Vista Outdoor Inc.

Vista Outdoor Inc., is a publicly traded "designer, manufacturer, and marketer" of outdoor sports and recreation products. The company operates in two segments, Shooting Sports and Outdoor Products. It is a "house of brands" with more than 30 well-recognized labels and subsidiaries that produce a wide range of ammunition, firearms, and outdoor accessories. The company trades under "VSTO" on the New York Stock Exchange.
History
Alliant Techsystems (ATK), entered the ammunition and outdoor products business in 2001. ATK achieved growth through acquisitions and a surge in demand for ammunition for police, hunting, and other private uses.
In December of 2014, regulators were informed that Vista Outdoor had signed an agreement for a $350 million secured loan with a term of five years and a $400 million revolving line of credit. Proceeds were partially used to pay down debt.
On January 27th, 2015, ATK's shareholders approved the issuance of ATK common stock to Orbital Sciences Corporation in order to consummate their merger. About 97 percent of the votes cast, representing 77 percent of the total outstanding shares of ATK common stock as of December 16th, 2014, voted in favor of issuing the shares. Orbital shareholders held a similar vote the same day and also approved the merger.
Brands and subsidiaries
Vista Outdoor's brands and subsidiaries include those listed in detail below as well as: Alliant Powder, Cébé, Champion Targets, BLACKHAWK!, Bollé, Final Approach, Gold Tip Arrows, Hoppe's, Outers, Primos, RCBS, Serengeti, Speer, Uncle Mike's, and Weaver Optics.
DeYoung started his career with Hercules Aerospace in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1985. He held numerous management positions at Hercules in the its solid rocket motor and composite structures businesses. After Hercules was acquired by ATK in 1995, DeYoung continued to advance and held roles in finance, operations, composite structures, human resources, and munitions. DeYoung earned an undergraduate degree in business at Weber State University, in Ogden, Utah. He holds an MBD from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah where he taught management and finance and was named "Adjunct Professor of the Year." DeYoung is also a member of Orbital ATK's board of directors.
In September of 2014, DeYoung was elected chairman of the board for the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF). DeYoung assumed his duties as chairman in January 2015. He was previously the CSF's vice chairman.
Operations
Vista Outdoor is headquartered in Utah. Top executives from Vista's 30 brands were transferred to the Utah headquarters. The company applied for and received targeted tax credits from the state government. In its application, Vista Outdoor said it would invest about $10 million in a new facility where about 90 highly-paid executives would work. Those executives would be paid about $125 million over a seven-year period covered by the tax credits. Utah economic development officials expect about $6.7 million in new tax revenue from the project over this period.<ref name="Washington1"/>

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