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NEW YORK (BRAIN) Vista Outdoor Inc.'s board has rejected an unsolicited acquisition offer made last month by MNC Capital. The offer was to buy the company for $35 per share, a 17% premium over Vista Outdoor's current stock price, worth about $2.9 billion.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taipei Cycle show begins Wednesday with 950 exhibitors — 100 more than last year when the island reopened to unrestricted international travel — spread over 3,500 booths.

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Noted long-time retailer Eugene Kiefel died at home on Feb. 4 at age 92.

AMES, Iowa (BRAIN) — Messingschlager USA told customers on Friday that HLC is taking over distribution for its brands in the U.S.

This article first ran in the February 2024 issue of BRAIN.
WAIKITE VALLEY, New Zealand (BRAIN) — While working as customer service manager for MTBDirect, an Australia-based e-commerce site, Lyndal Bailey heard one question repeatedly:

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (BRAIN) — Life Time Group Holdings, the fitness center company that also owns some bike events including the Sea Otter Classic, Unbound Gravel and Leadville 100 races, reported 2023 full-year revenues were up 21.6% from the prior year, to $2.2 billion.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — The first of five public outdoor lithium-ion battery charging stations opened Thursday, part of a six-month pilot program aimed at preventing residential battery fires.

FRANKFURT (BRAIN) — Eurobike organizer fairnamic GmbH has set the date for next year's show: Eurobike 2025 will be held June 25-29.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Cannondale is recalling some "Dave" 26-inch bikes because of reports of frame failures.
The recall affects model-year 2021 through 2023, with about 660 bikes sold in the U.S. and about 113 sold in Canada.

LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Cycling and outdoor apparel brand swrve plans to close after 20 years in business, citing escalating operating costs. While no more orders will be placed, swrve will continue operations to sell off inventory in the coming months.

AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — VanMoof is providing access to repair manuals, guides, and technical drawings for e-bikes released in 2018 and earlier, materials that were previously accessible only to certified shops.

(BRAIN) — Fox Factory revenues in its Speciality Sports Group, which includes its bike-related brands, were down 43% in the company’s 2023 fiscal year, a decline the company attributed to “channel inventory recalibration” and “lower end consumer demand.”