Lazydays RV SuperCenter,
the world’s largest recreational
vehicle dealer, announced that
it has successfully completed
the sale of the company to
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill &
Company, LLC (BRS), a private
equity firm based in New York.
Employees to Receive
$29 Million
Prior to the sale, Lazydays
had been an employee-owned
company through an ESOP program
started in 1995. The BRS
purchase will result in over $29
million being distributed to
Lazydays employees based on
their allocated shares at the
date of closing.
“This is one of the five happiest
days of my life,” said Don
Wallace, President and CEO of
Lazydays. “I have looked forward
for many years to rewarding
the people who have made
Lazydays what I consider to be
one of the best companies in
the world.”
Lazydays currently employs
over 700 people at its I-4 location
in Seffner, Florida.
Company founder Don Wallace
will continue to serve as the
dealership’s President and CEO
and he will remain a significant
shareholder.
Added Wallace, “Together
with BRS, Lazydays will establish
a new employee ownership
plan in order to maintain the
culture that has been so successful
for us. We look forward
to doing this all over again.”
Poised for Future Growth
The BRS investment will
accelerate Lazydays’ continued
growth, enhance its customer
service and further its leadership
position in the RV industry
with added capital and support.
Lazydays, with sales of over
$750 million in 2003, is on
track to become the first singlesite
dealership in the RV industry
to achieve $1 billion in
annual sales.
“Our unsurpassed focus on
customer service will remain
unchanged,” said Wallace,
adding: “I believe we are the
world’s largest RV dealer
because the customer is the
focus of our company. We will
continue this focus and work
everyday to become better. I
am confident we will soon surpass
our $1 billion goal.”
About Lazydays RV
SuperCenter
Founded in 1976, Lazydays
is the largest RV dealership in
the world. The company, located
on 140 acres outside Tampa,
Florida, has an 83,000 sq. ft.
main building, 273 service bays,
300 RV campsites and more
than 1,000 RV’s on display. In
addition, the property has a
40,000 sq. ft. Camping World
store, a Cracker Barrel
Restaurant and a Flying J RV
Travel Plaza. Lazydays sales
exceeded $750 million in 2003
and the complex will host more
than one million visitors and
serve more than 300,000 meals
this year alone.
For more information:
www.lazydays.com.
About Bruckmann, Rosser,
Sherrill
& Company, LLC
BRS is a New York-based private
equity investment firm with
approximately $1.2 billion in
funds under management.
Founded in 1995 by former senior
executives of Citicorp
Venture Capital, Ltd., BRS specializes
in management buyouts
and recapitalizations of high
quality, middle market companies
with strong market positions
and/or growth potential.
Its portfolio companies have a
strong focus on consumer products
and services including
many leading name brands.
For more information:
www.brs.com.
Lazydays Achieves
Best April Ever
Lazydays RV SuperCenter,
the nation’s number one recreational
vehicle dealer, delivered
841 RV’s during the month of
April resulting in total revenue
of approximately $72,000,000.
This represents an increase of
166 RV deliveries and
$13,600,000 in revenue over
prior year and a Company
record for the month.
“April is typically a transition
month for Lazydays after
the peak tourist season that
takes place from January
through March. Achieving a
$13,600,000 increase in revenue
in April is a very important
milestone toward growing
our company to $1 billion in
annual sales,” says Lazydays’
Founder and CEO, Don Wallace.