Coghlan's Ltd acquired McNett Corp. in a deal that combines leading suppliers of gear maintenance and repair products and other outdoor recreation accessories from Canada and the United States. Transaction terms were not disclosed…
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National Park Service Is On Pace to Break it’s Last Year’s Visitation Record
Mild spring weather, cheap gas prices and Hollywood could help the National Park Service (NPS) set visitation records for the second consecutive year, according to preliminary data from the agency…
Quiksilver Bankruptcy Ruling Keeps Oaktree Rescue on Track
A federal bankruptcy judge cleared the way Thursday for a takeover of Quiksilver Inc. by the private equity firm Oaktree Capital Partners LP, while leaving the door open for superior offers…
ROC Gear Begins Manufacturing Mad Water Waterproof Duffels in Georgia
ROC Gear, a retailer, designer and distributor of outdoor gear, has created a manufacturing operation at its headquarters in Commerce, Ga. to make a new line of waterproof duffle bags for its Mad Water brand…
Scott Sports Agrees to Acquire Dolomite
Scott Sports SA signed a preliminary agreement to acquire Tecnica Group's Dolomite division, marking the second acquisition announced by the Swiss company since South Korea’s Youngone Corp. upped its stake in Scott Sports to 50.1 percent in Feb
Industrial Revolution Acquires Action Camera Brand
Industrial Revolution has acquired the complete product line of Intova LLC, a Hawaii-based maker of waterproof action cameras and accessories…
Sports Authority to Hire 3,500 for Holidays
Sports Authority plans to hire 3,500 temporary employees across the country to meet consumer demand during the 2015 holiday season…
Hawley and Lambert Merge Leadership
Hawley and Lambert are combining under a single leadership team after five years of partnering closely…
MEC’s Launch Resort Apparel Collection
MEC confirmed it began selling alpine ski and snowboarding gear last week, including its own line of apparel, for the first time, on Oct. 15…
Prana Holds Grand Opening for Palo Alto Store
Prana celebrated their newest location in Palo Alto with the local community, brand executives and ambassadors at Town & Country Village on Saturday, Oct. 10th…
Fjällräven to Open Seven U.S. Stores in 2015
Fjällräven USA, which moved into its new headquarters in Colorado this summer, expects to open another seven retail stores in by the end of the year…
Club Ride Founder Takes Back CEO Role
Club Ride founder Mike Herlinger has taken back the CEO title following the departure of Scott Montgomery, who had fulfilled the role since mid-2011…
Fox Factory to Acquire Marzocchi Assets
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (FOX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Marzocchi's mountain bike product lines…
Jarden Expects To Raise Raise At Least $490 Million in Stock Offering
Jarden Corporation priced its previously announced public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock at $49.00 per share Friday. The offering is expected to close October 21, subject to standard closing conditions…
Quiksilver Financing Package Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
Quiksilver Inc. announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the full amount of its $175 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing package provided by affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Bank of
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