Boats Group is a Miami, Florida, United States, based[1] advertising and software company for the marine industry with niche titles: YachtWorld, BoatTrader.com, boats.com, Annonces du Bateau, Boten te Koop, Cosas de Barcos, Boatshop24, Boats and Outboards, YachtCloser, Click and Boat and Trident Funding.[2] In addition to Miami, Boats Group has operations in Fareham, Padova and Barcelona. Boats is owned by Permira.[3]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Advertising and Software |
| Founded | Virginia, United States (2011) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Patrick Kolek, CEO |
| Products | Media |
Number of employees | 150+ |
| Parent | Permira |
| Website | Boats Group |
History edit
- Dominion Marine Media (DMM) was established in May 2011, following the bringing together of all Dominion Enterprises marine assets; Boat Trader with YachtWorld and boats.com.
- In 2014, DMM acquired Cosas de Barcos.[4]
- In July 2016, Funds advised by Apax Partners[5] announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dominion Marine Media ("DMM"), from Dominion Enterprises, a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises.[6][7]
- January 30, 2017, Dominion Marine Media acquires YachtCloser[8]
- On February 17, 2017, Dominion Marine Media (DMM) rebranded to Boats Group, LLC.[9]
- June 1, 2017, Boats Group moves headquarters to Miami.[10]
- January 10, 2020, Boats Group buys Annonces du Bateau.[11]
- October 6, 2020, Apax Partners Boats Group acquires Dutch boating marketplaces Botentekoop.nl, Boten.nl and Botenbank.nl from Arimpex Media Solutions.[12]
- December 30, 2020, Boats Group sold by Apax Partners to Permira for an undisclosed price.[13]
- January 25, 2021, Boats Group acquires European online boat marketplaces, Boatshop24 and Boats and Outboards, from media group.[14]
- July 19, 2021, Boats Group makes an investment in Click and Boat.[15]
References edit
- ^ Miami Herald. "Boats Group decides Miami is the place to be, anchors headquarters". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Boats Group. "Company Information". Boats Group. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Permira. "Company Information". Permira. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Grupo Intercom. "Dominion Marine Media acquires Cosasdebarcos". Grupo Intercom. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Apax. "Company Information". Apax Partners. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Boating Industry (19 July 2016). "New owner for Dominion Marine Media". Boating Industry. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Apax. "Company Information". Apax. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Dominion Marine Media acquires YachtCloser". Soundings. Trade Only Today. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Boats Group (17 February 2017). "Dominion Marine Media Announces Company Name Change to Boats Group". Boats Group. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Soundings Trade Only Today. "Boats Group moves headquarters". Soundings Trade Only Today. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Boats Group buys Annonces du Bateau". Boating Business. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ International Boat Industry. "Apax Partners Boats Group acquires another leading online marketplace". IBI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ The Times. "Boat buyers' bible gets new owner in private equity deal". The Times. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Marine & Maritime. "Boats Group acquires European online boat marketplaces from media group". Marine & Maritime. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Forbes. "Boats Group significant investment in Europe's leading boat rental platform Click and boat". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links edit
News edit
- "Brunswick Corporation : Brunswick Launches Free Online Marketing Program With Dominion Marine Media For Brunswick Certified Dealers. Reuters. Oct 22, 2013.
- "Boatbound Signs Partnership with Dominion Marine Media. Crowdfund Insider . May 3, 2014.