In one of the market’s biggest surprise moves and the second-largest fashion deal ever, Skechers has agreed to be taken private by 3G Capital for US$9.42 billion in the footwear industry’s biggest buyout to date.

Dan Koh and Ryan Huang investigate the motivation behind this latest buyout and what going private would mean for the third largest footwear brand in the world.

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