M&A Deal Summary

GAMO Outdoor Acquires Daisy Outdoor Products

On July 1, 2016, GAMO Outdoor acquired consumer products company Daisy Outdoor Products from Charter Oak Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GAMO Outdoor’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is GAMO Outdoor’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GAMO Outdoor’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-07-01
Target Daisy Outdoor Products
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) GAMO Outdoor
Sellers(s) Charter Oak Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Thompson Hine (Legal)

Target

Daisy Outdoor Products

Rogers, Arkansas, United States
Daisy Outdoor Products is a manufacturer and marketer of youth airguns and accessories. Daisy Outdoor Products was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GAMO Outdoor

Rogers, Arkansas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Gamo Outdoor is a global provider of airguns, pellets, optical equipment, airsoft products, related consumables, and outdoor accessories. The company serves mass merchants, sporting goods retailers, domestic specialty stores and distributors over 85 countries and 37,000 licensed dealers. Gamo Outdoor was formed in 1998 and is based in Rogers, Arkansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arkansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Charter Oak Equity

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Charter Oak Equity is a private equity group focused on control investments in lower middle-market companies valued between $25 and $150 million. The Firm looks for businesses operating large markets with significant room for growth. Target sectors include niche manufacturing, packaging, medical products, specialty chemicals, consumer products, and financial services. Charter Oak generally targets family-owned companies or non-core divisions of larger companies. Charter Oak Private Equity was formed in 1992 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 27
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 9
State: Arkansas M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 20 of 27
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Smartcare

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Smartcare is a provider of cloud-based software and training for effective childcare center management and financial sustainability. Smartcare was founded in 2014 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-20 The Crown Group

Warren, Michigan, United States

The Crown Group, Inc. is a provider of quality coating solutions to industrial end markets. Crown's range of coating technologies include electro-coating ("e-coating"), e-coating with powder coating topcoat and water-based wet painting. The Crown Group, Inc. was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

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