Picture a snowy mountain slope in France or an elite tennis court during a grand slam. Whether it is an Arc'teryx jacket designed for the harshest alpine conditions or a Wilson racket in the hands of a professional, Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) equips the world's most demanding athletes. The company functions as a global powerhouse in athletic gear and apparel, operating a premium multi-brand platform that spans from high-end technical clothing to specialized sports equipment. With its current stock price at $27.26 as of Sept. 16, 2026, the company has seen the stock decline 26% over the past year, reflecting the market's digestion of its rapid post-IPO scaling.
Our proprietary Hidden Gems scoring system **** igns Amer Sports an overall Superscore of 75 out of 100, placing it in the Above Average category. This score ranks the company in the Top ~21% of every company we evaluate, ahead of roughly 79 out of every 100 firms we score. The Superscore serves as a data-driven starting point, and this article examines both the operational momentum fueling its recent success and the structural hurdles that keep the company below top-tier rankings, helping you weigh these signals against your own research.
Strong revenue momentum: The company achieved 27% year-over-year revenue growth in 2025, reaching $6.6 billion as it successfully scaled its brand-led platform across global markets.
Effective channel pivot: Direct-to-consumer revenue surged 43% in 2025, allowing the company to capture higher margins and deepen its direct relationship with premium consumers.
Expanding operational efficiency: Adjusted EBITDA margins widened to 18% in 2025, demonstrating that the company's shared infrastructure strategy is successfully converting scale into bottom-line profitability.

#company #sports #global #premium

Become a CEO after your MBA: that's the promise some private equity firms are using to recruit top operating talent.
This promise propels the best and brightest into top executive roles without requiring them to climb the corporate ladder, underpinned by the belief that cultivating talent is a better bet than making semi-blind bets on external hires.
Alpine Investors and Shore Capital Partners have each built separate pipelines to funnel operational talent, aiming to equip executives to take charge of their portfolio companies.
Lower-middle-market buyout firm Shore Capital Partners runs what it calls its CXO program, a two-year training scheme that places early- to mid-career talent and recent MBA grads into C-suite-adjacent roles at its portfolio companies—typically chief of staff or vice president of business operations or strategic initiatives.
Top-performing CXO graduates then have the chance to be promoted to C-level positions. So far, Shore has produced four CEOs from the CXO program. This includes Mark Larsen, who has been CEO of medical software business Connexure since 2024.

#Companies

NRG Energy gained 6.4% and Constellation Energy rose 4.9% on September 4 while the S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The gains were consistent with the broader AI-power trade where data-center projects increasingly depend on generators that can add reliable capacity, navigate interconnection queues, and sign contracts before construction. NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) and Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CEG) offer different versions of that opportunity.
NRG is advancing a Bring Your Own Power strategy with a hyperscaler for a 1.2-gigawatt combined-cycle gas project in Texas. It also brought a 415-megawatt facility into commercial operation and reported $1.03 billion of second-quarter free cash flow before growth investments. The bull case is speed: pairing contracted data-center load with dispatchable generation can bypass part of the grid bottleneck. The bear case is project execution, fuel exposure, financing, and the possibility that forecast load never materializes.
Insider Monkey counted 59 hedge funds holding NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) at June 30, down from 76 at March 31. Israel Englander's Millennium Management nevertheless disclosed 4,257,712 shares, 115% more than in Q1. The contrast between a falling fund count and one manager's larger position argues against treating institutional sentiment as uniform.
Constellation brings the largest U.S. nuclear fleet plus gas **** ets acquired with Calpine. It raised full-year adjusted operating EPS guidance to $11.50 to $12.50 and said it had signed another 920 megawatts of long-term power agreements. The bull case is scarce around-the-clock clean generation. The bear case includes plant outages, regulatory intervention, integration risk, and the danger of overpaying to expand capacity during a demand boom.
Seventy-three hedge funds held Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CEG) in Q2, down from 79 in Q1. Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management disclosed 4,632,475 shares at quarter-end; the available profile did not show a usable sequential activity figure, so no motive or timing is inferred.

#energy #management

Kimi Antonelli's stunning victory in the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid will go down in Formula 1 folklore - and, remarkably, his team boss Toto Wolff said that he had seen it coming on Saturday.
After Sunday's race, Wolff said that beforehand he thought that one of his two drivers was going to be standing on the top of the podium.
It was an eye-opening statement given they started the race 17 places apart on the grid, George Russell on the front row alongside shock pole winner Pierre Gasly's Alpine; Antonelli on the penultimate row.
"I thought one of the two is going to win," Wolff said. "Either George, because he was on the front row, or Kimi because he's going to walk over water, here at Monza. And I felt that yesterday also."
Wolff was asked to explain why he felt a performance he was comparing to a miracle was on the cards.

