US-based active outdoor apparel and footwear company Columbia Sportswear Company has announced that it will acquire the Pacific Trail group of brands. The acquisition is the result of the March 29, 2006 auction in bankruptcy court of specified assets of Pacific Trail, Inc. and London Fog Group, Inc., where Columbia was the winning bidder offering $20.4 million cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities.

Established in 1945 in Seattle, Washington, Pacific Trail manufactures and sells products to retailers across the USA. The Pacific Trail business includes the Pacific Trail outerwear and sportswear brand, the Towne outerwear and rainwear brand, the Pac Tec high-performance outerwear brand, the Black Dot Clothing surfboard apparel brand, and the Moonstone mountain equipment brand.