The Salomon Group (also just known as "Salomon") is a sports equipment manufacturing company that originated in Annecy, France. The company was started in 1947 by François Salomon and his wife and son. In 1997, it became part of the Adidas group. On 2 May 2005, Adidas-Salomon announced that it had agreed to sell the Salomon Group to Amer Sports of Finland. The transaction was completed on October 20, 2005.
Other companies owned by the Salomon brand include:
Bonfire, Mavic, Arc'teryx