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CODI Prices $100 Million Share Offering

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI),  owner of 5.11, Crosman, Liberty Safe and a number of other middle market businesses, priced a $100 million public offering of 4 million of its 7.875 percent series B fixed-to-floating rate cumulative preferred shares.

American Outdoor Brands Responds To BlackRock Inquiries

In response to inquiries from asset manager BlackRock Inc. on its commitment to gun safety, the parent of Smith & Wesson wrote in part, ”We must collectively have the courage to ensure any actions are guided by data, by facts, and by what will actually make us safer — not by what is easy, expedient, or reads well in a headline.”

Garmin Selected As Exclusive Marine Electronics Supplier To IBBI

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., announced that is has been selected as the exclusive marine electronics supplier for the Independent Boat Builders, Inc. (IBBI), the industry’s largest purchasing cooperative comprised of a 19-member network of leading boat brands.

REI And MEC Suspend Shipments From Vista Outdoor

Both REI and Canada’s MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) late Thursday said they have suspended orders from Vista Outdoor due to the company’s manufacture of semi-automatic rifles. Vista Outdoor’s brands in the outdoor and cycling space include Bell, Blackburn, Bollé, Bushnell, CamelBak, Camp Chef, Giro and Jimmy Styks. CamelBak issued a statement on the changes.