Acquisition closed
VF Corporation acquires The North Face (2000)
VF Corporation completed the acquisition of The North Face on 1 May 2000.[1]
VF Corporation acquired The North Face, which had been founded as a San Francisco climbing shop in 1966 and was in financial difficulty. It became one of the largest outdoor brands in the world under VF ownership.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Buyer
- VF Corporation
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- The North Face
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VF Corporation | The North Face | owns | 100% | 2000-05-01 | present |
Who owns The North Face today?
- The North Face — owned by VF Corporation since 2000
Sources (1) & 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] V.F. Corporation Form 10-K - The North Face acquisition — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 1 March 2001; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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