Add-on Acquisition • Consumer Services

PlayCore Acquires DERO Bike Rack Co.

On September 25, 2012, PlayCore acquired consumer services company DERO Bike Rack Co.

Acquisition Context

This is PlayCore’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
This is PlayCore’s 10th transaction in the United States.
This is PlayCore’s 2nd transaction in Minnesota.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	September 25, 2012
Target	DERO Bike Rack Co.
Sector	Consumer Services
Buyer(s)	PlayCore
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

DERO Bike Rack Co.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

DERO Bike Rack Co. was one of the first to make functional but artistic bicycle parking racks. Since 1995, its founders believed they could build a successful bike parking business with high quality, functional, and secure products that were aesthetically attractive so that architects and planners would integrate them as a visible part of their designs.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

PlayCore

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1979
Sector	Consumer Products
Employees	1,062

DESCRIPTION

PlayCore is a provider of consumer equipment and backyard products. It specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of commercial and consumer outdoor playground equipment. The consumer division manufactures kits for wooden swing sets and climbing units, plastic slides and related products. PlayCore was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	10 of 21
Sector: Consumer Services	2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition	10 of 21
State: Minnesota	2 of 2
Country: United States	10 of 21
Year: 2012	2 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2012-07-24	Colorado Time Systems Loveland, Colorado, United States Colorado Time Systems LLC is a provider of premier athletic venues with quality timing, scoring, and display systems. Its products include world-class aquatic timing products, like the AquaGrip TouchPad and Relay Judging Platforms, LED full color video displays, LED single-color animation displays, ribbon/fascia boards, sport-specific scoreboards, and portable scoreboards.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2012-07-24

Colorado Time Systems

Loveland, Colorado, United States

Colorado Time Systems LLC is a provider of premier athletic venues with quality timing, scoring, and display systems. Its products include world-class aquatic timing products, like the AquaGrip TouchPad and Relay Judging Platforms, LED full color video displays, LED single-color animation displays, ribbon/fascia boards, sport-specific scoreboards, and portable scoreboards.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2013-11-13	Swing-N-Slide Janesville,, Wisconsin, United States Swing-N-Slide Corp. designs and manufactures do-it-yourself home playground equipment, including wooden swing set and climbing unit kits, slides and related accessories. The company is headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2013-11-13

Swing-N-Slide

Janesville,, Wisconsin, United States

Swing-N-Slide Corp. designs and manufactures do-it-yourself home playground equipment, including wooden swing set and climbing unit kits, slides and related accessories. The company is headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Sell

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