Jeff Woodhouse
Moaning Marlow Meldrew
this in from Tackle and Guns Magazine -
Fox sold for £150m?
Yup - you read that right, top European fishing brand Fox International is rumoured to have been sold for a whopping £150,000,000.
T&G understands that Lew's Holdings, an American fishing brand that’s backed by BDT Capital Partners, has struck a deal to merge with Fox. Banking sources said the deal was expected to be announced by the end of the week.
The merger of Lew's and Fox will create a major player in the global market and could possibly be the biggest tackle company in the world – overtaking both Rapala and Pure Fishing.
More news as it breaks…
Fox sold for £150m?
Yup - you read that right, top European fishing brand Fox International is rumoured to have been sold for a whopping £150,000,000.
T&G understands that Lew's Holdings, an American fishing brand that’s backed by BDT Capital Partners, has struck a deal to merge with Fox. Banking sources said the deal was expected to be announced by the end of the week.
The merger of Lew's and Fox will create a major player in the global market and could possibly be the biggest tackle company in the world – overtaking both Rapala and Pure Fishing.
More news as it breaks…