What is the name of the parent company that acquired Calvin Klein in 2003? The parent company was PVH Corp., then known as Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation.
PVH acquired Calvin Klein’s company after a deal announced in December 2002 and completed in 2003. The transaction transferred control of the Calvin Klein brand to a large American apparel company whose portfolio already included shirt and clothing businesses.
The purchase was not the same as PVH’s later acquisition of the Warnaco Group. Warnaco had controlled important Calvin Klein licensed businesses, including jeans and underwear, and PVH bought Warnaco in 2013. That later deal reunited product lines that had previously been separated among different corporate entities.
This timing creates the main source of confusion. Some references describe Calvin Klein as sold in 2002 because the agreement was announced or signed then, while others use 2003 because that is when the transaction was completed. In either case, the acquiring parent company was PVH Corp.