M&A Deal Summary

Vail Resorts Acquires Wilmot Mountain

On January 19, 2016, Vail Resorts acquired leisure company Wilmot Mountain

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vail Resorts’ 4th transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Vail Resorts’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vail Resorts’ 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-01-19
Target Wilmot Mountain
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Vail Resorts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Wilmot Mountain

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

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vail Resorts

Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1845
Sector Leisure
Employees7,200
Revenue 2.9B USD (2023)
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 4 of 10
Sector (Leisure) 4 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 7
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 7
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-30 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.

Buy AU$176M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-21 Mt. Mansfield

Stowe, Vermont, United States

Mt. Mansfield Co., Inc. (Stowe Mountain Resort) is a premier, high-end resort for skiers and snowboarders on the East Coast.

Buy $50M
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