Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Clayton Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) in its acquisition of S&S Activewear (“S&S”). For more information, please see the company’s press release.

S&S, a leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada, specializes in blank sportswear, corporate apparel, and accessories, including t-shirts, fleece & sweatshirts, headwear, athletics and outerwear from over 100 leading brands such as adidas, Champion, Columbia, Bella+Canvas and Gildan.

The Debevoise team is led by M&A partner Paul Bird and includes associates Carolina De Barros, Spencer Gilbert, Priscila Park and Brad Polivka, finance partner Scott Selinger, counsel Katarina Molnarova and associates Alexandra Grossman and Marta Poplawski, benefits partner Jonathan Lewis and associate Andrea Acosta, tax partners Peter Furci and Erin Cleary and associate Samuel Krawiecz and intellectual property partner Henry Lebowitz and associate Melody Godbolt.