California hedge fund makes $1.1B offer to buy MarineMax

By Anastasia Dawson
| 11:30 a.m. February 3, 2026

Boat and yacht dealer MarineMax is based in Pinellas County.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

A hedge fund and activist investor has made an all-cash offer to buy Clearwater-born superyacht service company MarineMax for $1.1 billion, the company confirmed Tuesday.

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