M&A Deal Summary

BSN Sports Acquires Lids Team Sports

On January 19, 2016, BSN Sports acquired retailer Lids Team Sports from The LIDS Sports Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BSN Sports’ 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is BSN Sports’ 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BSN Sports’ 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-01-19
Target Lids Team Sports
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) BSN Sports
Sellers(s) The LIDS Sports Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lids Team Sports

De Forest, Wisconsin, United States
Lids Team Sports is a retail provider of athletic apparel and equipment to schools and youth sport programs nationwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BSN Sports

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Consumer Products
Employees760
DESCRIPTION

BSN SPORTS, Inc. (“BSN”), formerly, Sports Supply Group, Inc. is the leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and team uniforms in the U.S. and markets via three million direct catalogs, a 50-person telesales team, more than 200 direct sales professionals, over 50 Platinum resellers and a family of company-controlled websites to 100,000 institutional customers, including schools, churches, camps, colleges, and youth sports programs.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 34
Sector (Retail) 3 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 14 of 34
Year (2016) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 JMC Sales

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Ultimate Team Sales is a distributor of team apparel and equipment throughout the states of New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming and parts of Minnesota and Arizona.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-27 Steadman’s Sports Center

Bossier, Louisiana, United States

Steadman’s Sports Center is a distributor of team apparel and equipment in the northwest region of Louisiana. Steadman’s Sports Center was established in 1975 and is headquartered in Bossier, Louisiana.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The LIDS Sports Group

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

The LIDS Sports Group is a specialty retailer of hats and caps. The LIDS Sports Group was founded in 2009 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
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