{"id":55707,"date":"2025-05-15T02:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55707"},"modified":"2025-05-15T02:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:58:30","slug":"skechers-to-be-acquired-in-9-billion-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/05\/15\/skechers-to-be-acquired-in-9-billion-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Skechers to be acquired in $9 billion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"ebebee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebebee;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"256\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-2.webp?resize=197%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55708 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skechers, which claims to be the world&#8217;s third-largest shoe brand, on Monday said it&#8217;s agreed to be acquired in a roughly $9 billion deal by Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skechers is the sort of consumer products maker that could get hit hard by Trump tariffs, and recently withdrew its annual guidance due to the uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It currently imports all of its shoes sold in the U.S., including around 40% from China and 40% from Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3G will pay $63 per share, which represents a 27.6% premium over Friday&#8217;s closing price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skechers shareholders also get an unusual option to receive $57 per share, and then roll over the remainder into the new, unlisted entity owned by 3G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t 3G&#8217;s first major consumer deal, having previously purchased such companies as Burger King and Kraft Heinz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skechers, which claims to be the world&#8217;s third-largest shoe brand, on Monday said it&#8217;s agreed to be acquired in a roughly $9 billion deal by Brazilian private equity firm 3G&hellip; 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