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Investment Summary

Staple Street Capital Invests In Six Flags

On April 20, 2015, private equity firm Staple Street Capital invested in leisure company Six Flags

Investment Highlights
  • This is Staple Street Capital’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Staple Street Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Staple Street Capital’s 1st transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • Six Flags merged with another company in 2023 for 1.9B USD.

Investment Summary
Date 2015-04-20
Target Six Flags
Sector Leisure
Investor(s) Staple Street Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Six Flags

Arlington, Texas, United States
Six Flags is a regional theme park operator, with 19 parks in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Six Flags provides families and thrill seekers with a wide variety of entertainment options, including special events and access to over 800 rides throughout North America. Six Flags was founded in 1961 and is based in Arlington, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Staple Street Capital

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 900M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Staple Street Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring middle-market companies with $50 to $500 million in revenue. Staple Street looks to invest up to $125 million per transaction and will consider opportunities in the business services, chemicals, communications, media, software, consumer, retail, distribution, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, and manufacturing sectors. Prospective transaction situations include carve-outs, family-owned business acquisitions, recapitalizations, consolidations, take privates, and special situations. Staple Street Capital was formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector: Leisure 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 1 of 1
State: Texas 1 of 2
Country: United States 2 of 8
Year: 2015 1 of 1
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