ASB Sports Acquires Universal Athletic Team Business
March 2, 2020
ASB Sports, an affiliate of Trivest Partners, acquired the team sports division of Universal Athletic, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. The deal expands ASB's nationwide sales coverage, brings management talent into the combined business (with Universal executives joining and investing), and leaves Universal Athletic's retail stores as a separately operated business.
- Buyers
- ASB Sports, Trivest Partners
- Targets
- Universal Athletic (team sports division)
- Sellers
- Universal Athletic
- Platforms
- ASB Sports
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Montana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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