Billabong gives Sycamore 10 additional days to move on $287m takeover US private equity firm Sycamore Partners has been given 10 more days to decide whether it will proceed with a $287 million takeover bid for surfwear group Billabong. On April 9, Billabong said it was giving Sycamore 10 business days of exclusive access to its accounts for the bidders' debt providers to confirm the target company's earnings.