Fanatics - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Fanatics M&A Summary

Fanatics has acquired 6 companies of its own, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Fanatics’ largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired The Topps - Sports and Entertainment Division for $500M. Fanatics has acquired in 5 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include apparel/textiles (34%) and e-commerce (34%).

Fanatics Ownership

Who owns Fanatics?

Fanatics is owned by Kynetic and Silver Lake. It was acquired on February 9, 2011.

Is Fanatics PE-backed?

Yes. Fanatics is owned by private equity investors Kynetic and Silver Lake.

Fanatics Business Overview

Where is Fanatics headquartered?

Fanatics is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

What sector is Fanatics in?

Fanatics is an e-commerce company.

When was Fanatics founded?

Fanatics was founded in 1995.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Fanatics

Fanatics, Inc.

5245 Commonwealth Avenue Suite 200,
Jacksonville, Florida 32254
United States,
(904) 421-1897
www.fanatics.com

Fanatics is a vertically integrated online retailer of team and league licensed sports apparel and collectibles. With hundreds of thousands of available items, Fanatics offers a deep product assortment spanning collegiate and professional teams, action sports including surf, skate and MMA, and offers this merchandise on websites such as footballfanatics.com and surffanatics.com. Fanatics was formed in 1995 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 3 - - 2 1 - 6
vol $167M $500M $667M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PWCC Marketplace LLC 2023-05-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Tigard, Oregon · www.pwccmarketplace.com
Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co. Inc. 2022-02-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.mitchellandness.com
The Topps Co. - Sports and Entertainment Division 2022-01-04 500M USD Divestiture
New York, New York
V.F. Corp. - Licensed Sports Group Business 2017-04-04 - Divestiture
, United States
Kitbag Ltd. 2016-02-02 17M USD Divestiture
Manchester, United Kingdom · www.kitbag.com
Dreams, Inc. 2012-06-06 150M USD Add-on Acquisition
Plantation, Florida · www.dreamscorp.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Apparel/Textiles 2 (33%) - - -
E-Commerce 2 (33%) 17M (3%) - -
Consumer Products 1 (17%) 500M (75%) - -
Retail 1 (17%) 150M (22%) - -
Total 6 $667M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 650M - -
  Florida 1 150M - -
  California 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  New York 1 500M - -
United Kingdom 1 17M - -
Domestic 5 (83%) 650M (97%) - -
Cross-border 1 (17%) 17M (3%) - -
Total 6 $667M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $650M
< $100M 1 $17M
TOTAL $667M
Largest The Topps Co. - Sports and Entertainment Division
$500M (2022-01-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

E-Commerce

Established

1995

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