VF - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Apparel/textilesCompany

VF M&A Summary

VF has acquired 20 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 11 assets.

VF’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Timberland for $2.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold Supreme to EssilorLuxottica SA for $1.5B. VF has acquired in 7 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include apparel/textiles (90%) and business services (6%).

VF Business Overview

Where is VF headquartered?

VF is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

What is VF’s revenue?

VF disclosed revenue of 10,455M USD for 2024 and 11,612M USD for 2023.

How many employees does VF have?

VF has 18,000 employees.

What sector is VF in?

VF is an apparel/textiles company.

When was VF founded?

VF was founded in 1899.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 6

VF

V.F. Co.

1551 Wewatta Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202
United States,
(720) 778-4000
www.vfc.com

VF is a producer of branded lifestyle apparel with more than 30 brands. VF was founded in 1899 and is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 18 1 - - - - 19
vol $5.4B $5.4B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 9 - 1 - - 1 11
vol $120M $1.5B $1.6B
  30

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Supreme 2024-07-17 1.5B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.supreme.com
Workwear Outfitters 2021-04-28 - Divestiture
Nashville, Tennessee · www.wwof.com
Supreme 2020-11-09 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.supreme.com
Kontoor Brands, Inc. 2019-05-23 - Spin Off
Greensboro, North Carolina · www.kontoorbrands.com
Reef Holdings Corp. 2018-10-04 - Divestiture
San Diego, California · www.reef.com
Icebreaker New Zealand Ltd. 2018-04-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Auckland, New Zealand · www.icebreaker.com
Nautica Apparel, Inc. 2018-03-19 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.nautica.com
Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. - Altra 2018-03-14 - Divestiture
Logan, Utah · www.altrarunning.com
Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Co. 2017-08-14 820M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fort Worth, Texas · www.dickies.com
V.F. Corp. - Licensed Sports Group Business 2017-04-04 - Divestiture
, United States
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Vans, Inc.    - Switch Manufacturing, Inc. 1998-07-21 1
Cypress, California · www.vans.com San Francisco, California

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Apparel/Textiles 17 (89%) 5.3B (98%) 10 (91%) 1.6B (100%)
Business Services 1 (5%) 57M (1%) - -
Leisure 1 (5%) 25M (< 1%) - -
Retail - - 1 (9%) -
Total 19 $5.4B 11 $1.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 5.4B 11 1.6B
  California 7 1.3B 4 -
  New York 3 1.2B 3 1.5B
  North Carolina - - 2 120M
  Utah 1 - - -
  Texas 1 820M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 2.0B - -
  Tennessee - - 1 -
Belgium 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 16 (84%) 5.4B (100%) 11 (100%) 1.6B (100%)
Cross-border 3 (16%) - - -
Total 19 $5.4B 11 $1.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
UBS Investment Bank
1
BofA Securities
1
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 6 $3.3B
< $100M 2 $82M
TOTAL $5.4B
Largest Timberland LLC
$2.0B (2011-09-13)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 1 $120M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Supreme
$1.5B (2024-07-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
4 (21%)
Strategic(s)
21%
4 (21%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
73%
8 (73%)

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