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Easton-Bell Sports of Van Nuys buys Talon Lacrosse

By Tiffany Hsu
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Van Nuys sporting equipment maker Easton-Bell Sports has acquired lacrosse goods manufacturer Talon Lacrosse for an undisclosed amount, the companies said today.

The deal will result in a new Easton Lacrosse division, to be based in Scotts Valley, Calif. The more than 2,000 employees at Easton-Bell currently produce equipment for sports including baseball, ice hockey, cycling and football.

Talon co-founders Doug Appleton, Cort Kim and Blake Kim, who launched the private firm in San Carlos in 2005, will move to the new division, where Appleton will serve as general manager. The company produces items such as shafts, heads and endcaps, which together form the lacrosse stick.

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Easton-Bell markets and licenses products under brands including Easton, Bell, Riddell, Giro and Blackburn. It has about 30 locations. Net sales totaled $775.5 million in 2008 and $724.6 million in 2007.

-- Tiffany Hsu

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Tiffany Hsu

Tiffany Hsu is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote about the California economy, fast food, restaurants, retail and alternative energy for the Business section. A Bay Area native, UC Berkeley graduate and eternal Nor-Cal fan, she once worked for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She also did a stint at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, where she developed a passion for sweet tea. She still has faith that someday she’ll find two economists who agree.

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