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OFF THE HOOK YS INC. (OTH): M&A transaction — Off The Hook Yachts closes $6M acquisition of Apex Marine, adding South Florida service facilities
OFF THE HOOK YS INC.
- Purchase price $5.97M: $1.2M cash, 679K shares at $2.70 ($1.8M), and two promissory notes ($2.47M and $0.5M).
- Apex facilities include 150-metric-ton haul-out capacity, vessels up to 130 ft, and in-house repair/refit teams.
- CEO Brian John expects millions in annual cost savings from reduced third-party dependencies and faster turnaround.
- Centralized campus near Fort Lauderdale/Miami will hold tens of millions in inventory for global buyers.
- Strategic move to operational dominance and scaling without proportional overhead increase, per founder Jason Ruegg.