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According to a Sydney Morning Herald news article, new investors have emerged in the ongoing Billabong refinancing saga. Coastal Capital International, a New York-based team of analysts-turned-investors headed by Vlad Artamonov and Todd Plutsky, have emerged as the latest bidders for the company, which has been working to secure refinancing for the past several months from Altamont Capital Group.

Coastal Capital International, which is urging the company to overthrow its entire board of directors who are positioned to vote on the recaptilization plan from Altamont in October, used its 5 percent stake   …  More

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1031 Skateboards riders Rick Rossi, Kristian Svitak, Trent Hazelwood, and Matt Tomasello blaze through New York City for a weekend of around-the-clock, high-speed street destruction.

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Raul Navarro made it from his suburban hometown of El Prat de Llobregat to the streets of Barcelona where he now considers his home. In the late 90’s his skating evolved during the lunch breaks of his full-time job at the local skate shop.  His natural skills exploded into the ledge-controlled-madness we all know today. With his eyes always firmly fixed on the city of San Francisco, he made it out to the west coast of the USA to become part of SF’s finest FTC and ride for Western Edition where he got his name and face on a board… so it was just a matter of time before he got his name and face on his favorite adidas shoe.

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