Lands' End rises on joint venture announcement

Lands End

26/01/2026 17:56

Updates

** Shares of casualwear chain Lands' End Inc LE.O rise as much as 42.6% to a more than three-month high of $20.04

** Stock set for its best day since March 2020, if gains hold

** Co and WHP Global form joint venture to unlock the value of Lands’ End’s intellectual property

** LE will receive $300 million of gross cash proceeds; deal enables full repayment of its term loan

** WHP Global to pay co in cash for 50% controlling ownership stake in joint venture

** WHP Global will commence tender offer for up to $100 million of Lands’ End shares at $45 per share

** Under agreement, LE will continue operating existing business using contributed intellectual property in exchange for royalty payments

** Stock rose 10.5% in 2025

(Reporting by Megha Anilkumar Nair and Sanskriti Shekhar)

((MeghaAnilkumar.Nair@thomsonreuters.com))