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Jack Wolfskin forges ahead with US expansion

A year after the acquisition by Golf equipment supplier Callaway, outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin continues its expansion abroad. The German company will "finally invest seriously and sustainably in North America and also in Japan," said CEO Melody Harris-Jensbach when talking to German business weekly "Wirtschaftswoche". Accordingly, the company...

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Callaway completes Jack Wolfskin takeover

Callaway Golf Company (Callaway) has completed the announced acquisition of Jack Wolfskin from the previous shareholders on January 4, 2019 for 418 million euros or approximately 476 million dollars at an exchange rate of 1,140 euros to the US dollar. While Callaway is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, post-acquisition, Jack Wolfskin will...

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Callaway Golf to acquire Jack Wolfskin for 418 million euros

Jack Wolfskin has announced that its shareholders, including affiliates of Bain Capital Credit, H.I.G. Bayside Capital and CQS, have entered into an agreement to sell the company to Callaway Golf Company for 418 million euros or around 476 million dollars. "We are very excited to welcome the Jack Wolfskin brand into the Callaway portfolio,"...

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Toxic chemicals found in outdoor gear from The North Face, Patagonia and Jack Wolfskin

Greenpeace said Monday that hazardous chemicals were "widely present" in a range of outdoor gear it tested, from clothing and footwear to backpacks, tents and sleeping bags. The environmental activist group said out of 40 products tested, only four were free of per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). The study showed that toxic chemicals are...