January 2008
Acquisition date
$80M
Purchase price
Duluth, GA
Headquarters
August 2013
Divesture Date
$527M
Total proceeds
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About Fox Factory
FOX is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance suspension products used primarily on mountain bikes, side-by-side vehicles, on-road vehicles with off-road capabilities, off-road vehicles and trucks, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, specialty vehicles and applications and motorcycles.
Value Creation
- IPO provided increased capital availability and access to lower cost of capital to fund growth initiatives
- Recruited professional management team including CEO, CFO and SVP of Operations
- Streamlined mountain bike supply chain and co-located by key OEMs
- Supported large R&D budget to drive new product introduction in rapidly growing vehicle categories like side-by-sides and off-road trucks
- Invested heavily in sales and marketing to drive consumer demand and loyaltyÂ
How We Work: We seek companies with purpose and staying power—businesses that dominate their space and are built to endure.
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