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Blackford Capital water sports portfolio company makes second recent add-on acquisition
Aqua-Leisure Recreation LLC, a portfolio company of Grand Rapids private equity firm Blackford Capital, acquired Longwood, Fla.-based INYO Pool Products LLC, a brand of swimming pool supply, repair and maintenance products. The deal is the second add-on acquisition made by Aqua-Leisure since Blackford Capital acquired the company in January 2021. Aqua-Leisure acquired Denver, Colo.-based Airhead Sports Group four months ago. “The anticipated synergies from the recent acquisition of Airhead have quickly come to fruition for the combined Aqua-Airhead team, with enhanced scale, brand value and e-commerce offerings,” Martin Stein, founder and managing director at Blackford Capital, said in a statement. “Now, with the addition of INYO Pool Products, Aqua-Leisure gains…