Acquisition closed
VF Corporation acquires Vans (2004)
VF Corporation completed the acquisition of Vans on 1 June 2004 for $396 million.[1]
VF Corporation acquired Vans for about $396 million. Vans had been made in Anaheim since 1966 and adopted by skateboarders without any marketing from the company, whose waffle sole gripped a board better than anything else available.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $396 million (enterprise value)
- Buyer
- VF Corporation
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Vans
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VF Corporation | Vans | owns | 100% | 2004-06-01 | present |
Who owns Vans today?
- Vans — owned by VF Corporation since 2004
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 8-K - acquisition of Vans, Inc. — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 1 June 2004; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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