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News briefsUnited Sports Brands with new CEO
Source: United Sports Brands Phil Gyori, Chief Executive Officer California-based United Sports Brands (USB), the parent company of Pearl Izumi, Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters, Nathan and Glukos, has appointed Phil Gyori as its new Chief Executive Officer. His appointment comes in the weeks following the acquisition of ...
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News briefsUnited Sports Brands acquired by private equity firm
California-based United Sports Brands (USB), the parent of Pearl Izumi, Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters, Nathan and Glukos, has been acquired by US private equity firm Norwest Equity Partners. The transaction closed on Nov. 20, 2023, and financial terms were not disclosed. Norwest’s history with USB brands dates ...
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News briefsUnited Sports Brands chooses Nogin to optimize e-commerce performance
California-based United Sports Brands (USB) has agreed to a multi-brand Commerce-as-a-Service (CaaS) deal with Nogin, also based in California. CaaS is a cloud-based approach that allows brands and merchants to handle e-commerce while avoiding having to purchase, implement and manage the underlying infrastructure. As part of a three-year agreement, USB ...
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News briefsUnited Sports Brands acquires Pearl Izumi from Shimano
California-based United Sports Brands (USB), owner of Spalding, Nathan, Shock Doctor and KT Tape, among others, has acquired the bike apparel brand Pearl Izumi from Shimano. USB is a portfolio company of Bregal Partners, a private equity firm. Pearl Izumi has been part of the Japanese Shimano company since 2008. ...
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Spalding is switching distributors in Europe
United Sports Brands is set to become the distributor of Spalding’s basketballs and related equipment for most of Europe. It will be taking over the license from Germany’s Uhlsport, which has held the rights since 2002. According to Patrick Cloots, its senior vice president for international business, United Sports Brands ...
