M&A Deal Summary

Brunswick Acquires Thunder Jet

On July 5, 2016, Brunswick acquired marine company Thunder Jet

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brunswick’s 3rd transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Brunswick’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brunswick’s 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-07-05
Target Thunder Jet
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Brunswick
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Thunder Jet

Clarkston, Washington, United States
Thunder Jet is a designer and builder of heavy gauge aluminum (HGA) boats.

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Buyer

Brunswick

Mettawa, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1845
Sector Consumer Products
Employees17,000
Revenue 6.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Brunswick's corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Entrance to Brunswick's corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Brunswick is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of recreation products in the United States and internationally. Brunswick was incorporated in 1845 and is based in Mettawa, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector (Marine) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 13
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 12
Year (2016) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-20 Cybex International

Medway, Massachusetts, United States

Cybex International, Inc. is a manufacturer of exercise equipment that is developed primarily for commercial use.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-28 Indoor Cycling Group

Nürnberg, Germany

Indoor Cycling Group specializing in the design of indoor cycling equipment. Among other attributes, ICG products are particularly recognized for their aesthetics, design and integrated technologies, Clawson added. ICG has exclusive rights to key technologies such as the WATTRATE® Power Meter, one of the most accurate and robust power meters in the fitness market. It also includes "Coach By Color," a highly effective and motivational system in which the range of color covers the physiological responses to the different types of training required to meet the demands of group-fitness-based cycling. Such technologies and capabilities, Clawson pointed out, provide ICG with a sustainable competitive advantage supporting the strongest product portfolio within the group exercise cycling category.

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