M&A Deal Summary

VF Acquires Brittania Sportswear

On June 5, 1997, VF acquired apparel/textiles company Brittania Sportswear from Levi Strauss

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VF’s 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is VF’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is VF’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1997-06-05
Target Brittania Sportswear
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) VF
Sellers(s) Levi Strauss
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Brittania Sportswear

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
Brittania Sportswear Ltd. is a designer and marketer of blue jeans. The Company was formed in 1973.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VF

Denver, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Employees18,000
Revenue 10.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to VF Corp.'s VF Jeanswear office in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Entrance to VF Corp.'s VF Jeanswear office in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 19
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 2 of 17
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 16
Year (1997) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1993-10-11 H.H. Cutler

United States

The H.H. Cutler Company, a family-owned manufacturer of licensed children's apparel distributed through the mass channel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-07-07 VF Sportswear

New York, New York, United States

Nautica Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, sources, markets and distributes apparel under the following brands: Nautica; Nautica Competition; Nautica Jeans Company; Earl Jean; John Varvatos; E. Magrath; and Byron Nelson.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Levi Strauss

San Francisco, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1853
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Employees1,500
Revenue 4.6B USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Levi Strauss & Co. is a designer and marketer of jeans, casual and dress pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories for men, women and children. The Company's products are sold in more than 100 countries and its business is grouped into three geographic regions: Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1997) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1995-10-06 Custom Clothing Technology

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Custom Clothing Technology Corporation is a software company that creates technology for custom-fit blue jeans for women.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-05 Beyond Yoga

Culver City, California, United States

Beyond Yoga is an athletic and lifestyle apparel brand that produces clothing that fosters wellbeing in luxuriously soft, no-hassle care fabrics for styles that keep up with the toughest workouts and beyond. Beyond Yoga was founded in 2005 and is based in Culver City, California.

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