# LongWater Opportunities acquires Fox River Mills

Private equity firm LongWater Opportunities acquired Fox River Mills, a 116-year-old sock manufacturer, from the Lessard family. Fox River will become a division of Standard Merchandising Co., a domestic manufacturer of socks and hosiery products acquired by LongWater in December 2015.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-11-15
- Where: Osage, Iowa, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: knitted technical socks, handwear
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [LongWater Opportunities](https://endata.com/companies/19794.md) (acquirer)
- [Fox River Mills](https://endata.com/companies/19795.md) (target)
- [Standard Merchandising Co.](https://endata.com/companies/19796.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/knitting-apparel/2016/11/fox-river-mills-acquired-by-longwater-opportunities/), 2016-11-28: "We knew it was important to find a partner that believed in U.S. manufacturing and investing in the people and the community."

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