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Kathmandu acquires Rip Curl for $236m

02/10/2019
Kathmandu acquires Rip Curl for $236m

Rip Curl, one of the best known names in surfing, has been purchased for $236m by Australia- and New Zealand-based outdoor retailer Kathmandu. The acquisition creates a surfing and outdoor adventure lifestyle company, that will be, according to Kathmandu CEO Xavier Simonet, “highly complementary, seasonally balanced.”

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