新西兰零售商KMD Brands，旗下拥有Kathmandu、Rip Curl和Oboz品牌，证实正与一家美国消费品牌集团进行独家谈判，探讨可能的出售事宜。
The dual-listed New Zealand retailer behind Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz confirmed exclusive talks over a possible sale to a US consumer brand group.
KMD Brands是一家在澳交所和新西兰交易所双重上市的新西兰公司，旗下拥有Kathmandu、Rip Curl和Oboz户外品牌。该公司周一确认，已与一家未具名的美国消费品牌集团就可能的收购进入独家谈判。这家零售商表示，讨论仍处于初步阶段，尚未就价格或时间表达成一致。
KMD Brands, the dual-listed New Zealand company behind the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz outdoor brands, confirmed on Monday that it has entered exclusive talks over a possible takeover with an unnamed United States consumer brand group. The retailer, listed on both the ASX and NZX, said the discussions remain preliminary and no price or timeline has been agreed.
独家谈判发生在KMD Brands长期承受压力的背景下。近年来，该公司已关闭业绩不佳的门店，并在其三个业务部门计提减值准备。知其战略审查情况的人士透露，该公司此前曾考虑将Kathmandu、Rip Curl和Oboz分别进行出售，随后才转向寻求单一买家收购整个集团。
The exclusive talks follow a lengthy stretch of pressure for KMD Brands, which has closed underperforming stores and taken impairment charges across its three divisions in recent years. The company previously considered splitting Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz into separate sale processes before shifting toward a single buyer for the whole group, according to people familiar with its strategic review.
在尽职调查继续进行期间，股价将继续受到密切关注，谈判不一定会产生有约束力的报价。一旦交易完成，将使一个美国集团控制三个知名的户外和冲浪品牌，这三个品牌在新西兰、澳大利亚及国际市场拥有数百家门店，将重塑该地区冒险零售业的所有权格局。
Shares will stay under close watch while due diligence continues, with no guarantee the talks produce a binding offer. A completed deal would hand an American group control of three well-known outdoor and surf brands with hundreds of stores across New Zealand, Australia and international markets, reshaping ownership of the region's adventure-retail sector.