M&A Deal Summary

Sleeping Bear Capital Acquires Venice Longboards

On February 8, 2021, private equity firm Sleeping Bear Capital acquired consumer products company Venice Longboards

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sleeping Bear Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Sleeping Bear Capital’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sleeping Bear Capital’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-02-08
Target Venice Longboards
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Sleeping Bear Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Venice Longboards

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Venice Longboards is a skateboarding e-commerce and lifestyle brand that specializes in electric longboards. Venice Longboards is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sleeping Bear Capital

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2018
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sleeping Bear Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring non-core divestitures as well as venture-backed technology, e-commerce, and business services companies seeking founder or investor liquidit. Sleeping Bear Capital was formed in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 2
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-24 Phenomenon

Los Angeles, California, United States

Human Standard is a business transformation agency offering strategic deep expertise across a range of disciplines: business & strategic consulting, creative, design, innovation, products & services and communications. Human Standard was founded in 2006 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-08 Adaptive Energy

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Adaptive Energy is a designer and manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells for backup and portable power applications. Located in Adaptive Energy originating from technology commercialized out of the University of Michigan. Adaptive Energy was founded in 1999 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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