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 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

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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 3
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2023) 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.

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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 5
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (Minnesota) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2023) 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
2024-03-05 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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