Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments
AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — Pon.Bike has added Italian road and track shoe brand Nimbl to its growing portfolio. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
LONDON (BRAIN) — British e-mobility company Lavoie has acquired VanMoof and intends to stabilize, grow, and develop the Dutch e-bike brand that declared bankruptcy in July.
Acquisition terms were not announced.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — E-mobility rental and sales company micromobility.com submitted a non-binding bid to acquire e-bike brand VanMoof, which was declared bankrupt by the court of Amsterdam on July 17.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Envo Drive Systems, the maker of various electric vehicles including e-bikes, has acquired VeloMetro Mobility, a fellow Vancouver-based company, which went bankrupt last winter.
PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Bloomberg is reporting that TSG Consumer Partners is weighing the possible sale of Backcountry.com and its related e-commerce sites, which include CompetitiveCyclist.com.
ATLANTA (BRAIN) — Wahoo Fitness says its financial woes are in the past after a recapitalization eliminated debt that had crippled it after the pandemic boom in indoor exercise products. Three private equity groups helped founder Chip Hawkins pay off a public debt owed to a bank consortium; it also put capital on Wahoo's balance sheet to enable growth.
GREENWICH, Conn. (BRAIN) — L Catterton, which bought a majority share in Pinarello in 2017, said it has sold the company to "a private family office." European news sources say billionaire Ivan Glasenberg bought it for 200 million euros.
LONDON (BRAIN) — Foldable bike brand Brompton received a 19-million-pound ($23.6 million) investment from BGF, an equity capital investment company based in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group has ended plans to invest about $20 million to take about a third share in Stages Cycling because the companies were unable to reach definitive agreements on the deal, according to documents Giant has filed with the Taipei stock exchange.
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.