The story
Founded by Jamie Salter in 2010.1
Private company
Authentic Brands Group
Logo: ABG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
American brand development and licensing company
Authentic Brands Group LLC (Authentic) is an American sports, media, entertainment and lifestyle platform headquartered in New York City. Its holdings include various fashion, athletics, and entertainment brands, which it licenses to operating partners around the world.2 It was founded by Jamie Salter.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2010Founded1
- Industrybrand management1
- HeadquartersNew York City1
- Websitecorporate.authentic.com
- Legal formcompany1
- LEI549300KVW8YK7XYOKV493
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States3
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 47897543
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Authentic Brands Group LLC (Authentic) is an American sports, media, entertainment and lifestyle platform headquartered in New York City. Its holdings include various fashion, athletics, and entertainment brands, which it licenses to operating partners around the world.2
Corporate structure
Authentic Brands Group sits at the top of its group. 27 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Authentic Brands Group New York, New York, United States
- Aéropostale Subsidiary · New York City
- Billabong Subsidiary · Gold Coast, Australia
- Element Skateboards Subsidiary · Atlanta
- Champion USA Subsidiary · Winston-Salem
- DC Shoes Subsidiary · Huntington Beach
- Forever 21 Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
- Herve Leger Subsidiary
- Hickey Freeman Subsidiary
- Juicy Couture Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- Quiksilver Subsidiary · Huntington Beach, California, United States
- QS WHOLESALE, LLC Subsidiary · Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Reebok Subsidiary · Boston
- Roxy Subsidiary · Huntington Beach, United States
- RVCA Subsidiary · Costa Mesa
- Spyder Subsidiary · Boulder
- Tapout Subsidiary · Seal Beach
- The Frye Company Subsidiary · New York
- Vision Street Wear Subsidiary
- Volcom Subsidiary · Costa Mesa, California, United States
- VOLCOM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
- VOLCOM JAPAN GK Subsidiary · Shibuya Ku, Japan
- ABG GLOBAL LICENSING INC. Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- ABG INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS 2 LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- Ted Baker Subsidiary
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Authentic Brands Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Authentic Brands Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderJamie Salter1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- Aéropostale
- Billabong
- DC Shoes
- Forever 21
- Herve Leger
- Hickey Freeman
- Juicy Couture
- Quiksilver
- RVCA
- Reebok
- Roxy
- Spyder
- Tapout
- Ted Baker
- The Frye Company
- Vision Street Wear
- Volcom
- Champion USA since 2024
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- 2024Acquired Champion USA1
- 2021Acquired Reebok1
Timeline
- 2010Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitecorporate.authentic.com1
- WikipediaAuthentic Brands Group
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ17004742
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2WikipediaAuthentic Brands Group on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsAuthentic Brands Group logo by ABG, Public domain