SGB Update

Emerald Acquires MJBiz

Emerald Holding, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of MJBiz, the event producer and content platform serving a wide range of companies operating in the cannabis industry.

Report: Fanatics To Acquire Topps

Fanatics has reached an agreement to acquire the Topps’ trading card business, sources told The Wall Street Journal.

Compass Diversified Appoints Board Member

Compass Diversified announced that Alex Bhathal has been appointed to its Board of Directors. With Bhathal’s appointment, the Board will expand to nine directors.

Escalade To Acquire Brunswick Billiards

Escalade Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of the Brunswick Billiards business from Life Fitness, LLC, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, LP.

Garmin Acquires Vesper Marine

Garmin, Ltd. announced it has acquired Vesper Marine, a privately-held provider of AIS, VHF and vessel monitoring solutions for the marine industry. 

Clarus Appoints COO And CFO

Clarus Corp. announced that Aaron J. Kuehne has been promoted to the new role of executive vice president and chief operating officer and Michael J. Yates has been appointed as chief financial officer.

Life Time Fitness Survey Finds More Positive Outlook On Health And Fitness Habits

Life Time’s annual year-end survey found that 40 percent of respondents indicated their health was better in 2021 compared to 2020 versus 23 percent who said their health had gotten worse. This is a significant improvement from Life Time’s 2020 survey when nearly 70 percent of respondents reported that their health had been negatively impacted.

CES Scales Back Tech Trade Show To Three Days

CES 2022, consumer technology’s largest trade show, has shifted to a three-day show from four days as a safety measure amid concerns about rising COVID variant infection rates. The Las Vegas event will run from January 5-7.

Texworld New York Shifts To Virtual-Only Show

The Winter 2022 edition of Texworld New York City and Apparel Sourcing New York City trade shows, scheduled to run January 25-27, has moved to online-only following the nationwide rise in COVID variant cases.