Article: Plaid Holdings completes takeover of Crystal unit; it includes Palm Beach, Calvin Clothing. (Crystal Brands, Inc.) (Brief Article)

It includes Palm Beach, Calvin Clothing.

NEW YORK -- The men's tailored clothing division of Crystal Brands, Inc., has been acquired by Plaid Holdings Corp. for an undisclosed sum, according to William B. Anneken, president/chief executive officer of Plaid Holdings, which is also the parent of J. Schoeneman, Inc.

The proposed buyout for about $55 million was disclosed at the Crystal Brands' annual meeting (as reported in DNR, April 22, Page 1). Plaid, a holding company based in the Netherlands, was set up in August 1991 to purchase Schoeneman, another clothing company.

Sales volume for the Crystal clothing group is $170 million and combined ...

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