Investment company Findos Investor has acquired Germany-based company Maier Sports GmbH & Co. KG and its brands Maier Sports and Gonso, according to media reports.


Maier Sports manufactures clothing for outdoor sports and skiing; Gonso produces bikewear.  Findos, which takes majority holdings in companies with up to 250 milllion in annual sales, will finance expansion of both brands.


Maier Sports, which acquired Gonso in 2004, reported record performance last year on sales growth of 23 percent.


“With Findos we have found an investor who brings capital, expertise and our network as Germany family owned business together,” said Gerhard Maier General Manager of Maier Sports. “Therefore, I am convinced that Maier Sports GmbH can maintain their corporate philosophy and develop strategically further.”