Private Equity Firms Buy Rival Hockey Brands CCM and Bauer

Private equity firms have bought stakes in two of hockey’s biggest brands. Control of Bauer, which manufactures skates, sticks, helmets, and other equipment for the sport was acquired Tuesday by Fairfax Financial Holdings, which bought Bauer’s parent company, Peak Achievement Athletics. Peak also owns equipment makers Cascade Lacrosse and Maverik Lacrosse.