Deal Details
S&S Is Acquired by CD&R
Summary
S&S Activewear (“S&S” or the “Company”) was recently acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”). CD&R-managed funds were invested alongside current owners and management to acquire S&S, a leading North American distributor of imprintable apparel and accessories. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor to S&S Activewear on this transaction.
About
S&S is a leading distributor of imprintable apparel and accessories including t-shirts, fleece and sweatshirts, sportswear, outerwear and headwear from over 100 leading brands such as adidas, Champion, Columbia, Bella + Canvas, Next Level Apparel and Gildan. With sales in excess of $1.5 billion, the Company serves tens of thousands of screen printers and embroiders, promotional products distributors, e-decorators and team dealers through the United States and Canada who in turn market decorated apparel to end-consumers. S&S is headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois.Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is a private investment firm with a strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $30 billion in 99 companies with an aggregate transaction value of more than $150 billion.
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- Date
- March 2021
- Company
- S&S Activewear
- Transaction
- M&A - Sellside
- Sectors
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Industrial
Consumer - Verticals
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Distribution
- Target Geography
- North America
- Acquiror Geography
- North America
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