New York, December 24, 2021 — Cozen O’Connor acted as lead U.S. counsel to the owners of HEYDUDE®, a privately owned casual footwear brand, in their definitive agreement to sell the companies comprising the HEYDUDE business to Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) for $2.5 billion. The consideration for the $2.5 billion acquisition will be $2.05 billion in cash and $450 million in Crocs shares.
The transaction, one of the largest retail and fashion M&A deals signed in 2021, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, with HEYDUDE functioning as a standalone division.
Founded in Italy in 2008, HEYDUDE designs comfortable, versatile, and accessible footwear and accessories.
Crocs, Inc., an American company based in Broomfield, Colo., manufactures and markets the Crocs brand of foam clogs.
The Cozen O’Connor team was led by Christian Moretti, a member of the firm’s M&A Practice and the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s International Practice. The team also included co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice, Larry P. Laubach, along with David Kirchblum, Georgia Baker, Jonathan M. Grossman, Victor Castellucci, Jeremy J. Glenn, and Jay A. Dorsch.
Cozen O’Connor was assisted in the representation by international law firms Chiomenti Studio Legale and Deacons.
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