Apparel/Textiles
Who acquires Apparel/Textiles companies
76 distinct acquirers across 95 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Every buyer below has completed at least one acquisition in this sector.
Top 10 acquirers of Apparel/Textiles companies
Ranked by number of acquisitions recorded in this sector, with the year of each buyer's latest one. A buyer that has done this more than once has a thesis, and a thesis is what makes an approach worth making.
| Acquirer | Deals here | Last deal |
|---|---|---|
| Authentic Brands Group | 6 | 2026 |
| Gildan Activewear | 4 | 2025 |
| Caleres | 3 | 2025 |
| Topgolf Callaway Brands | 3 | 2018 |
| NEXT | 2 | 2023 |
| Essity | 2 | 2022 |
| Compass Diversified (PE) | 2 | 2022 |
| G-III | 2 | 2022 |
| Victoria | 2 | 2015 |
| Wesfarmers Industrial And Safety Pty. Ltd. | 2 | 2014 |
Counted from 95 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Name variants of the same buyer (Inc, Corporation, Ltd) are counted together.
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Recorded transactions
| Target | Acquirer | Date | Value | EV/EBITDA | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Jacobs operating business | G-III Apparel Group | 2026-09-02 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Allbirds footwear business | American Exchange Group | 2026-06-09 | $41m | n/d | n/d |
| Keemo Fashion Group Limited | Addentax Group Corp. | 2026-03-30 | $6m | n/d | n/d |
| Guess? | Authentic Brands Group LLC | 2026-01-23 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Versace | Prada S.p.A. | 2025-12-02 | $1.4bn | n/d | n/d |
| Hanesbrands Inc. | Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2025-12-01 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Skechers U.S.A. | 3G Capital Partners L.P. | 2025-09-12 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Mercury Acquisitions Topco Limited | Steven Madden | 2025-05-06 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Jack Wolfskin | ANTA Sports Products | 2025-04-10 | $290m | n/d | n/d |
| Stuart Weitzman | Caleres | 2025-02-19 | $105m | n/d | n/d |
| Almost Famous | Steve Madden | 2023-10-23 | $52m | n/d | 0.3x |
| Reiss | NEXT | 2023-09-01 | $197m | n/d | n/d |
| Hotter Shoes | Woolovers | 2023-07-21 | $10m | n/d | n/d |
| Heimbach | Albany International | 2023-06-14 | $172m | n/d | 1.0x |
| Bonobos | Express | 2023-04-13 | $75m | n/d | n/d |
| Nice Footwear | PFH (PE) | 2023-03-02 | $14m | n/d | n/d |
| Joules Group | NEXT | 2022-12-01 | $52m | n/d | n/d |
| Trimco Group | Brookfield Private Equity (PE) | 2022-11-22 | $850m | n/d | n/d |
| Gap Greater China | Baozun | 2022-11-08 | $40m | n/d | n/d |
| Ted Baker | Authentic Brands Group | 2022-10-26 | $325m | n/d | n/d |
| Johnny Was | Oxford Industries | 2022-09-19 | $270m | n/d | n/d |
| Knix | Essity | 2022-07-08 | $320m | n/d | n/d |
| Modibodi | Essity | 2022-07-07 | $100m | 24.6x | 2.5x |
| PrimaLoft | Compass Diversified (PE) | 2022-06-06 | $530m | n/d | n/d |
| Cosabella | CALIDA Group | 2022-05-19 | $80m | 16.7x | 2.8x |
| Karl Lagerfeld | G-III | 2022-05-02 | $225m | n/d | n/d |
| Dongjin Textile | MBK Partners (PE) | 2022-01-03 | $654m | n/d | n/d |
| Sequential Brands Group - Active Brands | Galaxy Universal | 2021-10-29 | $330m | n/d | n/d |
| Sweaty Betty | Wolverine World Wide | 2021-08-03 | $410m | n/d | n/d |
| Jacob Holm | Magnera | 2021-07-22 | $308m | 6.8x | 0.8x |
| Honey Birdette | Playboy | 2021-06-29 | $333m | n/d | n/d |
| PVH Corp. - Heritage Brands Business | Authentic Brands Group | 2021-06-23 | $220m | n/d | n/d |
| Reigning Champ | Aritzia | 2021-06-14 | $48m | n/d | n/d |
| Iconix Brand Group | Full Guard Capital (PE) | 2021-06-11 | $585m | 11.9x | 5.4x |
| Forsake | Weyco Group | 2021-06-07 | $3m | n/d | n/d |
| Heelys | BBC International | 2021-04-26 | $11m | n/d | n/d |
| Polarn O. Pyret | Procuritas Capital (PE) | 2021-03-11 | $39m | n/d | n/d |
| Honeywell International | Rocky Brands | 2021-01-25 | $230m | n/d | n/d |
| Seraphine | Mayfair Equity Partners (PE) | 2020-12-31 | $77m | 10.6x | 1.8x |
| Lucky Brand | Authentic Brands Group | 2020-08-14 | $140m | n/d | n/d |
| Joseph Abboud | WHP Global | 2020-03-05 | $115m | n/d | n/d |
