Canada Goose's controlling shareholder, Bain Capital, has received bids aimed at taking the luxury parka-maker private at a valuation of about $1.4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. U.S.-listed Canada Goose shares rose nearly 9% in premarket trading after CNBC reported the bidding details overnight. Bain Capital is looking to offload its holding in Canada Goose, the people said, with Goldman Sachs advising on the sale. All existing offers aim to privatize the company listed in Toronto as well as New York, according to sources who asked not to be named as the information is confidential. Private equity firms Boyu Capital and Advent International have made verbal offers, valuing Canada Goose at eight times its 12-month average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciatio

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