All M&A articles
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News briefsNo-premium Frasers bid tests Accent shareholders
Frasers priced its Accent bid at no premium. The market promptly traded the stock above it.
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ArticleFrasers Group launches full Accent Group takeover
Frasers Group offers A$316m for full control of Australian footwear retailer Accent Group, days after its Hugo Boss takeover bid.
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ArticleEurope’s gyms are changing hands fund by fund
VivaGym’s Sparta deal is the latest move in a consolidation wave reshaping budget fitness across the continent.
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News briefsFrasers bids for all of Hugo Boss
Six months after a boardroom clash, Sports Direct’s parent moves for full control of the German fashion house.
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News briefsPeloton acquires Pilates startup Skōp
The US connected fitness platform adds form-tracking technology to its R&D function as part of a broader turnaround effort.
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ArticleArctos to take a stake in NFL’s Browns
Arctos, now part of KKR, has NFL approval to buy into the Cleveland Browns — its third NFL franchise after the Bills and Chargers.
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News briefsVivaGym-Synergym deal accelerates Iberian fitness roll-up
With Providence Equity behind the deal, the acquisition follows the PE playbook: consolidate before competitors do, exit at scale.
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News briefsA sport rights family business goes global
Matchroom Holdings, the UK sports rights giant behind boxing, snooker and darts, has sold a minority stake to US investment firm Bruin Capital.
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News briefsGoPro tests whether its IP is worth more in defense
The action camera company entered defense consulting in April. Within weeks, its board was fielding acquisition bids.
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ArticlePickleball goes vertical, again
Six businesses, one holding structure, one CEO — and Apollo Sports Capital writing the cheque.
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ArticleSports M&A gets a generalist backer
William Blair, whose investment banking arm closed 200 deals last year, is acquiring Inner Circle Sports to enter the sports M&A market.
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ArticleSympatex rescued, but the hard question remains
The brand survives, but whether Pidigi can fund the R&D needed to keep Sympatex competitive against Gore-Tex is the deal’s central open question.
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News briefsThule buys Swiss dog harness brand curli
Swedish outdoor group Thule has agreed to buy Swiss dog harness specialist curli AG in a deal worth up to CHF 16.9 million (approx. €17.6 million).
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News briefsCanada's biggest sports portfolio to open to investors
Canadian telecom giant Rogers is opening its sports assets — including the Raptors, Maple Leafs and Blue Jays — to outside investors to reduce debt.
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News briefsNew Balance targets $10bn revenue in Middle East push
The MEAI region grew 35 percent in 2025, outpacing all other markets, as the brand opens its first Grey Store concept in Doha.
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ArticleTPG acquires US college sports commercialization giant
TPG is acquiring Learfield, the commercialization platform serving 1,200 US colleges, in a deal valued at about $2 billion.
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ArticleCapstone Partners: outdoor recreation M&A doubles in 2026
Transaction volume in the outdoor recreation sector has doubled year-to-date in 2026, even as broader consumer M&A contracted.
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ArticleWhy Publicis is spending $500m on a sports agency
The French ad giant is assembling a data-driven sports marketing stack to challenge Omnicom-IPG in a $240 billion market.
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News briefsBackcountry builds brand incubator for outdoor startups
Utah specialty retailer moves into brand building, acquiring eco-label Coalatree as the first brand in its new Backcountry Garage.
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News briefsUnisport acquires US soccer retailer Arocam
Copenhagen-based Unisport adds the WeGotSoccer banner and key US Hispanic-market partnerships as it moves into North America.
