Safe Harbor Agrees to Buy MarineMax for $1.5 Billion

New FundAug 2026

Safe Harbor Marinas signed a definitive agreement to acquire MarineMax for $53.00 a share in cash, about $1.5 billion. The deal has not closed; it would fold the largest US boat retailer and its marina network into the largest US marina operator.

Source: Marina Dock Age →

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