Company:BRG Sports

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Short description: Sports equipment maker
BRG Sports
HeadquartersVan Nuys, Los Angeles, CA
ProductsSports Equipment
ParentFenway Partners
DivisionsRiddell
Websitewww.brgsports.com

BRG Sports makes sports equipment and clothing under the Riddell brand. Its parent company is Fenway Partners.[1]

Brands

Current

  • Riddell

Former

  • Bell Sports[2] and Giro[2] are now owned by Vista Outdoor.
  • Easton Diamond (baseball and softball) is now owned by Rawlings.[3][4]
  • Easton Hockey is now owned by Peak Achievement Athletics, parent of Bauer Hockey.[5]
  • Easton Cycling is now owned by Fox Factory.[6][7]

See also

Easton Archery, manufacturer of archery equipment and original owner of the Easton brands

References

  1. Channick, Robert (19 May 2017). "Lehigh Valley helmet company's owner embroiled in patent lawsuit". Chicago Tribune. https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-schutt-football-helmet-lawsuit-20170519-story.html. "Riddell is part of BRG Sports, which is owned by Fenway Partners, a private equity firm based in New York." 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Vista Outdoor Completes Acquisition of BRG Sports, Inc.'s Action Sports Division". Vista Outdoor. 2016-04-04. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vista-outdoor-completes-acquisition-of-brg-sports-incs-action-sports-division-300245213.html. 
  3. "Bauer Performance Sports to Acquire Easton Baseball/Softball For Us $330 Million". Kohlberg & Company. 2014-02-13. https://www.kohlberg.com/news/bauer-performance-sports-to-acquire-easton-baseball-softball-for-us-330-million/. 
  4. "Rawlings Purchasing Easton Diamond Sports - Team Insight". https://www.formula4media.com/articles/rawlings-purchasing-easton-diamond-sports. 
  5. "Performance Sports Group Acquires Easton Hockey". Marketwired. 2016-01-13. https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/1238792.htm. 
  6. Mercanti, Saris (2014-04-21). "Bell-Riddell-Giro (BRG) sell Easton Cycling to Owner of RaceFace, now owned by FOX.". https://bikerumor.com/2014/04/21/bell-riddell-giro-brg-sell-easton-cycling-to-owner-of-raceface/. 
  7. "Fox Acquires Race Face and Easton Cycling". PinkBike (PinkBike.com). 5 December 2014. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/fox-race-face-easton-2014.html. Retrieved 6 September 2017.