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Boats Group

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Type
  
Private

Products
  
Media

Founded
  
27 May 2011

Parent organization
  
Apax Partners

Area served
  
Worldwide

Website
  
Boats Group

Number of employees
  
150

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Industry
  
Advertising and Software

Key people
  
Sam Fulton, CEO and Ian Atkins, Chairman

Headquarters
  
Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Subsidiaries
  
YachtCloser, Cosas de Barcos, Boat Trader, YachtWorld.com, boats.com, Inc.

Profiles

LinkedIn
YouTube

Boats Group is owned by Apax Partners. Boats Group is a Norfolk, Virginia-based advertising and software company for the marine industry with niche titles: YachtWorld, BoatTrader.com and boats.com. In addition to Norfolk, Boats Group has operations in Fareham, Vancouver, Padova and Barcelona.

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History

  • Dominion Marine Media (DMM) was established in May 2011, following the bringing together of all Dominion Enterprises marine assets; Boat Trader with YachtWorld and boats.com.
  • In 2014, DMM acquired Cosas de Barcos.
  • In July 2016, Funds advised by Apax Partners announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dominion Marine Media ("DMM"), from Dominion Enterprises, a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises.
  • January 30, 2017, Dominion Marine Media acquires YachtCloser
  • On February 17, 2017, Dominion Marine Media (DMM) rebranded to Boats Group, LLC.

    • News

  • "Brunswick Corporation : Brunswick Launches Free Online Marketing Program With Dominion Marine Media For Brunswick Certified Dealers. Reuters. Oct 22, 2013.
  • "Boatbound Signs Partnership with Dominion Marine Media. Crowdfund Insider . May 3, 2014.

    • References

    Boats Group Wikipedia
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