an operating partner and will work with companies owned by the private equity firm on their investment opportunities and marketing strategies +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ Extending its deal to supply official balls, bags and racquets, Bullpadel will this year be providing the International Padel Federation not with two but with six racquet models
+++ Fila has extended its sponsorship deal with the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation, generally abbreviated NOC*NSF, which has run for the past six years, for a further four, thereby covering Paris 2024 and Milano-Cortina 2026
+++ Adidas has extended its kit deal with football club Union Berlin until the end of the 2029/30 season
+++ Adidas has announced the return of Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy, a multi-day showcase of Europe’s NBA draft-eligible athletes, back for the first time since 2017 and now welcoming female athletes as well
+++ Garmin has become the official timer for the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, whose 46th edition is set to take place on April 2, 2023
+++ Asics signed the European marathon record holder, bronze medallist at the World Championships and Olympic Games Bashir Abdi
+++ Asics has entered a new partnership with ultra-marathon event company Ultra X that makes the performance running brand the official footwear and apparel partner of Ultra X events for all U.K. events
+++ Altra has welcomed Jacky Hunt-Broersma, the ultra runner and world record holder for running 104 marathons in 104 days who survived cancer, to the Altra Elite Athlete Team
+++ Carrera, a brand of Safilo group, is the official eyewear partner of the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival taking place over two consecutive weekends, April 14-16 and April 21-23, in Indio, California +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ Reebok opened its first store in Brazil on 490 square meters at City Center Outlet Premium in Campo Largo, Paraná +++
EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Atomic has hired Phillip Descombes as market manager and Benjamin Aeby as marketing manager for Switzerland, Great Britain and the Netherlands
+++ Premiership Rugby has announced that Rob Calder will head its communications and marketing team as chief growth officer +++
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL
+++ The 2023 African Games have officially been postponed to next year, with the quadrennial event now scheduled for March 2024 and remaining in the host city of Accra, Ghana +++
