Starco Brands Acquires The AOS Group (Art of Sport)
September 12, 2022
Starco Brands (OTCQB: STCB) acquired The AOS Group Inc., maker of the Art of Sport athlete-focused body and skincare brand, in an all-stock transaction that closed on September 12, 2022. The deal brings the Kobe Bryant–cofounded brand into Starco's consumer-products portfolio to leverage Starco's manufacturing, distribution and marketing capabilities and expand AOS into adjacent categories.
- Buyers
- Starco Brands (OTCQB: STCB)
- Targets
- The AOS Group Inc. (Art of Sport)
- Sellers
- AOS shareholders (including co-founder Matthias Metternich)
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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