M&A Deal Summary

Fox Racing Shox Acquires Race Face Performance Products

On December 12, 2014, Fox Racing Shox acquired leisure company Race Face Performance Products for 53M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Fox Racing Shox’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-12
Target Race Face Performance Products
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Fox Racing Shox
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 53M CAD
Advisor(s) Salley Bowes Harwardt Law Corp. (Legal)

Target

Race Face Performance Products

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Race Face/Easton designs, manufactures, and distributes high-performance mountain and road bike wheels and other high-performance cycling components including cranks, bars, stems, and seat posts, globally to OEMs and the aftermarket.

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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 2 of 5
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-06 Sport Truck USA

Coldwater, Michigan, United States

Sport Truck USA is a full service distributor of aftermarket suspension solutions. Sport Truck primarily designs, markets, and distributes high quality lift kit solutions through its brands, BDS Suspension and Zone Offroad Products.

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FOLLOWING 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.

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