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Sportscape Group Acquires SportPursuit

On June 28, 2022, Sportscape Group acquired e-commerce company SportPursuit from Scottish Equity Partners, bd-capital and Murray Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sportscape Group’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Sportscape Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-06-28
Target SportPursuit
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) Sportscape Group
Sellers(s) Scottish Equity Partners
bd-capital
Murray Capital
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) PwC Corporate Finance (Financial)
Stephenson Harwood
Mayer Brown
Goodwin Procter (Legal)

Target

SportPursuit

London, United Kingdom
SportPursuit provides online sales of sporting products. The Company offers a broad range of sports essentials including apparel, footwear, equipment, and nutrition for running, cycling, swimming, tennis, ski, and hiking. SportPursuit was established in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sportscape Group

Vendargues, France
Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector E-Commerce
DESCRIPTION

Sportscape Group is an online retailer of sports goods and apparel. Sportscape Group was founded in 2011 and is based in Vendargues, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Scottish Equity Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2000
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Scottish Equity Partners is a growth capital firm focused on high-growth tech company invests in the UK and Ireland. The Firm looks to invest up to £25 million across a range of sectors, with a particular interest in enterprise software, consumer internet and tech-enabled service businesses. Scottish Equity seeks to build value by playing an active and supportive role in the growth and development of its portfolio companies. Scottish Equity Partners is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 19
Sector (E-Commerce) 3 of 4
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 12 of 17
Year (2022) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-21 Pure360

Brighton, United Kingdom

Pure360 is a progressive email marketing company involved in providing direct digital marketing, improving customer ROI via email and SMS marketing campaigns to customers such as innocent drinks, Seatwave, The FT Group, Rightmove, Zoopla and LA Fitness. Pure360 was established in 2001 and is based in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-21 Cresset

Litlington, United Kingdom

Cresset provides a software platform that is used by computational and medicinal chemists for small molecule discovery and design. Cresset’s technology allows customers to increase efficiency as well as generate novel ideas, with the ultimate goal of speeding up the discovery and delivery of new drugs. Cresset is based in Litlington, United Kingdom.

Buy -
SELLER

bd-capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2019
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-11 taptap

Madrid, Spain

taptap is an advertising technology and marketing intelligence software platform in Southern Europe, Latin America, and Africa. taptap was founded in 2010 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-16 Rakit Group

Alicante, Spain

Rakit Group is a tournament-level tennis court surface brand manufacturing and installing of courts operating in the fast-growing sport of padel. Rakit Group is based in Alicante, Spain.

Buy -
SELLER

Murray Capital

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Category Family Office
Founded 2000
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Murray Capital is a family-owned investment firm focused on investing in a wide range of 'growth and value-added opportunities'. The Firm will consider businesses in a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, technology, support services, and leisure. Murray was formed in 2000 and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 6 of 7
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-10 Capito

Livingston, United Kingdom

Capito is a provider of IT services and solutions from the Desktop to the Cloud, Capito provide an end-to-end IT solution to get your workforce working safely, flexibly, and securely. Capito was launched in 2010 and is headquartered in Livingston, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-01 Argyle Consulting

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Argyle Consulting is a broad-based financial consultancy with an emphasis on tailored advice. Argyle Consulting was founded in 1997 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Sell -
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