[8][9][10] In March 2006, Alchemy Partners purchased an 80% stake in the company, with the remaining 20% split between Parkdean Holidays' management.
[21] In late December 2004, the firm was sold by its private-equity holder CBPE to ABN Amro Private Equity, and merged with GB Holiday Parks.
[22][23][24] In March 2007, ABN Amro sold the company to GI Partners for £440 million in a highly leveraged buyout.
[27][25] In December 2008, in increasingly difficult financial conditions, GI Partners reinstated the original three directors, with David Vaughan returning as CEO.
[28][29] In September 2009, former CEO Martin Grant, Colin Bramhall and Richard Hunt won a case of unfair dismissal against GI Partners and were awarded £45,000 in compensation,[29] but the tribunal rejected the men's allegation that GI Partners had lied to Park Resorts' lenders.
[30] In October 2009, a restructuring of Park Resorts' £325 million debt facilities was agreed upon by its creditor banks; this included a new £25 million debt facility to fund a programme investing in the company's parks over the next five years;[31][32] the banks took a 5% stake in the company.
[33] In July 2013 Electra Partners became the new majority shareholder and they appointed a new CEO, David Boden, who had held senior board level positions at The Rank Group and Hippodrome Casinos Ltd.[34][35] Park Resorts' founder and CEO David Vaughan became the company's chairman.
[46] The sale was completed in March 2017, and Onex Partners and certain co-investors made an equity investment of $627 million in the newly acquired company.
[48] As of early 2020, Parkdean Resorts had 20,000 owners of on-site private caravans and lodges, and in its previous peak season of August 2019 had 120,000 people staying at its parks attended by 8,000 employees.
[56][57] In early 2022, 13 different parks underwent some form of development,[58] with Parkdean continuing to partner with brands such as Bear Grylls’ Survival Academy, Milkshake!