Debevoise & Plimpton Advised S&S Activewear And Clayton Dubilier & Rice On Acquisition Of Alphabroder
Debevoise & Plimpton Advised S&S Activewear And Clayton Dubilier & Rice On Acquisition Of Alphabroder
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advised S&S Activewear and its majority owner Clayton Dubilier & Rice in S&S Activewear’s acquisition of alphabroder. The agreement marked a significant expansion for S&S Activewear, a tech-enabled provider of apparel and accessories, uniting it with alphabroder, a leading distributor of trade, retail, and branded apparel.
The transaction creates a combined entity poised to enhance customer and supplier services across diverse corporate and consumer markets. This merger will provide a broader product selection and an expanded portfolio of premium brands. S&S Activewear plans to invest substantially in technology, integration, sales force expansion, supply chain improvements, and employee experience, aiming to deliver substantial benefits to customers and industry partners.
The Debevoise team handling this significant transaction was led by M&A Partner Spencer Gilbert and included:
• M&A Team: Partner Paul Bird, Counsel Jillian Wright, Associates Heidi Case, Saraya Ivanova, Grace Li, Mary Saint-Antoine, Nur Sultan, and Dominique Trudelle.
• Leveraged Finance Team: Partner Scott Selinger, Associates Ramsha Khursheed, Marta Poplawski, and Matthew Tolson.
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Team: Partner Jonathan Lewis and Associate Isadore Shamah.
• Tax Team: Partner Erin Cleary, Associate Samuel Krawiecz, and Law Clerk Charlie Daley.
• Capital Markets Team: Associate Alice Gu.
• Intellectual Property Team: Partner Henry Lebowitz and Associate Dylan Sanders.
• Regulatory Team: Partner Paul Rubin and Counsel Melissa Runsten.
• Antitrust Team: Partners Ted Hassi and Michael Schaper, Counsel Kyra Bromley.
• Environment Team: Counsel Stuart Hammer.
• Litigation Team: Counsel Erich Grosz and Jacob Stahl, Associates Kimberly Anker and Katelyn Masket.
