Helsinki (Finland) \u2014 Saxdor Yachts (foun\u00added in 2019), a refe\u00adrence brand in the entry-level small yacht segment, has been acqui\u00adred by Malibu Boats, Inc (MBI). Foun\u00added in 1982 in Loudon, Tennes\u00adsee, the Ameri\u00adcan manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer specia\u00adli\u00adzes in the design, produc\u00adtion and marke\u00adting of small \u201cfun-orien\u00adted\u201d motor\u00adboats (fishing boats, center conso\u00adles, wake\u00adboard boats). Follo\u00adwing the take\u00adover worth around 150 million euros (175 million US dollars), Saxdor will operate as a subsi\u00addiary of MBI, but will retain its brand iden\u00adtity and full opera\u00adtio\u00adnal autonomy. <\/p>\n
Saxdor, which has recor\u00added annual sales growth of 65% in recent years, rising from 109 million euros in 2024 to 180 million euros in 2025, has become one of the fastest growing boat manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders in the world. The fleet includes ten models from 20 to 46 feet and the company employs almost 1,000 people. <\/p>\n
The Finnish shipy\u00adard will now have access to signi\u00adfi\u00adcant resour\u00adces, a well-estab\u00adlished infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and a shared vision of inno\u00adva\u00adtion \u2014 all key elements to support its inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal growth. Saxdor will conti\u00adnue to operate as an inde\u00adpen\u00addent global brand with its own manage\u00adment team and foun\u00adder <\/strong>Sakari Mattila <\/b>in the role of Chief Desi\u00adgner to ensure conti\u00adnuity of crea\u00adtive vision and product strategy. <\/p>\n MBI has an annual turno\u00adver of more than 800 million dollars, employs over 2,000 people in eight produc\u00adtion faci\u00adli\u00adties and sells more than 5,000 boats every year. In this segment, this tran\u00adsac\u00adtion repres\u00adents a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion that promi\u00adses to open up new commer\u00adcial and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties in the small boat segment. <\/p>\n By joining the Malibu Group, Saxdor aims to streng\u00adthen its inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal presence and expand into the most dyna\u00admic markets, with a focus on North America. The leisure boating segment, which is expec\u00adted to grow at a CAGR of 15% accor\u00adding to SSI data (2023\u20132025), offers fertile ground for Saxdor\u2019s expan\u00adsion, also thanks to its adven\u00adture yachts and its ability to attract a young clientele year\u00adning for new expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces at sea. <\/p>\n Mali\u00adbu\u2019s port\u00adfo\u00adlio, which is known for boats for water sports, luxury runa\u00adbouts and deep-sea fishing and alre\u00adady includes the Malibu, Axis, Cobalt, Pursuit, Cobia, Path\u00adfin\u00adder, Maverick and Hewes brands, is now further enri\u00adched by the Finnish shipy\u00adar\u00add\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adtive and effi\u00adci\u00adent production.<\/p>\n M&A Advi\u00adsor Saxdor: Clairfield<\/strong><\/p>\n About Clair\u00adfield<\/strong><\/p>\n Clair\u00adfield Inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal provi\u00addes family-owned busi\u00adnesses, multi\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal corpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and finan\u00adcial inves\u00adtors with high-quality advice on mergers, acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons and dives\u00adti\u00adtures in the mid-market, as well as other corpo\u00adrate finance services, parti\u00adcu\u00adlarly in cross-border tran\u00adsac\u00adtions. The success of the Clair\u00adfield part\u00adner\u00adship is defi\u00adned by the success of our clients. We are reco\u00adgni\u00adzed by top rankings in the market. <\/p>\n We use expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced senior consul\u00adtants for every assign\u00adment. Our clients receive expert advice, guidance and insight along\u00adside effi\u00adci\u00adent process manage\u00adment. We achieve outstan\u00adding results based on each client\u2019s prio\u00adri\u00adties, our corpo\u00adrate values and sustainable success. \u2014 www.clairfield.com <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Helsinki (Finland) \u2014 Saxdor Yachts (foun\u00added in 2019), a refe\u00adrence brand in the entry-level small yacht segment, has been acqui\u00adred by Malibu Boats, Inc (MBI). Foun\u00added in 1982 in Loudon, Tennes\u00adsee, the Ameri\u00adcan manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer specia\u00adli\u00adzes in the design, produc\u00adtion and marke\u00adting of small \u201cfun-orien\u00ad\u00adted\u201d motor\u00adboats (fishing boats, center conso\u00adles, wake\u00adboard boats). Follo\u00adwing the take\u00adover worth [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n