Vista Outdoor
American manufacturing company
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| January 2025 | Revelyst was acquired by Strategic Value Partners, completing a significant corporate restructuring for Vista Outdoor. |
| January 2025 | Revelyst was acquired by Strategic Value Partners, LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.125 billion. |
| November 2024 | Vista Outdoor completed the separation of its outdoor products business into Revelyst and sold its sporting products business to Czechoslovak Group for $2.23 billion. |
| November 2024 | Vista Outdoor separated its outdoor products business into an independent, publicly traded company called Revelyst, while the shooting products business became a subsidiary of Czechoslovak Group. |
| 2023 | Gary McArthur was named interim CEO after the resignation of Chris Metz. |
| 2023 | Christopher Metz resigned after the board of directors expressed a loss of confidence in his leadership |
| October 2023 | Vista Outdoor announced plans to spin off its outdoor products segment into Revelyst and sell its firearms and ammunition business to Czechoslovak Group for $1.91 billion. |
| January 2023 | Derek Tarlecki was appointed as the President of Simms Fishing Products, a subsidiary of Vista Outdoor. |
| July 2022 | Vista Outdoor acquired Fox Racing for $540 million, with a potential additional $50 million earn-out. Fox Racing CEO Jeffrey McGuane remained in his position after the merger, continuing to lead the company that produces apparel and accessories for mountain biking, motocross, and BMX. |
| July 2022 | Vista Outdoor announced the acquisition of Fox Racing for $540 million, expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. |
| July 2022 | Vista Outdoor acquired Simms Fishing Products for $192.5 million, expanding its outdoor equipment portfolio with a prominent fishing gear brand based in Bozeman, Montana. |
| May 2022 | Vista Outdoor acquired Foresight Sports, a launch monitor and golf simulator manufacturer, for $475 million to expand Bushnell's market segments. |
| 2021 | Vista Outdoor retooled the Remington Ammunition plant in Lonoke, Arkansas, after its bankruptcy, ramping up production to run around-the-clock and doubling the workforce to over 900 employees. |
| May 2021 | Vista Outdoor acquired QuietKat, a manufacturer of electric bicycles, expanding their brand portfolio. |
| October 13 2020 | Vista Outdoor acquired certain assets of Remington Outdoor Company's ammunition and accessories businesses for $81.4 million, including the Lonoke, Arkansas manufacturing facility. |
| September 2019 | REI lifted its ban on Vista Outdoor products and resumed carrying them in their stores, ending the previous year's boycott. |
| July 9 2019 | Vista Outdoor completed the sale of Savage Arms and Stevens Arms for $170 million to a group of investors led by Savage's management. |
| 2018 | Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), a Canadian retailer with 22 stores, stopped ordering Vista Outdoor products after pressure from their members due to the company's NRA support. |
| 2018 | Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) ceased ordering Vista Outdoor products in response to the company's perceived lack of action on reducing gun violence. |
| 2018 | Running Room, a 122-store Canadian chain, canceled pending orders and stopped purchasing CamelBak products (owned by Vista Outdoor), citing customer concerns and incompatibility with their health and fitness focus. |
| 2018 | Vista Outdoor faced a widespread boycott by retailers and activists over the company's support of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and manufacturing of assault weapons. Multiple retailers, including bicycle shops in Oregon, began refusing to sell Vista Outdoor products. |
| November 2018 | Vista Outdoor closed its corporate headquarters in Farmington, Utah and relocated to Anoka, Minnesota near its ammunition factory to reduce costs. |
| July 9 2018 | Vista Outdoor reached an agreement to sell Bollé, Cébé, and Serengeti eyewear brands to a European private equity fund. |
| May 1 2018 | Vista Outdoor announced plans to sell gun manufacturing subsidiaries and sports brands to focus on core outdoor enthusiast brands. |
| 2017 | Vista Outdoor opened a $35-million ammunition plant in Lewiston, Idaho, with employment peaking at 1,500 workers in 2016 before subsequent workforce reductions. |
| October 9 2017 | Christopher Metz was named CEO of Vista Outdoor, taking responsibility for the company's daily operations |
| July 2017 | Mark W. DeYoung retired from Vista Outdoor, with Michael Callahan serving as interim CEO and chairman |
| September 2016 | Vista Outdoor acquired Camp Chef for $74 million, with $60 million paid in cash at closing and $14 million in an earn-out. The transaction was valued at approximately 6.4x Camp Chef's expected 2016 EBITDA. |
| February 25 2016 | Vista Outdoor acquired BRG Sports' 'Action Sports' business for $400 million, gaining control of Bell Sports, Giro, Blackburn, and C-Preme brands. |
| January 2016 | Vista Outdoor announced plans to expand Jimmy Styks product distribution by leveraging its existing retail relationships. |
| January 2016 | Vista Outdoor opened a new factory in American Fork, Utah to manufacture Gold Tip and Bee Stinger archery products, featuring a larger facility with enhanced research and development space and improved employee amenities. |
| 2015 | Mark W. DeYoung led the transaction that spun off ATK's sporting goods business to create Vista Outdoor and merged ATK's aerospace and defense units with Orbital Sciences to form Orbital ATK |
| July 2015 | Vista Outdoor announced its intent to purchase Jimmy Styks for $40 million upfront, with additional performance-based payments to the founders over the next three years. |
| June 2015 | Vista Outdoor announced plans to build a new corporate headquarters at Station Park in Farmington City, Utah, with construction expected to begin in summer and completion anticipated by mid-2016. |
| February 10 2015 | Vista Outdoor began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'VSTO'. |
| February 9 2015 | ATK spun off Vista Outdoor after merging with Orbital Sciences and became Orbital ATK. Shareholders received two shares of Vista Outdoor common stock for each ATK share. |
| 2014 | Christopher Metz became CEO and president of Arctic Cat |
| December 17 2014 | ATK and Orbital Sciences filed a joint proxy statement and prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission describing the share issuance. |
| September 5 2013 | ATK announced its acquisition of Bushnell for $985 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. |
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