American Outdoor Brands - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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American Outdoor Brands M&A Summary

American Outdoor Brands has acquired 9 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

American Outdoor Brands’ largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Battenfeld Technologies for $131M. American Outdoor Brands has acquired in 7 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include defense (43%) and consumer products (29%).

American Outdoor Brands Business Overview

Where is American Outdoor Brands headquartered?

American Outdoor Brands is headquartered in Columbia, Missouri.

What is American Outdoor Brands’ revenue?

American Outdoor Brands disclosed revenue of 201M USD for 2024 and 191M USD for 2023.

How many employees does American Outdoor Brands have?

American Outdoor Brands has 315 employees.

What sector is American Outdoor Brands in?

American Outdoor Brands is a defense company.

When was American Outdoor Brands founded?

American Outdoor Brands was founded in 2020.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 2

American Outdoor Brands

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.

1800 North Route Z, Suite A,
Columbia, Missouri 65202
United States,
(800) 338-9585
www.aob.com

American Outdoor Brands is a firearm manufacturer and designer, delivering a broad portfolio of firearms, related products, and training to the global military, law enforcement, and consumer markets. American Outdoor Brands was founded in 2020 and is based in Columbia, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - 7
vol $27M $381M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - 0
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Grilla Grills 2022-03-10 27M USD Add-on Acquisition
Holland, Michigan · www.grillagrills.com
Gemini Technologies, Inc. (Gemtech) 2017-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Boise, Idaho · www.gemtech.com
Crimson Trace Corp. 2016-07-25 95M USD Add-on Acquisition
Wilsonville, Oregon · www.crimsontrace.com
Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. 2014-11-26 131M USD Add-on Acquisition
Columbia, Missouri · www.battenfeldtechnologies.com
Tri Town Precision Plastics, Inc. 2014-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Deep River, Connecticut · www.ttplastics.com
Universal Safety Response, Inc. 2009-06-18 26M USD Add-on Acquisition
Franklin, Tennessee
Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc. 2007-01-03 102M USD Add-on Acquisition
Springfield, New Hampshire · www.tcarms.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Defense 3 (43%) 226M (59%) - -
Consumer Products 2 (29%) 129M (34%) - -
Plastics 1 (14%) - - -
Safety/Security 1 (14%) 26M (7%) - -
Total 7 $381M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 381M - -
  Tennessee 1 26M - -
  Oregon 1 95M - -
  New Hampshire 1 102M - -
  Missouri 1 131M - -
  Michigan 1 27M - -
  Idaho 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
Total 7 $381M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Cowen Group, Inc.
 2
Legal Deals
GreenbergTraurig
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $233M
< $100M 3 $148M
TOTAL $381M
Largest Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
$131M (2014-11-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
43%
3 (43%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Defense

Revenue

201   6% 2024
191   23% 2023
248   11% 2022
277   66% 2021
167   6% 2020
177   3% 2019
172   2018
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

315

Established

2020

Public

NASDAQ: AOUT

Former Name

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.

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