Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 1-Jul-15

Shares in adventurewear retailer Kathmandu Holdings closed $A0.32 higher at $A1.57 on 30 June 2015, in response to a takeover bid from New Zealand-listed Briscoe Group. Briscoe, which is headed by Rod Duke, increased its stake in Kathmandu to 19.9 per cent on 29 June, and its bid values the target at about $A324m. Some Kathmandu shareholders have described the bid as "opportunistic". Briscoe’s retail business comprises homewares, sporting goods and gift stores.

CORPORATES
KATHMANDU HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX KMD, BRISCOE GROUP LIMITED, BRISCOES, REBEL SPORT LIMITED, LIVING AND GIVING LIMITED, MILFORD ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED, CYAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, PUMPKIN PATCH LIMITED, MACPAC WILDERNESS EQUIPMENT, GOLDMAN SACHS AND PARTNERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, QUADRANT PRIVATE EQUITY PTY LTD, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT