Driven by Vans and TNF, VF will not buy Skechers

2019-01-28T00:00:00

Skechers' stock market capitalization went up by 6.3 percent after a Tweet message according to which VF Corporation, the parent of Timberland, Vans and other brands, was in advanced negotiations to buy the company at a high premium, giving it an enterprise value of about $6.5 billion.

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