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VF Corporation completes the sale of Reef to The Rockport Group

VF Corporation announced today that it has completed the sale of the Reef brand to The Rockport Group, the footwear company owned by private equity firm Charlesbank since August. Reef joins Rockport, Aravon and Dunham in The Rockport Group’s portfolio of brands. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. VF corporation entered into a...

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Rockport Group enters new agreement for new business strategy

Footwear company The Rockport Group, LLC just announced that it has entered a new purchase agreement with CB Marathon Opco, LLC, an affiliate of Charlesbank Equity Fund IX, Limited Partnership. The transaction will help continue Lockport's heritage as well as continuing its focus on global wholesale, independent and e-commerce operations. The...