Rumour: VF Corp, owner of Vans, just bought Billabong, Quiksilver and RVCA and only days before mass-sackings and after almost a decade of circling the once-iconic surf brands!
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Boardriders, formerly Quiksilver, to buy Australia's Billabong
Quiksilver,Fox, DC,Billabong | Facebook
Seeking Surfing Synergies: Quiksilver and Billabong to Hang 10 Together - WSJ
Boardriders Completes Billabong Acquisition, Creating World's Leading Action Sports Company
Rumour: Authentic Brands Group pulls out of Billabong-Quiksilver-RVCA sale as owner of Hurley moves in to create “the greatest assemblage of surf brands the world has ever seen!”
Quiksilver owner buys rival surfing brand Billabong for $198m | Billabong | The Guardian
Quiksilver Parent to Buy Billabong in $156M Deal – WWD
Can a marriage between rivals Quiksilver and Billabong help struggling surf industry? – Orange County Register
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