M&A Deal Summary

Fox Racing Shox Acquires Custom Wheel House

On March 6, 2023, Fox Racing Shox acquired automotive company Custom Wheel House from Thompson Street Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 3rd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-03-06
Target Custom Wheel House
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Fox Racing Shox
Sellers(s) Thompson Street Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Custom Wheel House

Santa Fe Springs, California, United States
Custom Wheel House is a designer, marketer, and distributor of branded automotive aftermarket wheels, performance tires, and accessories through its brands: Method Race Wheels, Tensor Tires, GMZ Race Products, and Dusty Times, a desert racing enthusiast-focused publication. Custom Wheel House was founded in 2010 and is based in Santa Fe Springs, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fox Racing Shox

Braselton, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Automotive
Employees3,240
Revenue 891M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Fox Racing Shox is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high end suspension products for mountain bikes, all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles. Fox Racing Shox was founded in 1974 and is based in Braselton, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector (Automotive) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2023) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-12 Black Widow

Trussville, Alabama, United States

Black Widow is an OEM authorized specialty vehicle manufacturer for light-duty trucks. The Company receives new vehicles directly from the OEMs, adds specialty packages, and then sells the up-fitted vehicles to new truck dealers with a full OEM warranty. Black Widow is headquartered in Trussville, Alabama.

Buy $328M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-02 Marucci

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Marucci is a manufacturer and distributor of baseball and softball equipment under the Marucci and Victus brands. Its product portfolio includes wood and metal bats, apparel and accessories, batting and fielding gloves, and bags and protective gear. Marucci Sports was established in 2009 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Buy $572M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thompson Street Capital Partners

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets control stakes in profitable, mid-sized North American companies with $5 to $20 million of EBITDA. Thompson Street looks for family businesses, private companies seeking liquidity, corporate divestitures, and public companies going private. Areas of interest include healthcare services, business services, electronics, information technology, and engineered products companies. Thompson Street will not consider investments in start-ups, early stage companies, or real estate. Thompson Street Capital was founded in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 47
Sector (Automotive) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 24
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 45 of 47
Year (2023) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-21 OpenClinica

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

OpenClinica is a provider of electronic data capture and electronic health record integration software to pharmaceutical sponsors, CROs, and academic research organizations. OpenClinica is based in Needham, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-31 Made4net

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Made4net is a provider of Warehouse Management System (WMS) and end-to-end supply chain execution software. Made4net provides best-in-class cloud-based and on-prem supply chain execution and warehouse management software for organizations of all sizes to improve the speed and efficiency of their supply chain. Made4net was founded in 2005 and is based in Hackensack, New Jersey.

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