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by a searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
in Oakland, CA, USA

1yr ago

Outdoor/Adventure/Recreation Companies

Has anyone acquired or tried to acquire businesses in the outdoor/adventure/recreation space? I am thinking about larger tour operators, whether boat/plane/hiking/fishing etc, anything outdoors that has some scale (EBITDA $500K+), but am not interested in retail stores. I am curious if anyone has any experience in this space I could connect with.

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reply by a lender 1yr ago
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA

We have financed some of these businesses in the past, so I would be happy to have a conversation from a financing perspective. You can reach me here or directly at redacted Good luck.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Duke University in Tampa, FL, USA

I think there are two distinct types of businesses in this space (maybe more, but these are big categories) - one does single or a few day long activities that are generally a small part of someone's trip and are exclusively focused on the activity itself, and the other would do the full trip, start to finish, including lodging, meals, full trip planning etc. To me these are two very different businesses, so starting with clarity on which you're looking for might be helpful.