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Article: Fruit of the Loom freed by Farley for 'branded consumer goods.' (William Farley)
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- Daily News Record
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- March 12, 1987
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Fruit of the Loom Freed by Farley For 'Branded Consumer Goods' NEW YORK (FNS) -- Fruit of the Loom, once buried in a conglomerate that had everything from oil and gas to cement and batteries, is now a free-standing public company devoted to the manufacture of underwear for men and women, screen print shirts and socks.
But William Farley, its chief executive officer, prefers to describe it as a "branded packaged consumer goods company." Farley adds, "I don't look at it as an underwear company."
In mid-1985, Farley, a dealmaker and former investment banker, acquired conglomerate Northwest Industries in a leveraged buyout for about $1.4 billion. After a ...