#kimi #george #grid

Round 14 of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to the new Madring circuit, for the Spanish Grand Prix, from 11-13 September.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli came back from 19th on the grid for a spectacular win in front of his home fans at the Italian Grand Prix.
In another surprise during the weekend, Alpine's Pierre Gasly managed to secure the first pole position of his career on Saturday.
Antonelli was joined by his Mercedes team-mate George Russell on the Monza podium, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen third.
It was a disappointing weekend for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc crashing out of the race and Lewis Hamilton finishing sixth.

#madring

Going into the Italian Grand Prix, of all the storylines and narratives being composed, absolutely none of them involved Pierre Gasly and Alpine.
That's not dismissive of the French driver or the Enstone team, but Ferrari competing on home soil with a decent chance of victory and an Italian in Kimi Antonelli leading the championship was always going to take every column inch available this weekend.
So, when the FIA Court of Appeal report dropped at the start of first practice at Monza to inform the world that Gasly had lost his Monaco GP podium, a new and unexpected theme emerged. And then it snowballed.
First there was Flavio Briatore's questioning of the integrity of one of the judges, Filippo Marchino, about connections to McLaren – one of the lead proponents in the appeal – which McLaren team principal Andrea Stella vehemently took offence to, then there was the FIA Court of Appeal statement to dismiss comments of impartiality.
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#court

McLaren and Red Bull have won their appeals against the result of the Monaco Grand Prix after a controversy over multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties.
The victory means Alpine's Pierre Gasly loses the podium he was awarded after an appeal by his French team that overturned two five-second penalties.
Gasly, who finished third on the road, is dropped back to the seventh place he received in the official results.
Alpine, unlike the other teams involved, did not serve the penalties in the race because they believed they had been applied incorrectly.
Red Bull's Isack Hadjar is returned to third place and McLaren's Oscar Piastri fourth, with Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad moving up to fifth and sixth.

#grand

Alpine's Pierre Gasly has lost his podium at the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix after McLaren won their appeal against the result, motorsports ruling body FIA said in a statement on Friday.
Gasly was demoted from third to seventh after the race on June 7 due to two separate five-second time penalties for speeding in the pit lane.
However, his position was restored after Alpine requested a right of review.
McLaren the appealed against that decision and the FIA's International Court of Appeal reinstated Gasly's penalty.
That means the driver dropped back to seventh place and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar returned to third place. McLaren's Oscar Piastri has moved up to fourth. Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the race.

#Third

McLaren and Red Bull have won their appeals against the result of the Monaco Grand Prix after a controversy over multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties.
The victory means Alpine's Pierre Gasly loses the podium he was awarded after an appeal by the French team that overturned two five-second penalties.
That means Gasly, who finished third on the road, is dropped back to the seventh place he received in the official results.
Red Bull's Isack Hadjar is returned to third place and McLaren's Oscar Piastri fourth, with Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad moving up to fifth and sixth.
However, the verdict does not fully address the multiple effects of a series of pit-lane speeding penalties.

#penalties #multiple #speeding #place

Alpine's Pierre Gasly has lost his podium at the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix after McLaren won their appeal against the result, motorsports ruling body FIA said in a statement on Friday.
Gasly was demoted from third to seventh after the race on June 7 due to two separate five-second time penalties for speeding in the pit lane.
However, his position was restored after Alpine requested a right of review.
McLaren the appealed against that decision and the FIA's International Court of Appeal reinstated Gasly's penalty.
That means the driver dropped back to seventh place and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar returned to third place. McLaren's Oscar Piastri has moved up to fourth. Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the race.

