Vans, Inc. a publicly traded branded manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of active-casual footwear.
Client Goals
The Board of Directors was seeking general corporate and strategic advisory, including valuation and buy-side M&A advisory.
Solution
Valuation services; anti-takeover plan for specific shareholder action; buy-side advisory.
The team’s longstanding relationship with Vans’ Board of Directors encompassed a number of activities, including the completion of a comprehensive corporate valuation, utilized for tax and regulatory purposes; the drafting of a poison pill strategy, adopted and implemented by the Board of Directors to protect the Company from potential hostile takeover attempts; and buy-side activities.