Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments
DENVER (BRAIN) — Capo Cycling Apparel has been acquired by industry veteran Zach Spinhirne-Martin from its founders, Robert Carbone and Gary Vasconi.
Capo, founded in 2004, is a U.S.-based brand that sells Italian-made apparel.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Sources at Bell and Giro tell BRAIN that the Vista Outdoor brands made significant staff layoffs this week, especially in the marketing, brand, and creative departments.
PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Dick's Sporting Goods said it has agreed to acquire the specialty outdoor retailer Moosejaw from Walmart.
SVETA NEDELJA, Croatia (BRAIN) — After acquiring a majority interest in Greyp in 2021, Porsche announced the Croatian e-bike brand will operate under the Porsche eBike Performance group.
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — A Brooklyn, New York, company has agreed to acquire the intangible assets of the bankrupt sporting goods chain Olympia Sports for $180,000. The assets include CleverTraining, an e-commerce retailer that was once active in the cycling and triathlon markets.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group has agreed to make a $20 million investment in Stages Cycling, acquiring 32.5% of the company's common stock according to a filing with the Taiwan stock exchange.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (BRAIN) — GEF Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has made an investment in MURF Electric Bikes, a seven-year-old brand with its roots in surf culture.
SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Strava has acquired Fatmap, a company whose 3D-map mobile app is targeted at outdoor enthusiasts including climbers and mountaineers. Strava said it will use the Fatmap technology to add 3D mapping to its cycling/running app. Premium members of Strava will gain access to Fatmap.
NEUSS, Germany (BRAIN) — This week an executive at the company that previously owned Amprio, Rheinmetall AG, said Amprio has been sold. But he declined to say who bought it.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Emerald, the parent of the Outdoor Retailer shows, has acquired the consumer event company Lodestone Events. Lodestone is the producer of the Overland Expo consumer shows and is producing Outdoor Adventure X, Emerald's first outdoor consumer event.
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Component brand White Industries has purchased the wheel brands Rolf Prima and Astral Cycling.
VERONA, Italy (BRAIN) — An Italian investment group, UTurn Investments, has made an investment in component and bike brand 3T. René Wiertz and Gérard Vroomen will remain shareholders and managers.
The company said it has sales of 20 million euros ($21.2 million) per year and an EBITA of 5 million euros.
BREMBRATE, Italy (BRAIN) — A private equity investment company announced it will acquire a majority stake in Vittoria. The transaction is expected to close early next year.
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