#appeal #place #pierre

Italian giants Napoli are in talks to sign FC Lorient midfielder Noah Cadiou (27), according to a report from Sacha Tavolieri.
Cadiou shone for Les Merlus last season. The France-born midfielder impressed with his physicality as well as his technicality on the ball. He has started both of Les Merlus' Ligue 1 games this season under new manager Alexandre Dujeux, however, it was during Saturday night's defeat to ESTAC Troyes that links with a move across the Alpine border emerged.
Tavolieri understands that Napoli are looking to sign Cadiou before the closure of the transfer window on Tuesday night. The Italian side have already made contact with their counterparts at Lorient. Talks are currently ongoing. It is Max Allegri who is leading the recruitment of the Guadeoupe international.
Les Merlus, under no obligation to sell the player, value the player at €9m. It is an attainable figure for a club with the wealth of Napoli.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle

#italian #lorient

Summer is still peaking, but the fashion world is already offering its first look at what to expect come fall. Fashion's biggest houses are ushering in fall/winter 2026 with campaigns that blend hallmarks of the season with transitional staples. First up, Julia Garner travels to Pointe Helbronner, a soaring Alpine peak on the French-Italian border, for Loewe's latest campaign.
Then, Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie, Rosé, and Liu Wen take the lead for Saint Laurent, Michael Kors celebrates its 45th anniversary Broadway-style with stage and performing arts stars, and Raquel Zimmermann frolics through picturesque landscapes in Chloé's latest campaign by Inez and Vinoodh. Elsewhere, Prada goes cinematic in a new visual ****** led Simple Stories starring Hunter Schafer and Troye Sivan; and Balmain unveils its first campaign under Antonin Tron. Here, take in the most compelling visuals from the fall/winter 2026 season.
Starring Julia Garner.
Starring Carin Herven.
Starring Beau Gadsdon.

#season

Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix has been red-flagged after one lap following an enormous accident for home hero Max Verstappen.
At the end of lap 1 on a damp circuit, Verstappen lost control of his Red Bull as he tagged the white line on the inside of Zandvoort's final turn - the banked, flat out Luyendyk corner leading onto the main straight.
Verstappen veered head on into the outside wall, before his car crossed the track and came to a stand still on the inside.
The Dutchman soon reported he was "OK" and apologised to his team for ending his race early.
Verstappen was fortunate not to be collected by any other cars, with Alpine's Pierre Gasly taking avoiding action, while in the background Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto also narrowly avoiding a huge accident after spinning in front of his team-mate Nico hulkenberg.

#avoiding #formula #bull

Alpine's Pierre Gasly has received no further action for an alleged unsafe release during Dutch GP Qualifying. The Frenchman, who qualified P11 in Zandvoort, was released directly ahead of Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto during Q1 but upon review has avoided punishment.
Relief for the Enstone team, who have brought a major package to the Dutch GP, more upgrades than any other team this weekend, with Gasly the sole Alpine driver sporting the eight aero updates. His teammate Franco Colapinto qualified P14, and will receive the upgrade package next time out at Monza.
Meanwhile, Audi have looked impressive so far this weekend at Zandvoort, with Bortoleto qualifying P8. His teammate Nico Hulkenberg, however, will line up outside the points positions on Sunday, after qualifying P13.
Photo: Race Pictures
Photo: Race Pictures

#gasly #package

Valtteri Bottas admits the team principal change at Cadillac F1 was bigger change than the changes he expected, in first response.
Over the summer break, Cadillac F1 announced the arrival of Marcin Budkowski as its new team principal in place of Graeme Lowdon. The transition was on expected lines as per TWG Motorsports' Dan Towriss, but he agreed that it happened earlier than what was penned to happen.
He saw the right opportunity to bring in Budkowski, whose technical experience made the difference. There is a communication problem between the factory and trackside, which Towriss hopes can be filled by the experience of the Pole, who has been part of Alpine and also the FIA in the past.
For Cadillac F1 driver Bottas, the news came as a surprise. The Finn reckons it is a big change in the middle of the season, a change which he probably didn't see coming. But he respects the decision taken by Towriss and welcomes Budkowski, whom he doesn't know yet.
He also has praise for the work done by Lowdon, to built Cadillac F1 team from scratch. "I think a big change like this in the middle of the season is always initially surprising," said Bottas to media at Dutch GP. "But then speaking with Dan, etc, explained to me all the reasons why this change and I respect that.

#team #lowdon #expected

Racing Bulls Formula 1 rookie Arvid Lindblad has shed light on his partnership with team-mate Liam Lawson.
The 19-year-old Briton has impressed during the first half of his debut campaign. After picking up four points at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with an eighth-place finish, he missed out on points at the ****** anese, Miami and Canadian Grands Prix. But he has since had a string of six points-paying grand prix finishes.
This consistency, combined with Lawson's own point-scoring form, allowed Racing Bulls to overtake Alpine in the constructors' standings ahead of the summer break.
"Honestly, I'd say we have a good relationship," Lindblad told F1.com of his relationship with Lawson. "I think together we've done a really good job to have a good dynamic in general, really being able to switch between the on and off track.
"On track, we both want to beat the other, and that's the nature of sport, but when we are out of the car, we have a genuine, nice relationship, and there's a nice dynamic within the team. That's made it enjoyable.

