Start 2 Finish Acquires Fleet Feet Race Productions

Start 2 Finish Event Management, with offices in Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; and Memphis, TN, reported it had acquired the Race Productions division of Fleet Feet St. Louis to expand its reach in the Midwest and further establish itself in the event management industry.

Topgolf Callaway Brands Completes Debt Refinancing

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. completed a series of related transactions in support of a comprehensive plan to refinance its capital structure. Through these transactions, the company simplified and unified its financial reporting, extended its debt maturities, and improved liquidity.

Wolverine Worldwide Announces New Board Chairman And Directors

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported today that its Chairman and retired CEO, Blake Krueger, will retire from the Board on May 4. Tom Long, the Board’s lead independent director, will assume the role of Chairman on May 4. The company also elected three new board members—Stacia Andersen, Jodi Bricker and DeMonty Price.

Academy Sports Q4 Earnings Fly Past Wall Street Targets

Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc. reported earnings on an adjusted basis increased 12.5 percent in the fourth quarter ended January 28 as lower freight costs and overall operating expenses offset a 5.1 percent decline in same-store sales. EPS easily topped analysts’ consensus estimates while sales were below. 

Diamond Sports Group Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy To Dump Debt

Diamond Sports Group, LLC is finalizing a Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) with holders of a majority of its debt and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to eliminate over $8 billion of the company’s outstanding debt. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Marriott Appoints Dick’s CEO To Board Seat

Marriott International, Inc. elected Lauren Hobart, president and chief executive officer of Dick’s Sporting Goods and Grant F. Reid, former president and chief executive officer of Mars, as independent directors.

Hypetex Appoints Michael Dowse To Board

Hypetex, a UK company that makes colored carbon fiber using sustainable colorization materials, appointed Michael Dowse, former long-time president of Wilson Sporting Goods, as a non-executive director and board member.