M&A Deal Summary

CSG Acquires Vista Outdoor - Sporting Products Business

On October 16, 2023, CSG acquired consumer products company Vista Outdoor - Sporting Products Business from Vista Outdoor for 1.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CSG’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is CSG’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CSG’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is CSG’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-10-16
Target Vista Outdoor - Sporting Products Business
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) CSG
Sellers(s) Vista Outdoor
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.9B USD

Target

Vista Outdoor - Sporting Products Business

Anoka, Minnesota, United States
Vista Outdoor's Sporting Products Business is an ammunition manufacturer in the U.S. commercial and law enforcement markets. Vista Outdoor's Sporting Products Business is based in Anoka, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CSG

Prague, Czech Republic

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Category Company
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

CSG is a diversified industrial group active in five strategic business segments, aerospace, defense, automotive, railways and business projects, where it operates at a global level. CSG is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-24 Fiocchi

Lecco, Italy

Fiocchi engages in the production and sale of premium small-caliber ammunitions mainly used for sports and leisure, hunting and, for a minor part, public and private security. Fiocchi was founded in 1876 and is based in Lecco, Italy.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vista Outdoor

Anoka, Minnesota, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Consumer Products
Employees4,400
Revenue 3.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Vista Outdoor is a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of outdoor sports goods. Vista Outdoor was founded in 2014 and is based in Anoka, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-27 Simms Fishing Products

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Simms Fishing Products offers a comprehensive line of high-performance fishing apparel, footwear, and gear. Its premium fishing waders are produced domestically at Simms’ manufacturing facility in Bozeman. The company’s products, used by over 6,000 Simms-sponsored fishing professionals globally, are distributed through specialty retail stores both domestically and internationally. Simms Fishing Products was founded in 1980 and is based in Montana.

Buy $193M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-05 Foresight Sports

San Diego, California, United States

Foresight Sports develops the most advanced and most trusted performance analysis solutions in the golf industry. Foresight Sports is responsible for the Tour-dominating GCQuad launch monitor, and the game's all-time best-selling launch monitor, the GC2. Foresight Sports is based in San Diego, California.

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