Gildan Activewear is buying HanesBrands for $2.2 billion, giving the basic apparel maker access to brands including Hanes and ...

Gildan Activewear shares rose 11% to 74.90 Canadian dollars ($54.37) on its deal to acquire Hanesbrands for $2.2 billion, combining two makers of basic apparel from T-shirts to socks at a time the ...

U.S. undergarments maker Hanesbrands has agreed to a takeover by Canada's Gildan Activewear in a cash and stock deal valued at $4.4 billion, the companies said on Wednesday. Shares of Hanesbrands fell ...