Rossignol collects the bottom Sandbridge Capital among its investors

The Rossignol Group started last year a new phase of development to boost growth opportunities around the strength of its core business. The production and marketing of equipment for winter sports record a particularly positive, and the Group is characterized by above-average performance of the market worldwide. The company intends to exploit this advantage with a bold new proposal clothing.
In this context,, the investor Sandbridge Capital acquires a minority position alongside the majority shareholder Altor (“Altor Fund III”), Scandinavian investors specializing in the field of outdoor clothing and textile, with valuable experience for the Group. The remaining shares are currently listed Weber Investments, Boix-Vives la famiglia (owner of the historic by Rossignol Group 1955 to the 2005) and the management team, including President Bruno Cercley.
Rossignol Group activities are developed around six major brands of winter sports: gli sci Rossignol e Dynastar, Look attacks, Lange ski boots, Kerma sticks and ice skates Risport. The Group, con sede a main Moirans, in France, generated nearly 230 million Euros in 2013 and employs about 1.200 people. A specific newly formed company, Rossignol Apparel Sas, will guide the development of the textile.
Sandbridge Capital, headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, invests exclusively in the retail and services. Created with the support of major players in the retail and fashion, Sandbridge Capital counts among its directors former CEO of Gucci Group, Domenico De Sole, the former CEO of Crocs, Ron Snyder and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, part of investors through the Sandbridge Star Branding Group.
According to Domenico De Sole, the former CEO and President of Gucci Tom Ford, “Rossignol is a great brand with a heritage and a strong potential in the clothing industry.”
Bruno Cercley, President of Rossignol, states: “Being an iconic brand with a French identity rooted, Rossignol has a great potential and an ambitious strategy in the textile sector. Sandbridge provides valuable support on two key: first, the development of urban collections for all four seasons of the year – and not only in winter, and secondly to the distribution, in particular in North America. By extending the legacy of Rossignol, we plan to make it a leading brand in the textile, reflecting our tradition of high levels of innovation and design”.
According to David Fife, Associate Director of Sandbridge “Rossignol is well positioned to capitalize on its recognition worldwide as a long-time leader in winter sports. Its development in the tender textile offers the opportunity to quickly emerge as a brand of urban-inspired sportswear.
We look forward to working with Rossignol to bring growth capital and to raise the brand to its potential, placing the cock tricolor at the forefront of international fashion.”