When Polar Capital paid $2.3 million for the business in October 2020, it had 18 outlets. When liquidators were appointed, just the Nelson store was trading.
Colin Neal's Polar Capital was not enough to save the struggling retailer.
Ebos chief executive John Cullity said multiples these days tend to be between seven and nine times operating earnings, up from 5.5 times to six times five years ago.
Kathmandu said covid lockdowns sliced $35m off its first-half earnings.