SLIDESHOW

The M&A Scene: CEO Leadership
Dealmakers gathered at the Harvard Club in New York on May 7 as part of ACG NY's CEO Leadership event. Peter Gonye, a co-leader within Spencer Stuart's private equity practice in North America was the keynote speaker. Panelists included M. Tatum Pursell, senior adviser, Unlimited Horizons; Tony Ecock, general partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe; Jim Follett, former CEO of Authentic Response Inc.; Doron Grosman, operating partner, Court Square Capital; and Joelle Marquis, partner, Arsenal Capital.

Watercooler

3Qs With... Chris Randall, executive vice president, NBH Capital Finance
NBH Capital Finance will focus on the lower middle market

Dealmakers

Time Inc. -Meredith Pairing Would Have Been Too Complicated, Says Jeff Bewkes in Keynote
The Time Warner chairman hints there may be a future deal for the spun-off magazine business, maybe even with Meredith

Columns

The Buyside:
Trench Dealfare

Strategic players in the aerospace and defense sector look to offset losses by remaining on the hunt for targets

Consumer Goods & Retail
PVH Closes $2.9B Warnaco Deal

The deal brings the Calvin Klein brand back together

PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH) has closed on its $2.9 billion purchase of the Warnaco Group Inc., reuniting two parts of Calvin Klein under one roof.

PVH now owns Warnaco brands Speedo, Body Nancy Ganz/Bodyslimmers, Warner’s and Olga, in addition to the rest of Calvin Klein.

Before the deal, PVH already owned Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Izod, Arrow and Bass, as well as part of Calvin Klein. The deal was announced in October

The company has also closed on new senior secured credit facilities, consisting of $3.075 billion in term loans and a $750 million revolving credit facility.

For more on retail M&A, see “Retail M&A: Time-Tested Brands Sell.” 

 

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