M&A Deal Summary

Vista Outdoor Acquires CamelBak Products

On July 27, 2015, Vista Outdoor acquired consumer products company CamelBak Products from Compass Diversified for 413M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vista Outdoor’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-07-27
Target CamelBak Products
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Vista Outdoor
Sellers(s) Compass Diversified
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 413M USD

Target

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.

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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 2 of 9
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (California) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 2 of 9
Year (2015) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-20 Jimmy Styks

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Jimmy Styks LLC is a provider of easy-to-use platforms for water sport enthusiasts engaging in activities ranging from personal fitness to fishing.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-25 BRG Sports - Action Sports Business

United States

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

Buy $400M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Compass Diversified

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Compass Diversified is a holding company focused on acquiring controlling interests in profitable small to middle-market businesses in attractive niche industries. Compass generally looks for US-based companies with proven management in place, low technological and/or product obsolescence risk, diverse customers, and EBITDA of at least $20 million. Compass Diversified was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 7
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 8 of 14
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-13 Manitoba Harvest

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. (Manitoba Harvest) is a provider of food products. Manitoba Harvest’s 100% all-natural product lineup includes hemp hearts, hemp protein powder, and hemp snacks and is currently carried in about 16,000 retail locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Buy CA$132M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-06 American Furniture Manufacturing

Ecru, Mississippi, United States

American Furniture Manufacturing is a manufacturer of promotional upholstered residential furniture sold to regional independent retailers, rent-to-own dealers and distributors nationwide. American Furniture Manufacturing is based in Ecru, Mississippi.

Sell $24M
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