Sun Communities - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Sun Communities M&A Summary

Sun Communities has acquired 3 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Sun Communities’ largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired Safe Harbor Marinas for $2.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold Safe Harbor Marinas to The Blackstone Group for $5.7B. Sun Communities has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include leisure (34%) and marine (34%).

Sun Communities Business Overview

Where is Sun Communities headquartered?

Sun Communities is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

What is Sun Communities’ revenue?

Sun Communities disclosed revenue of 3,200M USD for 2024 and 3,179M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Sun Communities have?

Sun Communities has 6,491 employees.

What sector is Sun Communities in?

Sun Communities is a real estate company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 4

Sun Communities

Sun Communities, Inc.

27777 Franklin Road, Suite 200,
Southfield, Michigan 48034
United States,
(248) 208-2500
www.suncommunities.com

Sun Communities owns, operates and develops MH and RV communities concentrated in the midwestern, southern and southeastern United States. Sun Communities is based in Southfield, Michigan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
vol $3.8B $1.5B $5.3B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
vol $5.7B $5.7B
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Safe Harbor Marinas LLC 2025-02-24 5.7B USD Divestiture
Dallas, Texas · www.shmarinas.com
Park Holidays UK Ltd. 2021-11-15 1.5B GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bexhill-On-Sea, United Kingdom · www.parkholidays.com
Safe Harbor Marinas LLC 2020-09-29 2.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.shmarinas.com
Carefree Communities, Inc. 2016-03-22 1.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.carefreervresorts.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Marine 1 (33%) 2.1B (40%) 1 (100%) 5.7B (100%)
Leisure 1 (33%) 1.5B (28%) - -
Real Estate 1 (33%) 1.7B (32%) - -
Total 3 $5.3B 1 $5.7B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 3.8B 1 5.7B
  Texas 1 2.1B 1 5.7B
  Arizona 1 1.7B - -
United Kingdom 1 1.5B - -
Domestic 2 (67%) 3.8B (72%) 1 (100%) 5.7B (100%)
Cross-border 1 (33%) 1.5B (28%) - -
Total 3 $5.3B 1 $5.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citi
3
Lazard
1
Legal Deals
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss
3
Jones Day
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $5.3B
TOTAL $5.3B
Largest Safe Harbor Marinas LLC
$2.1B (2020-09-29)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $5.7B
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest Safe Harbor Marinas LLC
$5.7B (2025-02-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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