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11.6.2019 18:15:04 CEST | Business Wire | Press release
Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of textile expertise, today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Polartec, LLC (“Polartec”), a strong global brand known for its innovative performance textiles for outdoor and military apparel, from Versa Capital Management, LLC (“Versa”). The acquisition is expected to close in June. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the Polartec brand carries a respected portfolio of fabric technologies for outdoor apparel, from performance-driven and consumer-focused textiles, to flame-resistant, workwear and military-grade fabrics. The addition of the Polartec brand—particularly its outdoor and fleece textiles—rounds out Milliken’s comprehensive portfolio, allowing the company to deliver unprecedented access to a range of performance textiles for consumers, industrial workers and military personnel around the world.
“Polartec brings a wealth of new and respected outdoor textile expertise to complement Milliken’s strengths,” shared Halsey Cook, president and CEO of Milliken & Company. “The strategic acquisition broadens our textile capabilities with a product offering to now include fleece and soft-shell outerwear, among others, allowing us to grow in new and exciting spaces.”
“With more than 150 years of textile innovation, Milliken is the best possible ‘natural owner’ of a brand with Polartec’s pedigree. I look forward to supporting the integration,” said Polartec CEO Gary Smith. “I’m grateful to Versa Capital Management for their support in realizing Polartec’s full potential, and I’m extremely proud of the global Polartec team for their dedication and hard work that put the company in the position it is in today.”
“We look forward to growing Polartec’s strong brand at Milliken,” said Jeff Price, president of Milliken’s Performance and Protective Textiles Division. “Polartec expands our regional manufacturing reach and grows our technological expertise, enabling us to further deliver innovative performance textiles to the global market.”
“Milliken provides the perfect platform to ensure the continuation and acceleration of the success of the Polartec brand after years of complex and transformative business repositioning by Gary Smith and his team,” said Greg Segall, CEO of Versa and chairman of Polartec. “It has been a great collaboration with Gary and all of Polartec’s valued employees, and we are proud of all that has been accomplished during Versa’s ownership—notably the feat of reviving an American textile icon and powerful global brand into an enterprise equipped to succeed in today’s highly competitive markets. Milliken is the ideal long-term owner for Polartec, and we look forward to seeing the two companies achieve big things together.”
Versa acquired the assets of the former Malden Mills in 2007 through the then 101-year-old textile manufacturer’s third reorganization. Working with management, the business was transformed, renaming the company Polartec, reorienting it toward a technology- and innovation-led growth strategy, and revamping the company’s leadership, operations, manufacturing footprint and customer relationships.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
Versa and Polartec were advised by Lazard Middle Market and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Milliken & Company was represented by Jones Day.
To learn more about Milliken’s Performance and Protective Textiles Division, visit textiles.milliken.com .
About Milliken
Milliken has been solving everyday problems
with innovative solutions for more than 150 years. Our research, design
and manufacturing expertise reaches across a breadth of disciplines
including specialty chemicals, floor covering, and performance and
protective textiles. An unwavering commitment to ethics guides our work
to redefine how we add strength and protection to products, how we
infuse vibrancy and color into our surroundings, and how we care for the
environment. For us, success is when discoveries made within Milliken
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About Polartec, LLC
Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts,
Polartec is the premium provider of innovative and sustainable textile
solutions, combining innovation with eco-engineering to provide
relevant, market-applicable textile solutions. Since inventing modern
technical fleece in 1981, the engineers at Polartec continue to advance
the science of fabric, creating fabric technologies that solve problems
and improve the way products are designed and used. Polartec products
range from lightweight wicking and cooling fabrics, to insulation and
weather protection textiles, and are utilized by leading consumer
brands, the U.S. Military and other global militaries, flame resistance,
workwear, and contract upholstery markets. For more information, please
visit www.Polartec.com
and follow Polartec on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
About Versa Capital Management, LLC
Versa Capital
Management, LLC is a private equity investment firm focused on control
investments in special situations involving middle market companies and
their management teams. Versa focuses on businesses in a diverse array
of industries where value and performance growth can be achieved through
enhanced strategic, operational and financial management. For more
information, please visit www.Versa.com
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Contact:
Polartec and Versa Capital Management Abernathy MacGregor Chuck Dohrenwend or JP Letourneau cod@abmac.com / jpl@abmac.com 212.371.5999
Milliken & Company Mollie Williams mollie@mwilliamscg.com 864.419.6204
Liz Morris liz@mwilliamscg.com 864.918.5196
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