| Forever 21 | Authentic Brands Group | 2020-02-03 | $81m | n/d | n/d |
| Eti-Textil | CCL Industries | 2020-01-31 | $15m | 5.6x | 2.5x |
| Togast LLC | Genesco | 2019-12-18 | $68m | n/d | n/d |
| Ciesse Piumini | Gruppo Mittel Private Equity (PE) | 2019-11-18 | $13m | n/d | n/d |
| Rip Curl | KMD Brands | 2019-10-01 | $249m | n/d | n/d |
| New Guards Group | Farfetch | 2019-08-08 | $675m | 7.1x | 2.0x |
| Dr. Scholl's Shoes | Yellow Wood Partners (PE) | 2019-07-22 | $585m | n/d | n/d |
| Footasylum | JD Sports Fashion | 2019-03-18 | $139m | n/d | n/d |
| Gazal Corporation Ltd. | PVH | 2019-02-20 | $88m | 20.7x | 5.6x |
| Jack Wolfskin | Topgolf Callaway Brands | 2018-11-30 | $476m | 11.9x | 1.3x |
| Cordenka | Beautiful Mind Capital (PE) | 2018-11-16 | $270m | n/d | n/d |
| Baffin | Canada Goose | 2018-11-01 | $25m | n/d | n/d |
| Vionic Group LLC | Caleres | 2018-10-18 | $360m | n/d | n/d |
| UAB Baltijos Tekstilė | Gabriel Holding A/S | 2018-10-04 | $5m | n/d | 1.0x |
| Thom Browne | Zegna | 2018-08-28 | $500m | n/d | n/d |
| Rockport | Charlesbank Capital Partners (PE) | 2018-07-04 | $150m | n/d | n/d |
| Helly Hansen | Canadian Tire | 2018-05-10 | $985m | n/d | n/d |
| CID Resources | Superior Group of Companies | 2018-05-03 | $88m | n/d | 1.4x |
| Peak Performance Production AB | Amer Sports | 2018-04-30 | $287m | 15.4x | 1.8x |
| Trimco Group | Affinity Equity Partners (PE) | 2018-01-23 | $520m | n/d | n/d |
| Nine West | Authentic Brands Group | 2018-01-03 | $340m | n/d | n/d |
| Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Co. | VF | 2017-08-14 | $820m | n/d | n/d |
| TravisMathew LLC | Topgolf Callaway Brands | 2017-08-03 | $126m | n/d | n/d |
| Globe Manufacturing Co. LLC | MSA | 2017-06-28 | $215m | n/d | 2.0x |
| Bonobos | Walmart | 2017-06-16 | $310m | n/d | n/d |
| James Dewhurst Ltd. | Sioen | 2017-05-23 | $68m | 7.3x | 1.1x |
| Velvet | Adastria | 2017-04-06 | $37m | n/d | n/d |
| Happy Socks | Palamon Capital Partners (PE) | 2017-01-16 | $91m | n/d | n/d |
| OGIO International | Topgolf Callaway Brands | 2017-01-11 | $76m | 7.6x | n/d |
| Allen Edmonds Corp. | Caleres | 2016-12-13 | $255m | n/d | n/d |
| Oneworld Star International Holdings Ltd. | Shangying Global Co. | 2016-10-11 | $280m | n/d | n/d |
| Arrow Uniform-Taylor LLC | UniFirst | 2016-09-19 | $122m | n/d | n/d |
| 5.11 Tactical | Compass Diversified (PE) | 2016-08-01 | $400m | 10.5x | 1.4x |
| Peds Legwear | Gildan Activewear | 2016-07-27 | $55m | n/d | 0.7x |
| The Donna Karan Company LLC | G-III | 2016-07-25 | $650m | n/d | n/d |
| Texel | Lydall | 2016-07-08 | $96m | 8.0x | 1.3x |
| Bonar Emirates Technical Yarns Industries LLC | Mattex Dubai LLC (Mattex International) | 2016-07-04 | $27m | n/d | n/d |
| V.F. Corp. - Contemporary Brands Businesses | Delta Galil | 2016-06-30 | $120m | n/d | n/d |
| Alstyle Apparel LLC | Gildan Activewear | 2016-05-04 | $110m | 5.8x | 0.6x |
| Reiss | Warburg Pincus (PE) | 2016-04-13 | $354m | 9.6x | 1.6x |
| Festival SA | Party City | 2016-03-14 | $5m | n/d | n/d |
| Zip Textiles (Services) Ltd. | Johnson Service Group PLC | 2016-02-01 | $23m | n/d | 2.1x |
| Roger Vivier SAS | TOD'S | 2015-11-23 | $468m | n/d | n/d |
| Tailgate Clothing Co. | American Eagle | 2015-11-03 | $11m | n/d | n/d |
| J. Mendel | Undisclosed | 2015-09-21 | $30m | n/d | n/d |
| Quest Carpet Manufacturers Pty. Ltd. | Victoria | 2015-08-07 | $17m | n/d | n/d |
| TenCate Protective Fabrics | Rivean Capital (PE) | 2015-07-20 | $761m | n/d | n/d |
| Knights Apparel | Hanes | 2015-02-24 | $200m | n/d | n/d |
| Comfort Colors | Gildan Activewear | 2015-02-04 | $100m | n/d | 1.1x |
| Stuart Weitzman | Tapestry | 2015-01-06 | $530m | n/d | n/d |
| Pacific Brands Workwear Group Pty Ltd. | Wesfarmers Industrial And Safety Pty. Ltd. | 2014-12-01 | $180m | n/d | n/d |
| Workwear Group Pty. Ltd.(Workwear Group) | Wesfarmers Industrial And Safety Pty. Ltd. | 2014-12-01 | $180m | n/d | n/d |
| Dainese | Investcorp (PE) | 2014-11-05 | $147m | n/d | n/d |
| Abingdon Flooring Ltd. | Victoria | 2014-09-30 | $12m | n/d | n/d |
n/d means not disclosed. Most transactions close without a published multiple, which is why the disclosed count matters more than the median.
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