Kathmandu boss Xavier Simonet was keeping the best news up his sleeve when he released the retailer's better-than-expected full-year results last month.
Unbeknownst to Kathmandu shareholders, for the past five months the French native had been in negotiations to buy iconic surf wear group Rip Curl from founders Brian "Sing Ding" Singer and Doug "Claw" Warbrick.
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Carrie LaFrenz is a senior journalist covering retail/consumer goods. She previously covered healthcare/biotech. Carrie has won multiple awards for her journalism including financial journalist of the year from The National Press Club. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com
Sue Mitchell writes the fortnightly Window Shopping column for the Financial Review and has covered retailing for over 30 years. Connect with Sue on Twitter. Email Sue at smitchell2045@gmail.com
