Deal Details

Plano Is Acquired by Pure Fishing

Consumer

Plano, a portfolio company of OTPP, sale to Pure Fishing

Summary

Plano Synergy Holding Inc. ("Plano” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (“OTPP”), has been acquired by Pure Fishing Inc. ("Pure Fishing"). The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Baird served as financial advisor to Plano Synergy on this transaction.

About

Plano specializes in tackle storage, catch management, hunting accessories and archery brands. Plano's brands are Ameristep, Avian-X, Barnett Crossbows, BloodSport, Caboodles, Creative Options, Evolved, Flextone, Frabill, GroundEFX, Halo Optics, Plano Molding, Wildgame Innovations and Zink Calls. The Company is headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas.

OTPP is a global investor with net assets of around $242.5 billion. OTTP invesst in more than 50 countries in a broad array of assets including public and private equities, fixed income, credit, commodities, natural resources, infrastructure, real estate and venture growth to deliver retirement income for 333,000 working members and pensioners. With offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, San Francisco, Singapore and Toronto, our more than 400 investment professionals bring deep expertise in industries ranging from agriculture to artificial intelligence.

Pure Fishing is the leading global provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels with a portfolio of brands that includes Abu Garcia®, All Star®, Berkley®, Fenwick®, Fin-Nor®, Greys®, Hardy®, Hodgman®, Hooker, Johnson®, JRC®, Mitchell®, PENN®, Pflueger®, Sebile®, Shakespeare®, SpiderWire®, Stren®, Ugly Stik®, and Van Staal®. Pure Fishing is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.

Consumer

Plano, a portfolio company of OTPP, sale to Pure Fishing