<div>UPDATE 2-Succumbing to M&A wave, Australian surf brand Rip Curl is snapped up by Kathmandu</div> <!-- no image --> <div>* Rip Curl sold for $236 mln, follows Billabong, Quiksilver deals<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=bL1zloDaPdw:-ry227s7I4E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=bL1zloDaPdw:-ry227s7I4E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=bL1zloDaPdw:-ry227s7I4E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=bL1zloDaPdw:-ry227s7I4E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=bL1zloDaPdw:-ry227s7I4E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/bL1zloDaPdw" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters