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ERGO Baby, Inc. is an American company that manufactures and sells baby carriers and other accessories.

A woman wears an ERGO Baby brand baby carrier on her back.

Ergobaby was founded in 2003 by Karin Frost in Maui, Hawaii.[1] Since 2010, Ergobaby has been owned by the private equity fund CODI – Compass Diversified Holdings.[2][3][4][5] In 2011, Ergobaby acquired the stroller company Orbit Baby.[6] In May 2013, Margaret Hardin was appointed the new Chief Executive Officer.[7][8] In May 2016, it was announced that ERGO Baby would acquire Baby Tula, which would be made a subsidiary of ERGO Baby.[9] ERGO Baby currently has its headquarters in Los Angeles, California.[10]

In 2010 and 2011, the company hired a Washington, D.C.–based law firm, Greenberg & Lieberman, to represent them in several UDRP disputes.[11]

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  1. ^ Groth, Lollie (January 2009). "Ergobaby Going Global". Hawaii Business. Hawaii Business Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ Chon, Gina (Sep 17, 2010). "Compass to Buy Ergo Baby Carrier". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Our companies". Compass Diversified Holdings. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. ^ Barr, Colin (September 17, 2010). "The baby-carrying boom". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ^ Booton, Jennifer (September 17, 2010). "Compass Acquiring ERGO Baby Carrier for $91M". Fox Business. FOX News Network, LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Compass Diversified Holdings Subsidiary, ERGObaby, Acquires Orbit Baby". PR Newswire. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Ergobaby Appoints New Chief Executive Officer Margaret Hardin". PR Newswire. May 6, 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Company Overview of The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc". businessweek.com. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  9. ^ Compass Diversified Holdings. "Compass Diversified Holdings Subsidiary, ERGObaby, Announces Add-on Acquisition". PR Newswire. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  10. ^ "About Ergobaby". Linkedin. Ergobaby. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  11. ^ "The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc. v. Redacted Claim Number: FA1008001341231". National Arbitration Forum. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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