IGY Marinas makes Marinemax acquisition offer
Shareholders of Marinemax have responded to an open letter issued by CEO and founder of Island Capital Group, and...
Acquisitions in the marine industry
New owner for UK boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers
British boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers has been acquired by a team led by Ben Walker of Blue Lagoon Marine. The...
Informa Group takes on Boat International Media
Boat International Media (BIM) has been taken over by Informa Group. The latter is an event, digital service and...
The Trafalgar Group acquires Northshore Shipyard
The Trafalgar Group has completed the acquisition of Northshore Shipyard, located in Itchenor on Chichester Harbour on the UK’s...
Twisted Marine acquires Scorpion and vows to uphold legacy
Twisted Marine has acquired Scorpion RIBs. Production on new builds of Twisted Scorpions will begin immediately and the company...
Axopar acquires OEM partner in Poland
Finnish Axopar Group has acquired a majority shareholding in Markos Sp. z.o.o. through its newly founded subsidiary AX Composites,...
OneWater releases statement regarding rumoured MarineMax deal
OneWater Marine has released a statement following a rumoured deal with MarineMax. On Sunday (2 June), Bloomberg reported OneWater...
Suntex Marinas completes merger with Almar Marinas
Suntex Marina Investors, the largest standalone recreational marina owner in the US by marina count and boat slips, has...
UK chandlery under new name and ownership
Storrar Marine is now named Marine Chandlery, following its acquisition by superyacht company, West Nautical, based in the north...
Tommy’s Boats placed under receivership
A Delaware-based crisis management consulting firm has been appointed as the receiver for Grand Rapids-based boat dealer Tommy’s Boats,...
Private equity firm acquires up to 30% of Hempel
Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Funds is to acquire up to 30 per cent of paints and coatings manufacturer...
