M&A Deal Summary

K-2 Sports Acquires Backcountry Access

On January 7, 2013, K-2 Sports acquired leisure company Backcountry Access

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is K-2 Sports’ 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is K-2 Sports’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is K-2 Sports’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-01-07
Target Backcountry Access
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) K-2 Sports
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Backcountry Access

Boulder, Colorado, United States
BCA develops and sells Tracker beacons, Float airbags, shovels, probes, bindings, Stash packs, and a variety of other products to enhance the user's safety in the backcountry snow environment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

K-2 Sports

Seattle, Washington, United States

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

K-2 Sports, based in Seattle, WA, operates 14 brands across a range of outdoor sports including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, in-line skating and others. K-2 is globally renowned for its non-traditional advertising, graphics, and high performance products throughout its portfolio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-26 K-2 Sports

Seattle, Washington, United States

K-2 Sports, based in Seattle, WA, operates 14 brands across a range of outdoor sports including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, in-line skating and others. K-2 is globally renowned for its non-traditional advertising, graphics, and high performance products throughout its portfolio.

Buy $765M