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OneWater Marine Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire T-H Marine, a Leading Provider of Branded Marine Parts and Accessories for OEMs and the Aftermarket
Transaction Highlights: Advances OneWater’s growth and diversification strategy, expected to more than double the size of the services, parts & other sales,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Transaction Highlights: Advances OneWater’s growth and diversification strategy, expected to more than double the size of the services, parts & other sales, adding a highly complementary portfolio of marine parts and accessoriesProvides opportunity to gain “share of wallet” with a more robust offering while enhancing profitabilityExpected to be immediately accretive to top-line growth, operating margins and earnings per share BUFORD, Ga., Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OneWater Marine Inc. (NASDAQ: ONEW) (“OneWater” or “the Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire T-H Marine, a leading provider of branded marine parts and accessories, for approximately $185 million. The transaction is expected to close in the calendar fourth quarter of 2021. “With its comprehensive product portfolio, reputation for innovation, omni-channel sales strategy, and ability to acquire and integrate niche category leaders, we look forward to welcoming Jeff Huntley Sr., and his team into the OneWater Marine family,” said Austin Singleton, Chief Executive Officer for OneWater. “We believe T-H Marine represents a strong, natural fit with our service, parts & other sales business and meaningfully increases our addressable market for marine parts and accessories. With a track record of increasing financial performance, we believe the addition of T-H Marine will further enhance our long-term growth strategy as we continue to scale the business and drive value to our shareholders.” Founded in 1975, and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, T-H Marine has transformed from a predominantly OEM supplier of parts into an industry leading omni-channel marine platform. It serves the expanding aftermarket parts and accessories market through its e-commerce site, various marine and big box retail sites and marine distribution channels. The transaction will advance OneWater’s growth and diversification strategy and is expected to more than double the size of its service, parts & other sales business with a highly complementary product portfolio of marine parts and accessories. “Our history of accretive acquisitions is not only complementary to OneWater’s business model and growth strategy, but also provides an additional platform for expansion. We look forward to working with the OneWater team to scale the business through ...