Mergers And Acquisitions

NPD Group, which tracks product sales data for the outdoors and numerous other industries, found itself in the crosshairs of one outdoor group earlier this year

VF Corporation’s former president of emerging brands aims to lead the heritage travel company into the next era of success

Solo Stove's recent acquisitions, the latest of which closed yesterday, will form the basis for a new DTC-focused outdoor portfolio called Solo Brands

MacNeill Pride Group, a portfolio company of the private equity firm Centre Partners, has added another outdoor asset with the acquisition of the Utah-based camping gear brand

The 100 percent employee-owned insole brand has signed an acquisition deal with Seattle-based Westward Partners

Clarus Corp. President John Walbrecht spoke exclusively with OBJ about the company’s $198 million acquisition of Rhino-Rack, including what drove the deal and what’s next for its newest asset

Vista Outdoor, the parent company of CamelBak, Giro, Camp Chef, and others, has acquired e-bike maker QuietKat and the “hunt athleisure” brand Venor, adding to its portfolio of outdoor companies

As an Ibex superfan for many years, Bonie Shupe dreamed of working for the renowned maker of merino apparel. Now she’s in charge of reviving the brand.

Tennessee-based MacNeill Pride Group snapped up the 25-year-old GCI Outdoor—maker of camping tables, chairs, and other outdoor gear

The iconic Swiss outdoor brand’s parent company, Conzzeta AG, sold Mammut to London-based Telmos Capital as part of a planned rightsizing of its portfolio

The new company aspires to be the preeminent global source of content, experiences, utilities, community, and services for active lifestyle participants

The parent company of The North Face has announced plans to add the direct-to-consumer streetwear company to its portfolio of brands

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