All Corporate articles – Page 48

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    Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological...

    2019-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological Center (VTC) in Guangzhou, China. The facility is an innovation hub where the Italian brand studies innovative compounds and technologies and creates prototypes of new products prior to launching them on the market. The VTC staff operates in close synergy ...

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    The takeover of Amer Sports by the Mascot Bidco consortium...

    2019-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The takeover of Amer Sports by the Mascot Bidco consortium headed up by Anta Sports Products is making progress. Mascot Bidco has struck a seven-year inter-company financing agreement for €1,236 million involving a term loan of about €921 million for the refinancing of existing debts and a revolving credit facility ...

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    Garmin has completed the acquisition of Tacx Onroerend en Roerend...

    2019-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Garmin has completed the acquisition of Tacx Onroerend en Roerend Goed. The Dutch company develops and makes indoor bike training software and applications as well as indoor bike trainers, tools and accessories.

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    Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological...

    2019-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological Center (VTC) in Guangzhou, China. The facility is an innovation hub where the Italian brand studies innovative compounds and technologies and creates prototypes of new products prior to launching them on the market. The VTC staff operates in close synergy ...

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    Tecnica Group is a winner of a Leonardo Italian Quality...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Tecnica Group is a winner of a Leonardo Italian Quality Prize 2018. The award honors companies for the quality of their products as well as their potential in terms of international and commercial prospects. The Quality Prize and the other Leonardo Prizes are presented every year by the Leonardo Committee ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a director and a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees. Mansell began serving in that capacity on March 25 and will be standing for election to full-term board membership at this year's annual shareholders' meeting. Ed George, ...

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    Edelrid has promoted Blair Williams, sales and marketing director of...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Edelrid has promoted Blair Williams, sales and marketing director of its North American subsidiary, to the rank of vice president

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    The Oberalp Group has appointed Andrea Carraro to the post...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The Oberalp Group has appointed Andrea Carraro to the post of general manager for footwear and technical equipment. He will be leading the development team for this products at the office in Montebelluna, and thereby working to increase the market share of the Salewa and Dynafit brands in the categories ...

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    Amer Sports has announced the sale of Mavic, the brand...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has announced the sale of Mavic, the brand of bicycle components inherited from Salomon, to an American equity company, Regent. The price being paid for Mavic, which represented only about 3 percent of the group's sales, was not disclosed. There was no comment by the group about the ...

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    Aku has appointed Fabio Furlanetto, previously at Tecnica Group and...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Aku has appointed Fabio Furlanetto, previously at Tecnica Group and Amer Sports, as its new sales manager for Italy

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    Storm Care Solutions of the U.K., which produces aftermarket waterproofing...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Storm Care Solutions of the U.K., which produces aftermarket waterproofing and cleaning fluids, has appointed Lauren Kirk to the post of export sales manager. The appointment follows a company-wide rebranding and recent distribution deals for Germany, Austria, the Benelux countries, Chile and the U.S. Kirk's experience includes posts at Terra ...

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    Eurazeo has sold its entire remaining stake of 4.8 percent...

    2019-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Eurazeo has sold its entire remaining stake of 4.8 percent in Moncler, making a major capital gain with a total price of $445 million for the shares. It had invested €950 million to acquire a 45 percent stake in the Italian company in 2011, prior to its public offering. Meanwhile, ...

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    Climb Up, the French chain of indoor climbing centers, has...

    2019-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Climb Up, the French chain of indoor climbing centers, has raised €14 million in a capital development operation. The capital increase has been subscribed by Calcium Capital Partners, an investment firm that invests in unlisted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support them in their development. François Petit, the founder ...

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    Berg Outdoor informed its distributors and agents at the end...

    2019-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Berg Outdoor informed its distributors and agents at the end of December 2018 that the brand will cease operations in 2019. Orders already taken for spring/summer 2019 will be delivered as planned, but there will be no collection for autumn/winter 2019. The Sonae Group is currently examining alternative strategies for ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide has announced a 25 percent increase in the...

    2019-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has announced a 25 percent increase in the quarterly dividend and a new $400 million share repurchase program for the next four years. It has also disclosed some details of a new credit agreement announced on Dec. 6, which involved a new term loan of $200 million and ...

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    Marmot Mountain Europe has moved into new headquarters in Frankfurt....

    2019-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Marmot Mountain Europe has moved into new headquarters in Frankfurt. The U.S. outdoor brand has concluded an internal restructuring that began with its acquisition by Newell Brands in 2016. The parent company has sought to anchor the brand more firmly in its outdoor and recreation division. Jan Schapmann remains Marmot's ...

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    A private equity fund, Equinox Partners, has reportedly signed an...

    2019-01-31T00:00:00Z

    A private equity fund, Equinox Partners, has reportedly signed an agreement in principle to acquire a 40 percent stake in Manifattura Valcismon, the Italian family-owned company that owns three important brands of sports apparel: Castelli for cycling, Karpos for hiking and trekking, and Sportful for cycling and Nordic skiing. The ...

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    Edge Technologies Engineering (ETE), the maker of knives, knife sharpeners...

    2019-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Edge Technologies Engineering (ETE), the maker of knives, knife sharpeners and lights, has acquired Al Mar Knives. Gary Fadden, formerly the company's president, has been made chairman emeritus of Al Mar. He will be attending Shot, the shooting and hunting trade show, and other such events to promote the brand ...

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    Laurent Vanat, the authoritative consultant based in Switzerland, has put...

    2019-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Laurent Vanat, the authoritative consultant based in Switzerland, has put out a call for crowdfunding of the forthcoming 2019 issue of his International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism, which is due to be released in April. Contributors of any amount over the technical minimum will be listed in the ...

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    The NPD Group has signed an agreement with SportsOneSource (SOS)...

    2019-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The NPD Group has signed an agreement with SportsOneSource (SOS) to acquire assets relating to the company's SSI Data POS Sports and Outdoor tracking business. The transaction is expected to close on April 1. SOS will no longer be in the sports retail data tracking business, but will continue to ...