Bugaboo International
{{Short description|Dutch parental products design company}}
{{other uses|Bugaboo (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Bugaboo International B.V.
|type = Private
|foundation= {{Start date and age|1996}}
|location = Amsterdam, Netherlands
|key_people=Max Barenbrug, designer
|industry = Parental products
|products = baby transport
|num_employees = 1,200{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/bugaboo |title=Bugaboo |website=LinkedIn |access-date=2016-02-06}}
| homepage =
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Bugaboo International B.V. is a Dutch design company that makes parental products such as pushchairs for infants and toddlers. Its products are available in 50 countries. Bugaboo employs over 1,200 people, working at headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands or in one of the offices in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, United States, France, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Shanghai China and in the assembly plant in Xiamen, China.
History
Bugaboo was founded in 1996 by Max Barenbrug and his then brother-in-law, Eduard Zanen, an entrepreneur and doctor, following an investment by Zanen.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/20/bugaboo-luxury-pram-baby-buggy-stroller-parenting|title=Perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the bougie buggy|last1=McRobbie|first1=Linda Rodriguez|date=20 March 2018|access-date=24 March 2018|work=The Guardian}} Barenbrug started the concept for Bugaboo as a graduation project two years earlier when he was studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
The first Bugaboo, the "Bugaboo Classic", was launched in Holland in 1999. In 2001, the "Bugaboo Frog" was launched in the United Kingdom and in 2002 in the United States, popularized by its appearance in an episode of the TV show Sex and the City.
In February 2018, Bugaboo was acquired by Bain Capital for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web|url=https://www.penews.com/articles/bain-capital-private-equity-invests-in-bugaboo-2-20180206|title=Bain Capital Private Equity Invests in Bugaboo|date=6 February 2018|website=PE News|access-date=12 December 2018}} In 2019, Bugaboo released the Lynx stroller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fatherly.com/gear/bugaboo-stroller/|title=The New Bugaboo Stroller Weighs Less Than a Kitchenaid Mixer|date=2019-09-30|website=Fatherly|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-03}}
See also
Notes and references
- {{cite news |title=Bugaboo Leaps Past Frog |publisher=BusinessWeek
|url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2005/id20050831_266835.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112071957/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2005/id20050831_266835.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 12, 2006 |access-date=2008-05-23}}
- {{cite news |title=Bugaboo International B.V. - Company Overview
|publisher=BusinessWeek
|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36212801
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312195146/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36212801
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=March 12, 2008
|access-date=2008-05-23}}
- {{cite news |last= Swords|first= Tara|title=Talking to the Mom on the Street to See How She Rolls |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/16/ST2008051601448.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2008-05-23 | date=2008-05-18}}
- {{cite news |title=Furnishings and Accessories for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers Expected to Stroll into $13 Billion by 2012
|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-09-2008/0004810505&EDATE=
|work=prnewswire.com/ }}
- {{cite magazine |title=The Style & Design 100: Bugaboo|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1609195_1609020_1608726,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421011601/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1609195_1609020_1608726,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2007|magazine=Time | date=2007-04-13 | access-date=2010-04-27}}
- Interview with Max Barenbrug: {{cite news|title=5-Minute Time Out: Max Barenbrug|url=http://www.babble.com/content/articles/columns/5minutetimeout/003|work=babble.com/|access-date=2008-05-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070705194517/http://www.babble.com/content/articles/columns/5minutetimeout/003|archive-date=2007-07-05}}
- {{cite news|title=Bugaboo krijgt een kleine|url=http://www.bright.nl/node/3667|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222183736/http://www.bright.nl/node/3667|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-22|work=bright.nl/|access-date=2008-05-23|language=nl}}
- {{cite news|title=De Bugaboo is een product voor ouders, niet voor kinderen|url=http://www.sprout.nl/artikel.jsp?id=986745|work=sprout.nl/|access-date=2008-05-23|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609172300/http://www.sprout.nl/artikel.jsp?id=986745|archive-date=2008-06-09|url-status=dead}}
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Amsterdam
Category:Design companies of the Netherlands
Category:Design companies established in 1996
Category:2018 mergers and acquisitions
Category:Dutch companies established in 1996
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