Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2026
Authentic Brands Group and the Presley family sue Anthropic over alleged use of Elvis Presley music
Authentic Brands Group and the Presley family filed a lawsuit accusing Anthropic of using Elvis Presley’s music without permission to train its AI. The article says they alleged Anthropic used 274 copyrighted songs.
2026
Authentic Brands Group completes acquisition of Care Bears IP
Authentic Brands Group announced the closing of its acquisition of the intellectual property of Care Bears, establishing character IP as a new vertical within its global platform.
2021
Adidas announces sale of Reebok to Authentic Brands Group
Adidas announced that it would sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for €2.1 billion (approximately US$2.5 billion). The transaction was expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
2021
Authentic Brands Group filed for an IPO
Authentic Brands Group filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6.
2021
Authentic Brands Group and SPARC complete Eddie Bauer acquisition
Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group closed their previously announced acquisition of outdoor brand Eddie Bauer.
2020
New Balance sued over Vision Racer collaboration
Authentic Brands Group sued New Balance for $2 million, alleging copyright infringement and counterfeiting involving the Vision Racer collaboration and claiming that footwear bore designs and symbols confusingly similar to Vision trademarks. The source does not state the filing date.
2020
Naked Brand Group signs five-year renewal of Frederick's of Hollywood license
Naked Brand Group signed an amended licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group renewing its license for Frederick's of Hollywood for an additional five-year period beginning January 1, 2021.
2020
Three investors announce acquisition of Forever 21 stakes
Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property were reported to be acquiring 37.5% stakes each in Forever 21, while Brookfield Property was to acquire a 25% stake; the three parties were to contribute a total of $81.1 million.
2020
Forever 21 acquired by three companies
A report said Authentic Brands Group, Simon Property Group Inc., and Brookfield Property Partners LP acquired Forever 21. Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group were to own 37.5 percent, and Brookfield Property Partners the remaining 25 percent, of the business.
2020
Bankruptcy court approves consortium's Forever 21 acquisition deal
A U.S. bankruptcy court approved an $81.1 million deal for a consortium comprising Simon Property Group, Authentic Brands Group and Brookfield to acquire Forever 21. The report does not say that the acquisition has been completed.