Gildan Activewear - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Gildan Activewear M&A Summary

Gildan Activewear has acquired 13 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Gildan Activewear’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired GoldToe-Moretz for $350M. Gildan Activewear has acquired in 7 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include apparel/textiles (93%) and agriculture (8%).

Gildan Activewear Business Overview

Where is Gildan Activewear headquartered?

Gildan Activewear is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

What is Gildan Activewear’s revenue?

Gildan Activewear disclosed revenue of 3,196M USD for 2023 and 3,240M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Gildan Activewear have?

Gildan Activewear has 44,000 employees.

What sector is Gildan Activewear in?

Gildan Activewear is an apparel/textiles company.

When was Gildan Activewear founded?

Gildan Activewear was founded in 1946.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Gildan Activewear

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West Suite 3300 33rd floor,
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3J2
Canada,
(514) 735-2023
www.gildan.com

Gildan Activewear is a manufacturer and marketer of branded clothing, including undecorated blank activewear such as t-shirts, sport shirts and fleeces, which are subsequently decorated by screen printing companies with designs and logos. Gildan Activewear was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 12 - 1 - - - 13
vol $1.3B $168M $1.5B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Phoenix Sanford LLC 2021-12-13 168M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sanford, North Carolina · www.frontieryarns.com
Swift Spinning, Inc. 2017-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Columbus, Georgia · www.swiftspinning.com
Peds Legwear, Inc. 2016-07-27 55M USD Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.peds.com
Alstyle Apparel LLC 2016-05-04 110M USD Add-on Acquisition
Anaheim, California · www.alstyle.com
Comfort Colors 2015-02-04 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
Northfield, Vermont
Doris, Inc. 2014-06-19 84M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.doris.net
New Buffalo Shirt Factory, Inc. 2013-06-18 7M USD Add-on Acquisition
Clarence, New York
Anvil Holdings, Inc. 2012-05-03 88M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York
GoldToe-Moretz LLC 2011-04-12 350M USD Add-on Acquisition
Newton, New York · www.goldtoemoretz.com
Gold Toe Moretz Holdings Corp. 2011-04-11 350M USD Add-on Acquisition
, North Carolina
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Apparel/Textiles 12 (92%) 1.3B (89%) - -
Agriculture 1 (8%) 168M (11%) - -
Total 13 $1.5B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 1.3B - -
  New York 3 445M - -
  North Carolina 2 518M - -
  Vermont 1 100M - -
  Kentucky 1 45M - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  California 1 110M - -
  Alabama 1 125M - -
Canada 2 139M - -
  Quebec 2 139M - -
Bangladesh 1 15M - -
Domestic 2 (15%) 139M (9%) - -
Cross-border 11 (85%) 1.4B (91%) - -
Total 13 $1.5B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.1B
< $100M 7 $394M
TOTAL $1.5B
Largest GoldToe-Moretz LLC
$350M (2011-04-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Apparel/Textiles

Revenue

3,196   2% 2023
3,240   11% 2022
2,923   48% 2021
1,981   30% 2020
2,824   3% 2019
2,909   6% 2018
2,751   7% 2017
2,585   8% 2016
2,415   3% 2015
2,360   2014
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Employees

44,000

Established

1946

Public

NYSE: GIL

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