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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billabong_(clothing)Billabong (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   billabong.com. Billabong International Limited is an Australian company focused on surfing, primarily a clothing retailer that also produces accessories, such as watches and backpacks, and skateboard and snowboard products under other brand names. Founded in 1973 by Gordon and Rena Merchant, the company first traded on the Australian Securities ...

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3. theculturetrip.com › pacific › australiaThe History Of Australias Iconic Surf Brand: Billabong

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   Sep 3, 2016 · Ellie Griffiths 03 September 2016. The iconic Australian surf and lifestyle brand Billabong was started in humble beginnings by Gordon Merchant. The name Billabong is derived from the Wiradjuri word bilabaŋ, which translates to ‘creek that runs only during the rainy season,’ and captures Gordon’s early days where he was found chasing the ...

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4. www.businessnewsaustralia.com › articles › merchantMERCHANT'S $98M SPLURGE OF THE DECADE NOW WORTH JUST $70M

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   May 7, 2015 · A DECADE ago, Billabong founder Gordon Merchant (pictured) sold almost a third of his stake in the surfwear giant for a cool $200 million, but ever since then he has been an avid buyer of the stock. This week, Merchant's interest in Billabong topped 100 million shares after the reclusive company director splashed out a little over $1 million for another 1.7 million shares.

5. beachgrit.com › 2020 › 10Billabong founder Gordon Merchant files “massive” lawsuit ...

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   Oct 15, 2020 · Gordy Merchant, the one-time almost billionaire creator of surf brand Billabong, has launched a lawsuit, described as “massive”, at tax heavyweights Ernest & Young and one of its partners, blaming bum advice for costing him around fifty-eight mill. Merchant says the company’s advice on how to structure a company sale in 2015 got the Australian …

6. www.afr.com › companies › retail‘EY have modelled it’: Emails reveal advice that cost client $50m

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   May 22, 2024 · The Federal Court ruled Gordon Merchant used advice given by EY. Natalie Boog By August 2014, Burgess had come up with a plan to deal with Merchant’s loans to Plantic, held in three separate ...

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8. www.afr.com › companies › professional-servicesBillabong: EY tax advice backfired on Billabong founder ...

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   May 20, 2024 · Gordon Merchant – who is separately suing EY and the firm’s private tax leader, Ian Burgess, alleging negligent advice – and his companies were found by Federal Court Justice Thomas Thawley ...

9. www.afr.com › companies › the-billabong-founder-whoThe Billabong founder who picked up her swag - Financial Review

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   May 20, 2004 · She met Gordon Merchant in 1971 at a campsite at Angourie, a hallowed point-break surfing spot on the north coast of New South Wales. Gordon was a surfboard shaper, a keen surfer known as "Greasy ...

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    Who is Gordon Merchant?

    • Here we discover Gordon’s desire for durable garments and his love for boardsports that led his company to success. Ex-Maroubra surfer Gordon Merchant embraced the surfing lifestyle of Australia in the late ’60s and early ’70s, when he would often pack up a Kombi van full of surfboards, maps, sleeping bags, and tents.

    The History Of Australia’s Iconic Surf Brand: Billabong - Culture Trip

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    Who is Gordy merchant?

    • Early Billabong ad with Joe Engel. Quite a hit… Gordy Merchant, the one-time almost billionaire creator of surf brand Billabong, has launched a lawsuit, described as “massive”, at tax heavyweights Ernest & Young and one of its partners, blaming bum advice for costing him around fifty-eight mill.

    Billabong founder Gordon Merchant files “massive” lawsuit against tax

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    Did Gordon Merchant buy Billabong?

    • A DECADE ago, Billabong founder Gordon Merchant (pictured) sold almost a third of his stake in the surfwear giant for a cool $200 million, but ever since then he has been an avid buyer of the stock. Enjoyed this article? Don't miss out on the knowledge and insights to be gained from our daily news and features.

    MERCHANT'S $98M SPLURGE OF THE DECADE NOW WORTH JUST $70M

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    Who is Ordon merchant?

    • ordon Merchant has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. In 1973, he and his then wife Rena started a surf clothing brand from their kitchen bench on the Gold Coast. Launched with handmade board shorts, Billabong would go on to become one of the world’s most recognisable brands, in the process enriching Merchant, and many others.

    ‘EY have modelled it’: Emails reveal advice that cost client $50m

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