it has an offer for $43 per share from v.f. corp, the company behind the north face, lee jeans and nautica. timberland stock jumped above the buyout price. the market may be thinking a higher price could be coming. in a sign of confidence, the buyer, v.f. corp, saw its share price rally more than 10%. several analysts like how timberland could be folded into v.f.'s outdoor apparel business. other shoe makers were finding buyers. work boot maker wolverine jumped more than 5%. famous footwear retailer brown shoe bounced 2.5%. it was at a 52-week low last week. and crocs added just over 1%. the biggest buyout today was between re-insurance firms transatlantic and allied world a $3.2 billion deal. morgan stanley thinks trans- atlantic may get a higher price than the $51-per-share offer. trans-atlantic was up 9.5%. closing oer $48. allied world fell 4.5%. graham packaging has a competing buyout offer. a new zealand private equity firm has offered $25 per share. that's over the price on the table from consumer packaging maker silgan. one