#Bulls #lindblad

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) gave investors a lot to unpack on August 6 with the release of its second-quarter earnings report. The report raised full-year adjusted operating earnings guidance to $11.50 to $12.50 per share and stacked on a run of nuclear contract wins and regulatory approvals tied to its Crane Clean Energy Center restart. The headline story is growth. The details show a company juggling more moving parts than it has in years.
Constellation signed 920 megawatts of new long-term power purchase agreements in the quarter, contracts running 15 to 20 years that won't start delivering power until 2029 through 2032. One, a 176-megawatt deal with Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT), split into two 15-year contracts that start in 2029 and 2030, will fund a 30-megawatt expansion at the Dresden Clean Energy Center, located in Illinois. The batch averages 18.5 years in length, adding to earlier 20-year agreements with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META).
The bigger prize is Crane, the plant once known as Three Mile Island Unit 1. FERC granted a waiver letting Constellation shift grid connection rights to Crane, and the NRC approved its fuel license amendment, clearing two of the last hurdles before the 835 megawatt unit restarts in 2027 to serve its Microsoft contract. Constellation also filed to extend the licenses of its Ginna and Nine Mile Point 1 reactors in New York out to 2049, stretching value from ****** ets it already owns. Management guided to 20% annualized adjusted earnings growth through 2029, a number that excludes any contracts signed after this quarter.
GAAP numbers moved the other way. Earnings per share fell to $1.42 from $2.67 a year earlier, even as adjusted operating earnings rose to $2.55. Part of that gap traces to a bigger share count after the Calpine acquisition, with average diluted shares outstanding climbing to 360 million from 314 million. The nuclear fleet had a rougher quarter too: output slipped to 44,160 gigawatt-hours from 45,170, and the capacity factor at plants Constellation operates fell to 93.0% from 94.8%, with planned refueling outage days more than doubling to 86 from 41.
There's also cleanup work left from Calpine. Constellation agreed to sell the 606 megawatt Brazos Valley Energy Center to LS Power for $860 million, the last divestiture regulators required, but the deal still needs Department of Justice approval to close. And as a merchant power seller, Constellation stays exposed to regulatory pushback, including from consumer advocates who argue that connecting data centers directly to nuclear plants lets big tech dodge grid costs that land on residential customers instead.

#quarter #center

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 6, is set to host more than 120 athletes who competed for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, according to the White House.
The evening celebration, which will take place at the White House Rose Garden, is scheduled to include members of the USA Winter Olympic teams for figure skating, curling, luge, speedskating, bobsledding, snowboarding, and alpine skiing, among other sports, as well as Paralympic athletes in several sports.
"President Trump will proudly celebrate Team USA's historic achievements at the Winter Olympics with a special reception at the People's House," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement. "Our patriotic athletes showed the world American excellence, and their extraordinary performances united us all in our love of country."
Olympic gift? Speedskater Jordan Stolz gives Trump one of his gold medals

#paralympic

Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore has revealed that he once joined forces with Donald Trump to explore the possibility of bringing a Formula 1 race to New York, with the proposed venue ultimately located in New Jersey. Despite the ambition behind the project, the plan ultimately failed to materialise.
Today, Formula 1 can count the United States among its strongest and fastest-growing markets, with three Grands Prix on the calendar: Austin, Miami and Las Vegas, the latter returning to the championship in 2023. The sport has also enjoyed a significant surge in popularity across the country in recent years, with growing fan interest and an expanding commercial presence.
Donald Trump's rise to mainstream fame accelerated through The Apprentice, the reality TV show that turned him from a businessman into a household name across the United States. Years later, Briatore took on the same role in the Italian version of The Apprentice, becoming the face of the programme in Italy.
Speaking to The Race, the Italian revealed that he enlisted Donald Trump's help because of his experience as a promoter, despite the future US president knowing very little about Formula 1 at the time. Briatore explained that he brought Trump and Bernie Ecclestone together to explore potential locations for a race in the New York area.
"Donald had no idea as well about Formula 1 - but he's a great promoter. At the time, he promoted boxing, he promoted everything in Vegas, etc... I made Donald talk with Bernie (Ecclestone). I was in the office of Donald. We put in (a) video with Bernie to (find) what was the best place in New York to do the race.

