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Gildan acquires Hanesbrands and 11 other brands (2025)

Gildan completed the acquisition of Hanesbrands and 11 other brands on 1 December 2025.[1][2]

Gildan Activewear acquired Hanesbrands, completing the merger on 1 December 2025; each Hanesbrands share was converted into 0.102 Gildan shares and $0.80 in cash. Gildan's annual information form lists the trademarks it gained as Hanes, Bonds, Bali, Maidenform, Sol y Oro, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Playtex, Wonderbra, Berlei, Comfortwash and JMS/Just My Size, and it classified the Australian business behind Bonds, Bras N Things, Berlei and Sheridan as a discontinued operation from the day it closed. Champion was not part of it: Hanesbrands had already sold that brand to Authentic Brands in 2024. Neither company's filing states a single total value for the transaction.

Hanesbrands Inc. became Hanesbrands LLC, a Gildan subsidiary; its brands are recorded directly under Gildan with this deal, and no separate company edge is kept for the intermediate holding.

Deal facts

Announced
Not recorded
Closed
Value
Undisclosed
Buyer
Gildan
Seller
public shareholders
Assets
Hanesbrands, Hanes, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex (apparel), Wonderbra, Just My Size, Comfortwash, Bonds, Bras N Things, Berlei (Australia, New Zealand and South Africa), Sheridan
Regulatory review
None recorded

Ownership changes recorded from this deal

OwnerOwnedRelationshipStakeFromTo
GildanHanesowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanBaliowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanMaidenformowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanPlaytex (apparel)owns100%2025-12-01present
GildanWonderbraowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanJust My Sizeowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanComfortwashowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanBondsowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanBras N Thingsowns100%2025-12-01present
GildanBerlei (Australia, New Zealand and South Africa)owns100%2025-12-01present
GildanSheridanowns100%2025-12-01present

Who owns these brands today?

Sources (3) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Hanesbrands Inc. Form 8-K - completion of the merger with Gildan Activewear — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 1 December 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] Hanesbrands Inc. Form 10-K for 2024 - brands, segments and intellectual property — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 14 February 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. [3] Gildan Activewear Inc. Annual Information Form for 2025 (Form 40-F Exhibit 99.3) - trademarks — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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