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Billabong director resigns over conflict of interest

15/09/2015

Billabong director Matthew Wilson has resigned due to a “potential conflict of interest”.

US-based investment company Oaktree Capital will now own the majority of Quiksilver, which filed for bankruptcy of its US arm last week. It also has a stake in Billabong.

Analysts have suggested a merger could be on the cards, but Quiksilver’s newly appointed CEO, Greg Healy, said this would not be the case.

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