Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms
Marlin Press Release - what a surprise! Remington will acquire Marlin Firearms for an undisclosed amount, pursuant to finalization of an agreement made on December 26. They expect the transaction to close by the end of January, 2008. I hope this is good news for the continuation of Marlin's fine products, and I expect that Remington will preserve the brand, but I don't like seeing independent companies disappear, especially in the firearms business.
Google finds lots of news. There's a copy of the press release on Remington's site.