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Vail Resorts Acquires Perisher Blue Pty

On June 30, 2015, Vail Resorts acquired leisure company Perisher Blue Pty for 176M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vail Resorts’ 3rd transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Vail Resorts’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vail Resorts’ 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-06-30
Target Perisher Blue Pty
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Vail Resorts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 176M AUD

Target

Perisher Blue Pty

Perisher Valley, Australia
Perisher Blue Pty Ltd. (dba Perisher Ski Resort) is a provider of ski resort in Australia, and is well-positioned with access to the country's largest cities, including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane.

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Buyer

Vail Resorts

Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1962
Sector Leisure
Employees7,600
Revenue 2.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Vail Resorts' corporate headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.
Entrance to Vail Resorts' corporate headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.

Vail Resorts is a mountain resort operator. The Company's subsidiaries operate 10 world-class mountain resorts and two urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Canyons and Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Perisher, Australia; and Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts was founded in 1997 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector: Leisure M&A 3 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 8
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-11 Park City Mountain Resort

Park City, Utah, United States

Park City Mountain Resort is a provider of resort, ski, snowboard and recreation services.

Buy $183M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-19 Wilmot Mountain

Wilmot, Wisconsin, United States

Wilmot Mountain, Inc. is a lifestyle and mountain sports company.

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