Amer Sports - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Amer Sports M&A Summary

Amer Sports has acquired 11 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Amer Sports’ largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired The Salomon Group for $547M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Precor to Peloton Interactive for $420M. Amer Sports has acquired in 5 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (73%) and apparel/textiles (19%).

Amer Sports Ownership

Who owns Amer Sports?

Amer Sports is owned by ANTA Sports Products. It was acquired on March 11, 2019.

Amer Sports Business Overview

Where is Amer Sports headquartered?

Amer Sports is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

What is Amer Sports’ revenue?

Amer Sports disclosed revenue of 2,534M EUR for 2015 and 2,229M EUR for 2014.

How many employees does Amer Sports have?

Amer Sports has 7,954 employees.

What sector is Amer Sports in?

Amer Sports is a consumer products company.

When was Amer Sports founded?

Amer Sports was founded in 1950.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 2

Amer Sports

Amer Sports Corp.

Konepajankuja 6, P.O. Box 1000,
Helsinki, 00511
Finland,
+358 20 712 2500
www.amersports.com

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc'teryx, Mavic, Suunto, and Precor. Amer Sports technically advanced sports equipment, footwear and apparel improve performance and increase the enjoyment of sports and outdoor activities.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $894M $894M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $420M $420M
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Precor, Inc. 2020-12-21 420M USD Divestiture
Woodinville, Washington · www.precor.com
Mavic SAS 2019-07-11 - Divestiture
Epagny Metz-Tessy, France · www.mavic.com
Peak Performance Production AB 2018-04-30 287M DKK Divestiture
Stockholm, Sweden · www.peakperformance.com
ENVE Composites LLC 2016-02-22 50M USD Add-on Acquisition
Ogden, Utah · www.enve.com
QUEENAX srl 2015-07-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Rome, Italy
Nikita ehf 2015-07-20 - Divestiture
Reykjavik, Iceland · www.nikitaclothing.com
Bonfire 2015-07-20 - Divestiture
Revelstoke, British Columbia · www.bonfireouterwear.com
Sports Tracking Technologies Ltd. 2015-05-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Helsinki, Finland · www.sports-tracker.com
Nikita ehf 2011-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Reykjavik, Iceland · www.nikitaclothing.com
The Salomon Group 2005-05-02 547M EUR Divestiture
Annecy, France · www.salomon.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Suunto Oy 1999-01-01 Tacktick Ltd. 2011-06-29 2
Vantaa, Finland · ww.suunto.com Emsworth, United Kingdom
Suunto Oy 1999-01-01 Fitz-Wright Holdings Ltd. 2011-04-19 1
Vantaa, Finland · ww.suunto.com Langley, British Columbia

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 8 (73%) 607M (68%) 3 (60%) 420M (100%)
Apparel/Textiles 2 (18%) 287M (32%) 2 (40%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 $894M 5 $420M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 61M 2 420M
  Washington 1 - 1 420M
  Georgia 1 - 1 -
  Utah 1 50M - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Nevada 1 11M - -
Finland 2 - - -
France 1 547M 1 -
Iceland 1 - 1 -
Canada - - 1 -
  British Columbia - - 1 -
Italy 1 - - -
Sweden 1 287M - -
Domestic 2 (18%) - - -
Cross-border 9 (82%) 894M (100%) 5 (100%) 420M (100%)
Total 11 $894M 5 $420M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $833M
< $100M 2 $61M
TOTAL $894M
Largest The Salomon Group
$547M (2005-05-02)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $420M
TOTAL $420M
Largest Precor, Inc.
$420M (2020-12-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
36%
4 (36%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Consumer Products

Revenue

2,534   14% 2015
2,229   5% 2014
2,137   4% 2013
2,064   2012
(millions of EUR) Show More Show Less

Employees

7,954

Established

1950

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