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Historic Devon shipyard to reopen after assets acquired
Appledore Shipyard in Bideford has been bought for £7 million by Infrastrata, the London-based firm and owners of Belfast Shipyard Harland & ... Read More
Sailcloth and hardware manufacturer undergoes a management buy-out
The UK’s Bainbridge International, a well-established sailcloth and hardware manufacturer, has been acquired by MD Andrew Smith, with the help of outside ... Read More
Fairline Yachts is purchased by European investment fund
RiverRock European Opportunities Fund II has acquired the majority stake in UK boatbuilder Fairline Yachts. RiverRock has been a partner of Fairline ... Read More
US boat retailer has acquired large superyacht brokerage
Northrop & Johnson, one of the world’s largest superyacht brokerage and services companies, has been purchased by the US boat retailer MarineMax. ... Read More
Aluminium boat producer is acquired by Sweden’s Nimbus family
Alukin Boats Sweden AB has been fully acquired by leading Scandinavian boat manufacturer Nimbus Boats.The specialist aluminium boat producer, based north of ... Read More
Marine equipment supplier Barrus has bought the intellectual property and legal rights for the Blue Gee brand
Barrus, the UK-based marine equipment supplier, has developed partnerships with major international companies over the years, representing leading brands in the machinery, ... Read More
Marine electronics company Charity and Taylor has been acquired by Aage Hempel Group
Aage Hempel Group, a marine electronics company which works within the global maritime sector, has bought the technical solutions specialist Charity and ... Read More
Maritime suppliers Mailspeed Marine is acquired by Kent chandlery
Marina operator D-Marin acquired by private equity fund
The private equity fund CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the Greek, Croatian and the United Arab Emirates businesses of marina ... Read More