TZP Group Invests in Soccer Post; Alex Morgan Joins as Investor

Soccer Post (TZP Group portfolio) Acquires Soccer Pro

March 13, 2024

Retail

Soccer Post, a portfolio company of TZP Group, has completed the acquisition of Soccer Pro, a regional soccer specialty retailer in Northern California. The deal expands Soccer Post’s footprint to 47 community-focused stores across the United States and brings Soccer Pro’s team-uniform and local-club services into the Soccer Post platform as an add-on for geographic and capability expansion.

Soccer Post Management, Backed by York Private Equity, Acquires Majority Stake from TZP Group

February 19, 2025

Retail

Soccer Post management, led by CEO Blake Sonnek-Schmelz, acquired a majority stake in Soccer Post from TZP Group with financial backing from York Private Equity and unnamed soccer-specific strategic investors. The deal gives management control while York Private Equity will support the Company's continued growth across its 60+ U.S. store footprint and e-commerce channel; financial terms were not disclosed.

Soccer Post Acquires Stefans Soccer

July 12, 2024

Retail

Soccer Post, the largest community-focused soccer specialty retailer in the United States, has acquired Stefans Soccer, a family-owned specialty retailer operating multiple locations in the greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The acquisition expands Soccer Post’s local-market footprint in Wisconsin and surrounding states and brings Stefans’ team and community-focused retail operations into Soccer Post’s omni-channel platform.

Soccer Post Acquires Upper 90 Soccer Center

April 23, 2024

Retail

Soccer Post, the largest community-focused soccer specialty retailer in the U.S., has acquired the Upper 90 Soccer Center in Queens (New York City). Founded in 2016, the Upper 90 Soccer Center operates four urban soccer fields (including a rooftop field); the acquisition expands Soccer Post's New York City footprint and strengthens its community-focused experiential offerings.

TZP Group Invests in True Lacrosse to Launch True Sports Group

October 7, 2025

Education

TZP Group completed a strategic investment in True Lacrosse to launch True Sports Group, a national youth sports platform headquartered in Illinois. The investment will support True Sports' expansion of youth travel teams, tournaments, camps and clinics and enable organic growth and add-on acquisitions while partnering with co-founders Jake Deane and Mike Gabel.

TZP Group Makes Strategic Growth Investment in SA Company

October 21, 2020

E-Commerce

TZP Group, through TZP Capital Partners III, LP, made a strategic minority investment in SA Company, a Boca Raton-based direct-to-consumer outdoor apparel and accessories brand. Terms were not disclosed; founder and CEO Thomas DeSernia Jr. and the DeSernia family will remain in management and retain a meaningful ownership stake as TZP supports growth, brand awareness and expanded retail distribution.