Multiple suitors are weighing bids to challenge the $575 million offer for Performance Sports Group Ltd. made by a financial consortium in the bankruptcy court auction of the Bauer hockey gear maker, Reuters reported yesterday. Private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, Bain Capital LP, KKR & Co LP, KPS Capital Partners LP, and Sycamore Partners have indicated their interest in the sporting goods company, the people said. The sources could not be named because the talks are private. The auction is scheduled for Jan. 30. British retailer Sports Direct International plc and Canadian pension fund Caisse De Depot et placement du Quebec have also submitted letters of interest. Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports, which makes Wilson sporting equipment, is interested in acquiring Performance Sports' baseball business.
