# VF Corporation to acquire Williamson-Dickie for USD 820 million

VF Corporation signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., a family-owned workwear company, for approximately USD 820 million in cash. The acquisition includes brands like Dickies, Workrite, Kodiak, Terra, and Walls, and is expected to close in Q4 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-14
- Where: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Value: $820.0M
- Jobs: 7,000
- Status: announced
- Products: workwear, apparel, footwear, accessories
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [VF Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/25471.md) (acquirer)
- [Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.](https://endata.com/companies/26243.md) (target)
- [Williamson-Dickie](https://endata.com/companies/26267.md) (target)

## Sources

- [mr-mag.com](https://mr-mag.com/vf-merge-workwear-company-williamson-dickie/), 2017-08-14: "The acquisition of Williamson-Dickie is another meaningful step that delivers on that commitment and further demonstrates our focus on being an active portfolio manager to drive transformative growth for VF."
- [insideretail.asia](https://insideretail.asia/2017/08/15/vf-corporation-buys-williamson-dickie/), 2017-08-15: "VF will pay Williamson-Dickie shareholders approximately US$820 million in cash for the business, which owns the brands Dickies, Workrite, Kodiak, Terra and Walls."
- [members.asicentral.com](https://members.asicentral.com/news/newsletters/promogram/august-2017/vf-corp-buying-dickies/), 2017-08-22: "Apparel maker VF Corporation has announced that it is buying Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., the owner of Dickies and other workwear brands, for $820 million."

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