Boats Group - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Boats Group M&A Summary

Boats Group has acquired 3 companies of its own, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Boats Group has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (67%) and marine (34%).

Boats Group Ownership

Who owns Boats Group?

Boats Group is owned by Permira. It was acquired on December 29, 2020.

Is Boats Group PE-backed?

Yes. Boats Group is owned by private equity investor Permira.

Was Boats Group formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Boats Group was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Boats Group Business Overview

Where is Boats Group headquartered?

Boats Group is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

What sector is Boats Group in?

Boats Group is an internet software and services company.

When was Boats Group founded?

Boats Group was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Boats Group

Boats Group

1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2300,
Miami, Florida 33131
United States,
(877) 354-4069
www.boatsgroup.com

Boats Group is an online classifieds marketplace and technology provider for the recreational marine industry and operates the four web portals – BoatTrader, boats.com, YachtWorld, and CosasDeBarcos.com. Boats Group has offices in North America (Norfolk, Virginia and Vancouver, British Columbia) as well as in Europe (the United Kingdom, Spain & Italy). Boats Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Miami, Florida.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 1 1 1 - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Boot24 Networks Gmbh 2021-10-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.boot24.com
Botentekoop 2020-10-05 - Divestiture
, Netherlands · www.botentekoop.nl
boats.com, Inc. 2004-09-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Norfolk, Virginia · www.boats.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 2 (67%) - - -
Marine 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (33%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (67%) - - -
Total 3 - - -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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