M&A Deal Summary

Roark Capital Group Acquires Youth Enrichment Brands

On October 19, 2021, private equity firm Roark Capital Group acquired consumer services company Youth Enrichment Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Roark Capital Group’s 6th transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Roark Capital Group’s 40th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Roark Capital Group’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-10-19
Target Youth Enrichment Brands
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Roark Capital Group
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Youth Enrichment Brands

San Rafael, California, United States
Youth Enrichment Brands is a provider of youth activities platform, offering camps, clinics, programs, and leagues that annually serve more than 600,000 kids ranging from 2 to 18 years old across US Sports Camps, i9 Sports, and U.S. Baseball Academy. Youth Enrichment Brands was founded in 1975 and is based in San Rafael, California.

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Buyer

Roark Capital Group

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 33.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Roark Capital Group is a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investment opportunities. The Firm targets family-owned business transfers, management/corporate buyouts, recapitalizations, going-private transactions, and corporate divestitures. Roark Capital Group pursues companies with revenues between $20 million and $5 billion, and EBITDA of $10 to $500 million. Roark Capital primarily invests in consumer and business services companies, with a particular interest in the franchise, food and restaurant, specialty retail, direct marketing and financial services sectors. Roark Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 44
Sector (Consumer Services) 6 of 6
Type (Consolidation) 3 of 3
State (California) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 40 of 42
Year (2021) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-23 Pet Valu

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Pet Valu is Canada's leading retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies with over 600 corporate-owned or franchised locations across the country. For more than 40 years, Pet Valu has earned the trust and loyalty of pet parents by offering knowledgeable customer service, a premium product offering and engaging in-store services. Pet Valu's neighbourhood stores offer more than 7,000 competitively-priced products, including a broad assortment of premium, super premium, holistic and award-winning proprietary brands. Pet Valu was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Markham, Ontario.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-16 Mathnasium

Los Angeles, California, United States

Mathnasium is a franchisor and operator of math learning centers with over 1,000 locations across 46 states and 12 countries. Mathnasium was founded in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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