#race

The body of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been recovered on Broad Peak in Pakistan, rescuers have said.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Sunday that he was found about 5,700m up the mountain, where three further bodies have been sighted although their identities have not been confirmed.
The 43-year-old's death was announced on Saturday by his company, Elite Expeditions, which said he was among 10 people were killed in the avalanche. The Prince of Wales was among those to pay tribute.
Purja, who was born in Nepal and later served in the British Army, was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.
The Alpine Club said a ground team would take the recovered bodies to a ****** anese camp.

#club

Former Sky Sports Formula 1 presenter Rachel Brookes has predicted a massive overhaul of the F1 grid, tipping four-time champion Max Verstappen to join Mercedes and McLaren's Oscar Piastri to replace him at Red Bull.
F1 is now in its summer break, and with that comes a lot of talk about potential driver movements for the upcoming season. While there have been no official announcements of team changes for any driver, speculation about who could go where is ramping up.
Speaking on the Essential F1 podcast, Brookes suggested several driver changes, including an all-British line-up at McLaren and moves to Audi, Alpine and Williams for Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso and Franco Colapinto.
"I still think Max is looking for an exit because he's showing us all what he can do right now and we're all impressed and we're like, 'Max is amazing', because he is," she began.
"But he wants to be winning again. He doesn't want to have to show that he can get a car that should be 10th up to second. He wants to be winning races again.

#driver

The body of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been recovered on Broad Peak in Pakistan, rescuers have said.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Sunday that he was found about 5,700m up the mountain, where three further bodies have been sighted although their identities have not been confirmed.
The 43-year-old's death was announced on Saturday by his company, Elite Expeditions, which said he was among 10 people were killed in the avalanche. The Prince of Wales was among those to pay tribute.
Purja, who was born in Nepal and later served in the British Army, was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.
The Alpine Club said a ground team would take the recovered bodies to a ***** anese camp.

#british #alpine #nepali

Oscar Piastri's Friday at the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix was an uphill battle from the start. Forced to sit out Free Practice 1 to fulfill McLaren's mandatory rookie running requirements, the Australian had just one hour to get up to speed on a highly inconsistent, freshly resurfaced track.
Despite finishing FP2 down in eighth place—nearly 1.4 seconds off the leading pace set by Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton—Piastri remains highly optimistic about McLaren's potential this weekend.
Jumping into the MCL40 for FP2, Piastri inherited a tricky situation from reigning Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli, who had driven the car during the opening hour.
Nov 21, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; McLaren driver Oscar Piastri (81) reacts after qualifying fifth for the Las Vegas Grand Prix at Las Vegas Strip Circuit. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
The Hungaroring proved incredibly difficult to tame, characterized by severe gusts of wind and a bizarrely inconsistent track surface where new patches of tarmac were already wearing away. Adding to the frustration, Piastri's initial qualifying simulation was completely derailed when Alpine's Franco Colapinto spun backwards into the final corner barriers, triggering a red flag.

#oscar #grand #mandatory

The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix saw Haas record its fourth consecutive race without scoring a single Formula 1 point, following a start to the season that had shown some promise. However, it has been clear for several races now that the American team has been outdeveloped by most of its rivals, starting with Racing Bulls and Audi, which are now battling it out with Alpine for points.
As such, hopes of a strong showing were not particularly high ahead of the Spa race, especially for Esteban Ocon, who has been plagued by performance issues with his VF-26. But, the fact that the two drivers made contact on the first lap – which resulted in the Frenchman running off the track and both suffering punctures – did not help matters.
Historically, incidents involving Haas drivers are nothing new, but for team boss Ayao Komatsu, it is essential to draw a clear line in the sand straight away – despite the particular circumstances of last week’s incident.
"We just have to make sure it doesn't happen again", he told the media, including Motorsport.com, on Thursday in Budapest. "As always, even on a Sunday after the race, I just wanted to hear points of view from both sides, and then I put my points of view, and then we spoke about it, and then days after as well, so it's all fine."
When asked for his own view, the ***** anese team principal sidestepped the question: "I don't think I need to share that here. My interest is of course, whatever the reason, it just cannot happen again. Full stop. So, we just got to have a clear rule of engagement."

