M&A Deal Summary

Dick s Sporting Goods Acquires Golfsmith

On November 3, 2016, Dick s Sporting Goods acquired retailer Golfsmith for 69M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dick s Sporting Goods’ 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Dick s Sporting Goods’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dick s Sporting Goods’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dick s Sporting Goods’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-11-03
Target Golfsmith
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Dick s Sporting Goods
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed
Deal Value 69M USD

Target

Golfsmith

Austin, Texas, United States
Golfsmith is a specialty retailer of golf equipment and related accessories in the industry and is an established designer and marketer of golf equipment. Golfsmith offers equipment from leading manufactures such as Callaway, Cobra, Footjoy, Nike, Ping, Taylor Made, and Titleist in addition to proprietary brands Golfsmith, Lynx, Snake Eyes, and Killer Bee. The Company markets its products through 42 superstores as well as through its direct-to-consumer channel, which includes clubmaking and accessory catalogs and an Internet site.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dick s Sporting Goods

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Retail
Employees18,900
Revenue 13.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Dick's Sporting Goods is a retailer for sports and fitness apparels and accessories. Dick's Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 and is based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector (Retail) 3 of 4
Type (Special Situations/Distressed) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 9
Year (2016) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-19 Affinity Sports

San Diego, California, United States

Affinity Soccer LLC is a provider of specialized sports management software will both facilitate and simplify the registration, scheduling and communication processes between national or regional governing bodies and their associated leagues. Affinity Sports was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-28 GameChanger Media

New York, New York, United States

GameChanger Media, Inc. is a live scoring app that delivers data-driven coaching insights, live play-by-play updates and instant game recap stories for 165,000 amateur baseball and softball teams.

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