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Wolverine, Blum and Golden Gate acquire Collective Brands

Wolverine Worldwide, Blum Capital and Golden Gate have formed an acquisition company that is acquiring Kansas-based Collective Brands. Wolverine Worldwide, Blum Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital have entered into a definitive agreement under which Collective Brands will be acquired for $21.75 per share in cash, including the assumption of...

Fashion

New name for Stride Rite Corporation

For the future, Collective Brands Inc. will be known under a different name. To better communicate the broad range of premium and iconic performance and lifestyle brands in the company, as well as its new strengthened business model, the company will now be doing business as ‘Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group’. "We believe this new...

Fashion

Collective Brands comments adidas verdict

Whilst at adidas they had a reason to pop the champagne, lifestyle company Collective Brands has to pay up $305 million over the adidas stripes dispute. The verdict was reached in the previously disclosed adidas matter pending in the federal court in Portland, Oregon. Earlier this year adidas went to court as its signature stripes were used in a...