Arc'teryx is owned by Amer Sports (Finland, NYSE: AS), which acquired the brand on 1 October 2005.[1][2] Arc'teryx was founded in 1989 in North Vancouver and was independent until 2005.
Arc'teryx makes technical mountain clothing and climbing equipment, founded in Vancouver in 1989 and named after the archaeopteryx. It builds its shell jackets with taped seams and laminated construction at prices well above the rest of the outdoor market, and it has become an urban status garment as much as a mountaineering one.
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Amer Sports acquired the Salomon group from adidas for about EUR 485 million, taking Salomon, Arc'teryx and Atomic in one transaction. adidas had bought Salomon in 1997 and concluded that winter sports equipment did not fit alongside football boots.
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The parent company of Arc'teryx is Amer Sports, a publicly listed company headquartered in Finland.
Arc'teryx originated in Canada in 1989, but it is owned today by Amer Sports, which is headquartered in Finland. So Arc'teryx is a Canadian-origin brand under Finnish ownership.
Amer Sports completed its acquisition of Arc'teryx on 1 October 2005, after announcing the deal on 2 May 2005.
Arc'teryx was an independent company from its founding in 1989 in North Vancouver until Amer Sports acquired it in 2005.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Arc'teryx is still owned by Amer Sports. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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