D CEO magazine and the Association for Corporate Growth recognized VF Corporation’s 2017 acquisition of Fort Worth-based Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., an $820 million transaction, among the biggest deals of the past year.
The transaction, for which a Haynes Boone team led by Partners Brian Barnard and Tom Tippetts advised Williamson-Dickie, was a finalist in the Strategic Acquisition/Merger category of the D CEO/ACG Dallas/Fort Worth 2018 Mergers and Acquisition Awards.
The deal also recently was named the Global M&A Network’s Global Consumer Goods Deal of the Year in the mid-market.
The transaction generated widespread media attention as it brought together North Texas’ iconic Williamson-Dickie, the world’s leading provider of professional grade performance workwear, and North Carolina-based VF, one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies and owner of such well-known brands as The North Face, Wrangler, and Vans.
Haynes Boone lawyers assisting Barnard and Tippetts on the transaction included Partners Jennifer Wisinski, Susan Wetzel, Mary Mendoza and Ken Bezozo; Counsel Sharon Cooper; and Associates Maria Hopper and Bryan Diebels.