{"id":26338,"date":"2012-05-03T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gildan-activewear-gil-to-acquire-100-of-the-common-shares-of-anvil-holdings\/26338\/"},"modified":"2012-05-03T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T11:47:00","slug":"gildan-activewear-gil-to-acquire-100-of-the-common-shares-of-anvil-holdings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gildan-activewear-gil-to-acquire-100-of-the-common-shares-of-anvil-holdings\/26338\/","title":{"rendered":"Gildan Activewear &#8211; GIL &#8211; To acquire 100% of the common shares of Anvil Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/GILDAN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26347\" title=\"GILDAN\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2012\/05\/GILDAN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"45\"><\/a>Gildan Activewear Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GIL\">NYSE: GIL<\/a>)<\/strong> announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the common shares of Anvil Holdings, Inc. (Anvil) for a total purchase price of approximately U.S. $88 million. The acquisition will be financed by utilization of Gildan\u2019s bank credit facility.<\/p>\n<p>GIL will not assume any of Anvil\u2019s currently outstanding indebtedness.\u00a0 Anvil is a supplier of high-quality basic T-shirts and sport shirts for the printwear market. It has positioned itself as a supplier of high-value branded niche products within the U.S. distributor channel, including products such as Anvil Organic\u00ae, Anvil Recycled\u00ae and Anvil Sustainable\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>It has also increasingly established itself as a strategic supplier of basic apparel products which meet rigorous quality and social compliance criteria for major non-retailer brands. For its fiscal year ended January 28, 2012, Anvil generated EBITDA of approximately U.S. $17 million on sales revenues in excess of U.S. $200 million.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>GIL expects to generate significant acquisition synergies as a result of integrating Anvil\u2019s production for the printwear market into Gildan\u2019s low-cost vertical manufacturing, the integration of Anvil\u2019s U.S. and international distributor sales into Gildan\u2019s Printwear business, consolidation of purchasing of raw materials and other purchased cost inputs, the elimination of certain duplicate administrative functions, and savings in ongoing working capital requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Corsano, President and CEO of Anvil, will continue his career with Gildan as a member of Gildan\u2019s senior management team. Mr. Corsano will join Gildan\u2019s Branded Apparel division and focus on the continuing development of Anvil\u2019s strategy to grow its business of providing high-volume quality products for non-retailer brands.\u00a0 \u201cWe believe that the acquisition of Anvil and the combination of the compatible cultures and strengths of our two companies will position GIL to further enhance our product offering for our printwear customers and build further on our leadership position in this market\u201d, said Glenn Chamandy, President and CEO of Gildan. \u201cIn addition, the projected economic returns from the acquisition are highly attractive and are expected to create further value for our shareholders.\u201d The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/geoeye-inc-geoy-proposes-acquisition-of-digitalglobe\/26454\"><br \/>\nGeoEye Inc. &#8211; GEOY &#8211; Proposes Acquisition Of DigitalGlobe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/consolidated-edison-ed-first-quarter-results-were-in-line-with-expectations\/26453\"><br \/>\nConsolidated Edison &#8211; ED &#8211; First quarter results were in line with expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/alon-usa-energy-alj-first-quarter-results-reflect-improvement-in-refining-margins\/26450\"><br \/>\nAlon USA Energy &#8211; ALJ &#8211; First quarter results reflect improvement in refining margins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/lumos-networks-corp-lmos-focused-on-providing-the-highest-level-of-quality-customer-service\/26452\"><br \/>\nLumos Networks Corp. &#8211; LMOS &#8211; Focused on providing the highest level of quality customer service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/northwest-natural-gas-company-nwn-solid-results-in-the-quarter\/26451\"><br \/>\nNorthwest Natural Gas Company &#8211; NWN &#8211; Solid results in the quarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-sharply-lower-on-disappointing-jobs-data\/26435\"><br \/>\nStocks Sharply Lower on Disappointing Jobs Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-in-green-silver-prices-sharply-lower\/26434\"><br \/>\nGold Prices in Green; Silver Prices Sharply Lower<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. 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