#view

Jasper Philipsen admitted he had been feeling the pressure before sprinting to a dominant victory from a reduced bunch at the end of the Tour de France's Alpine 17th stage on Wednesday, to end a "horrible" run of near misses.
Set up by a strong lead-out from team-mate Mathieu van der Poel, Philipsen surged several bike lengths clear of Mauro Schmid and Olav Kooij, who had each already won a stage at the Tour.
This was an 11th Tour stage victory overall for the 28-year-old Belgian, who won the sprinters' green points jersey in 2023.
It meant that he has won at least one stage in each of the last five editions of the Tour.
He had come close on several other sprint stages this year, finishing five times in the top five.

#jasper #alpine

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Aspen Standard Wealth, a New York-based holding company that takes majority stakes in registered investment advisors, has acquired a wealth manager based in Kalamazoo, Mich., managing $1.3 billion in client ***** ets across the United States.
CWS Financial Advisors, which dates back to 1983, will join the Aspen platform while maintaining its fee-only, RIA structure, the firms announced Tuesday. The 10-person RIA is led by Principal and co-owner Joe Splendorio, a former Wells Fargo advisor who joined CWS in 2014, according to BrokerCheck.
CWS was started as an A.G. Edwards office. That firm was acquired by Wachovia, which was then taken over by Wells Fargo. CWS broke away to become a fee-only RIA in 2018.
Aspen was founded by CEO Aly Kassim-Lakha, a former hedge fund manager, and is backed by private equity firm Alpine Investors. Aspen takes a majority stake in RIAs, with those RIA owners getting a minority stake in the Aspen holding company.

Swiss President Guy Parmelin on Wednesday hailed Switzerland's "historic" achievement in reaching the football World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.
Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw in Vancouver on Tuesday, setting up a last-eight clash with defending champions Argentina on Saturday in Kansas City.
For viewers in the Alpine nation, the last-16 match in Canada finished shortly before 1:00am on Wednesday, it triggering car horns, cowbells and fireworks long into the night.
"Congratulations to the entire team and all the staff for this historic result!" Parmelin said on X, in a video from Mexico City, wearing a Switzerland scarf and his red "Switzerland: Great since 1291" baseball cap.
"I enjoyed it; it was tense. And now it's the first step towards the final.

The German alpine resort of Oberstdorf will host the Nordic skiing world championships for a fourth time, the governing ski and snowboard federation FIS has said.
The FIS said that its council favoured Oberstdorf for the championships in cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined over Slovenian bidders Planica.
"I want to congratulate Oberstdorf on a remarkable bid," new FIS president Alexander Ospelt said.
The decision was originally planned for the FIS congress in June but delayed. The announcement now came on the same day as Nordic combined was axed from the Olympic programme for the 2030 Winter Games.
Oberstdorf previously hosted the Nordic worlds in 1987, 2005 and 2021, the latter behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Austrian national team achieved its minimum goal by reaching the knockout stage at this World Cup – but not much more than that.
In the round of 16, the ÖFB side were swept aside 0-3 by a strong Spain team and were pretty much without a chance. Against the 2024 European champions, the men from the Alpine republic failed to produce a single shot on target.
At least one thing: Austria shared that fate with Ghana just a few days later. The Black Stars also managed the dubious feat of not getting a single shot on the opponent’s goal in their 0-1 defeat to Colombia.
This negative double is even historic. Since 1966, only three World Cup knockout matches had seen a team look so toothless in attack. Austria and Ghana have now almost doubled that number within just a few days.
One small consolation: both teams were united in their lack of chances.

When one is at the World Cup, one wants to be focused exclusively on said tournament. It is, after all, the biggest and most prestigious tournament in all of football.
Still, the footballing business world never truly stops and it is because of this that Austria’s Konrad Laimer was fielded a question about his status at Bayern Munich. His contract expires in 2027 and his management have been in serious talks with Bayern about extending it for many months now. There has been a recent breakthrough, though. One big enough that Uli Hoeneß believes the extension to already be done.
So it it true? “It’s not official yet,” Laimer was careful to say video distribution channel Servus TV News (as captured by iMiaSanMia). “I’m focused on the here and now, and hoping we’ll stay for a very long time here in the US. But it’s definitely on a very good path. It’s a good fit.”
Does that mean the World Cup debutant feels appreciated at Bayern? “Yes, very much,” Laimer confirmed.
In this day and age, that is as close as professionals can get to saying the deal is done before it is made official. Bayern fans can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing the club will retain the Alpine Zidane.