He said the group had the financial firepower to do "a reasonably large" deal.
"By the end of the year ... we'll have $600 million in cash and $1.3 billion in accessed funds, so we'll be sitting on a $2 billion cheque book that's accessible for investment and acquisitions."
Wiseman said VF was particularly keen to expand its portfolio of brands in "outdoor, action sports and contemporary."
"We have a (potential acquisitions) list that we go through every four months," he added.
Shares in VF, which have lost 18 percent of their value over the last year, closed Thursday at $59.29, valuing the business at $6.56 billion.
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(Editing by Jon Loades-Carter and Rupert Winchester)
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