M&A Deal Summary

Wayzata Investment Partners Acquires MasterCraft

On June 29, 2009, private equity firm Wayzata Investment Partners acquired marine company MasterCraft

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wayzata Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Wayzata Investment Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wayzata Investment Partners’ 2nd transaction in Tennessee.
Investment Fate
  • MasterCraft went public in 2015.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-06-29
Target MasterCraft
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Wayzata Investment Partners
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed

Target

MasterCraft

Vonore, Tennessee, United States
MasterCraft is a manufacturer of inboard “sport boats” used for waterskiing, wakeboarding and general recreation. MasterCraft was founded in 1968 and is based in Vonore, Tennessee.

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Buyer

Wayzata Investment Partners

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wayzata Investment Partners is a private equity group focused on acquiring controlling interests in companies through distressed debt investing. The Firm targets companies valued between $100 million and $1 billion. Wayzata was formed in 2004 and is based in Wayzata, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 26
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Special Situations/Distressed M&A Deals 11 of 22
State: Tennessee M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 11 of 24
Year: 2009 M&A 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-01 Caraustar Industries

Austell, Georgia, United States

Caraustar Industries, Inc. is an integrated manufacturer of recycled paperboard and converted paperboard products. Caraustar Industries was founded in 1938 and is based in Austell, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 The Star Tribune Media Company

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

The Star Tribune Media Company LLC is the information provider in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area and includes the Star Tribune newspaper, StarTribune.com and other print and digital products and services. The Star Tribune is the largest daily and Sunday newspaper in the Twin Cities area with daily circulation in excess of 360,000 and Sunday circulation of approximately 600,000. The Star Tribune is the 10th largest Sunday paper and 14th largest daily paper in the United States.

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