M&A Deal Summary

Vista Outdoor Acquires BRG Sports - Action Sports Business

On February 25, 2016, Vista Outdoor acquired consumer products company BRG Sports - Action Sports Business from BRG Sports for 400M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 3rd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 3rd transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-25
Target BRG Sports - Action Sports Business
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Vista Outdoor
Sellers(s) BRG Sports
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 400M USD

Target

BRG Sports - Action Sports Business

United States
BRG Sports - Action Sports Business includes the Bell, Giro, Blackburn and C-Preme brands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vista Outdoor

Anoka, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Consumer Products
Employees6,400
Revenue 2.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Vista Outdoor is a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of outdoor sports goods. Vista Outdoor was founded in 2014 and is based in Anoka, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector (Consumer Products) 3 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 9
Year (2016) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-27 CamelBak Products

Petaluma, California, United States

CamelBak Products LLC is a provider of personal hydration solutions for outdoor, recreation and military use. The company's products include hydration packs, reusable bottles and individual purification and filtration systems.

Buy $413M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-01 CampChef

Hyde Park, Utah, United States

CampChef is a provider of outdoor cooking solutions. CampChef offers more than 250 products including camp stoves, barbecue grills, pellet grills, smokers, fire pits, and a full line of cast-iron cookware and accessories.

Buy $74M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BRG Sports

Scotts Valley, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Consumer Products
Employees2,397
DESCRIPTION

BRG Sports is a designer, developer, and marketer of branded sports equipment, protective products, apparel, and related accessories with its primary brand Riddell. BRG Sports is based in Scotts Valley, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1