Quiksilver
The name is licensed to other makers for some or all of what carries it.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
Checked
Ownership
- 1969 Founded
- Now Authentic Brands Group (trademark since 2023 Boardriders acquisition); Western Europe incl. UK operated under licence by Groupe Beaumanoir since June 2024 Brand-management company
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Licensed nameThe company that owns the trademark doesn’t necessarily make the product. Quality follows the licensee, not the name.
- Market tier
- Mass market
- Seen at off-price
- Often
- Also appears as
- QUIKSILVER · Roxy (sister)
Notes
US licensee Liberated Brands lost its licences Dec 2024 and filed Chapter 11 Feb 2025; Europe (France, Germany, UK) went to Beaumanoir, which took over Boardriders' European retail and design/sourcing. Australian-born brand; country field reflects current US ownership.
A second research pass found
- Owner: Authentic Brands Group
ABG bought Boardriders (Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element, Von Zipper, Honolua) in 2023. Centric Brands licenses key US categories for Quiksilver, Billabong and Roxy; Liberated Brands, the former operator, went bankrupt in early 2025.
Sources
- sgbonline.com /authentic-sells-boardriders-retail-ops-in-w-europe
- elevenflo.com /blog/liberated-brands-bankruptcy
- businesswire.com /news/home/20231120223551/en/Centric-Brands-Announces-Exclusive-Licensing-Agreement-With-Authentic-Brands-Group-on-Key-Categories-for-Quiksilver-Billabong-and-ROXY
- en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Authentic_Brands_Group