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Confluence Outdoor company history timeline

1998

"World's Largest Maker of Kayaks Has the Masters' Touch," PR Newswire, July 1, 1998.

Confluence Formed in 1998

1999

Confluence acquired another kayak maker, Wave Sport, in 1999.

2001

In 2001, most of Dagger's business was relocated to Watermark Inc.'s facility in Easley, South Carolina (a small composite manufacturing o peration remained in Tennessee). By this time, Watermark had added Is lander sit-on-top kayaks and Mainstream, a value-priced line, to its holdings.

Another couple businesses were acquired in 2001: snowshoe manufacture r SnoWalkers and the Sospenders floatation device.

2003

Rizzo, Russ, "Canoe, Kayak Sales Create 41 Factory Jobs," Greensboro News & Record, June 20, 2003.

2005

Confluence Watersports Company, "Company History," Easley, South Carolina: Confluence Watersports Company, 2005.

Confluence took a quantum leap forward by buying industry leader Wate rmark Paddlesports Inc. in 2005.

2007

Sue Rechner joined the company as CEO in 2007, coming from Victorinox Swiss Army.

2010

The company then acquired Bomber Gear in 2010.

2014

On April 22, 2014, J.H. Whitney & Company purchased Confluence Holdings Corporation from American Capital.

2019

On December 16, 2019, it was announced that Confluence had been acquired by Pelican International, a Canadian manufacturer of kayaks and other outdoor products.

2022

"Confluence Holdings Corporation ." International Directory of Company Histories. . Retrieved June 21, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/confluence-holdings-corporation

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