M&A Deal Summary

REV Acquires Kibbi

On December 1, 2016, REV acquired automotive company Kibbi from ShoreView Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is REV’s 4th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is REV’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is REV’s 2nd transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-01
Target Kibbi
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) REV
Sellers(s) ShoreView Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kibbi

Bristol, Indiana, United States
Kibbi LLC is a manufacturer of specialty trailers and recreational vehicles. The Company manufactures all of its vehicles on commercial chassis, utilizing proprietary manufacturing techniques, which allows consumers with large cargo capacity needs to tow heavy loads safely. Kibbi sells its products through a network of specialty vehicle and trailer dealers. Kibbi was established in 1997 and is based in Bristol, Indiana.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

REV

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Automotive
Employees5,500
Revenue 2.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

REV is a diversified manufacturer of specialty vehicles to North America, as well as export markets. REV operates in three industry segments, Commercial, Fire & Emergency, and Recreation Vehicles, and owns 27 vehicle brands. Within the Fire & Emergency segment, REV offers an extensive line of fire apparatus under the E-ONE and KME brand names. REV was founded in 2008 and is based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector: Automotive M&A 4 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 6
State: Indiana M&A 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 4 of 10
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-31 Thor - Bus Business

United States

Thor’s bus business includes Champion Bus, Inc., General Coach America, Inc., Goshen Coach, Inc., El Dorado National California, Inc., and El Dorado National Kansas, Inc., which combined represent one of the largest producers of transit and shuttle buses

Buy $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-30 Renegade RV

Bristol, Indiana, United States

Renegade RV is a manufacturer of Class A and Class C motorhomes under the American Coach, Monaco, Holiday Rambler, and Fleetwood RV brand names.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ShoreView Industries


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 1.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ShoreView Industries is a middle-market private investment principally focused on partnering with family or entrepreneurial-owned companies. ShoreView will consider a variety of investment situations, including buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, minority investments, and industry consolidations. Areas of interest include engineered products, distribution, industrial services, business services, and niche consumer products. ShoreView industries was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 30
Sector: Automotive M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 10
State: Indiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 16 of 29
Year: 2016 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-01 Hermetic Solutions Group

Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States

Hermetic Solutions Group is a provider of advanced hermetic packaging and components designed to ensure critical electronic systems function reliably in demanding environments where it is essential to control for factors such as weight, space, vibration, temperature, moisture and off-gassing. Hermetic Solutions Group was founded in 2016 and is based in Pennsylvania, United States.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-22 Pacific Aerospace & Electronics

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. is an integrated manufacturer of hermetic electronic packages and interconnect solutions for leading defense, medical, energy and space companies. The company specializes in using unique materials and manufacturing processes to bring technically demanding custom product designs to market by optimizing for size, weight, thermal conductivity and electronic performance.

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