TopSide Marinas Acquires Cape Fair Marina and Hideaway Marina

TopSide Marinas Acquires Bay Marine Marinas in Waukegan and Sturgeon Bay

May 30, 2024

Real Estate

TopSide Marinas has acquired two Lake Michigan marinas — Bay Marine of Chicago (Waukegan, IL) and Bay Marine of Sturgeon Bay (Sturgeon Bay, WI). The previous owners, Matt and Mark Felhofer, will continue to own and operate Bay Marine Yacht Sales and will lease back showroom and office space at both locations as TopSide expands its Great Lakes footprint.

TopSide Marinas Acquires Beavers Bend Marina and Galveston Yacht Basin

September 24, 2021

Real Estate

Texas-based TopSide Marinas, backed by Miramar Equity Partners and TRT Holdings, acquired Beavers Bend Marina on Broken Bow Lake (Broken Bow, Oklahoma) and Galveston Yacht Basin (Galveston, Texas). The deals are part of TopSide’s platform build since its January 2020 founding and expand the company’s marina and hospitality footprint along key recreational waterways.

BlueWater Marinas and Bain Capital Real Estate Acquire Bayside Marine

February 16, 2026

Real Estate

BlueWater Marinas, backed by Bain Capital Real Estate, has acquired Bayside Marine, a full-service marina in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The Kent family will remain in place to oversee day-to-day operations as the acquisition expands BlueWater/Bain's portfolio of East Coast marina properties.

Safe Harbor Marinas Acquires Monaco Marine

July 31, 2025

Real Estate

Safe Harbor Marinas has acquired Monaco Marine, expanding its footprint into the Mediterranean with nine marina and shipyard locations across the South of France and Monaco that provide slips, storage and refit/maintenance services for vessels up to 90 meters. The deal increases Safe Harbor’s global portfolio to 149 marinas and shipyards and extends its service offering into premier Mediterranean yachting destinations such as Saint-Tropez, Antibes and Monaco.

Sun Communities Acquires Safe Harbor Marinas for $2.11 Billion

September 29, 2020

Real Estate

Sun Communities, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.11 billion. Safe Harbor will operate as a standalone subsidiary led by its existing management team, providing Sun with a new marina platform that diversifies its geographic and customer footprint and is expected to be accretive to 2021 Core FFO per share.

MarineMax Acquires Midcoast Construction Enterprises (Midcoast Marine Group)

December 5, 2022

Construction

MarineMax, Inc. acquired Midcoast Construction Enterprises, LLC (Midcoast Marine Group), a Central Florida–based full-service marine construction company, adding marina development capabilities, specialized equipment, and waterfront real estate in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Midcoast founder and CEO Jack Fulford will continue to run the business as part of MarineMax's expanding marina and services platform.