Honigman Advises Wolverine Worldwide on Sale of Sperry

Honigman advised Wolverine Worldwide, Inc., one of the world’s leading marketers and licensors of branded casual, active lifestyle, work, outdoor sport, athletic, children's and uniform footwear and apparel, on the sale of the Sperry brand to Authentic Brands Group, Inc. and the ALDO Group. The transaction closed on January 10, 2024, and will generate total proceeds of approximately $130 million in the first quarter.

“Honigman worked hand-in-hand with us to negotiate and execute these complex transactions on an incredibly tight timeline. Their leadership, partnership and expertise were essential to the successful completion of the transactions and our achievement of this critical business objective,” said Jim Zwiers, Executive Vice President, President of Global Operations Group at Wolverine Worldwide, Inc.

Read the transaction press release

The Honigman team was led by corporate partners Tracy Larsen and Jordan Schwartz and corporate associates Mazen Hajali, Andy Newton and Jonathan Winkle.

About Honigman
Honigman is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 350 attorneys in Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. and its newest office in Israel (through its wholly owned subsidiary, Honigman Law Israel). Honigman lawyers counsel clients on complex issues in more than 60 areas of law. For more information, visit www.honigman.com.

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