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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 2nd 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 designs and manufactures performance gear and precision technologies. The company's category-defining brands leverage meticulous craftsmanship and cross-collaboration to pursue innovations. Vista Outdoor's - Sporting Products Business is based in Anoka, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CSG

Prague, Czech Republic
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 4
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Minnesota M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
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.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-24 Kinetic Group

Anoka, Minnesota, United States

Kinetic Group is products business, which contains the bike-related brands Giro, Bell, Blackburn, QuietKat, Fox Racing and CamelBak. Kinetic Group is based in Anoka, Minnesota.

Buy $2.2B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vista Outdoor

Anoka, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Consumer Products
Employees6,400
Revenue 2.7B USD (2024)
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 M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Minnesota M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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
2024-10-04 Revelyst

Anoka, Minnesota, United States

Revelyst is a collection of outdoor consumer products and brands including Fox Racing, Bell, Giro, CamelBak, Bushnell, Simms Fishing, Camp Chef, Blackhawk, Blackburn, Primos Hunting, and Stone Glacier. Revelyst is based in Anoka, Minnesota.

Sell $1.1B
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