DreamSeat Acquires The Stadium Chair Company

Seat Unique Acquires P1 Travel

March 28, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Seat Unique has acquired P1 Travel, a provider of premium tickets and hospitality packages for sporting events worldwide. The combination creates a global platform for premium live experiences, accelerating international growth while allowing both brands to continue operating independently.

Dragon Seats Acquires Athletic Recovery Zone (ARZ)

January 23, 2023

Manufacturing

Dragon Seats, a Cleveland-based maker of climate-controlled sports benches, has acquired Athletic Recovery Zone, LLC (ARZ), a Florida-based manufacturer and provider of air-conditioned and heated sports bench technology. The deal combines the companies' product and service capabilities to expand Dragon Seats' geographic reach—particularly across the southern U.S. and college football markets—and to strengthen its sideline heating/cooling technology and sponsorship opportunities.

Exemplis Corporation Acquires Future Seating (Parent of X-Chair, Mavix Gaming and Healthy Back)

September 2, 2021

Consumer Products

Exemplis Corporation has acquired Future Seating, the Maryland-based parent company of the X-Chair, Mavix Gaming and Healthy Back consumer brands. The deal expands Exemplis' consumer and direct-to-consumer office and gaming seating portfolio while both businesses continue to operate independently.

Seated Acquires VenueBook and Raises $30M to Expand into Events

August 18, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Seated, a restaurant rewards and booking platform, acquired digital event-booking platform VenueBook and raised $30 million led by Insight Partners with participation from Craft Ventures, Greycroft, and Rho Capital Partners. The acquisition adds VenueBook’s event-booking capabilities (and its network of ~120,000 professional event planners) to Seated’s product suite, enabling restaurants to drive revenue from dine-in, pickup/delivery and private events.

Penn National Acquires 36% Stake in Barstool Sports

February 20, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Penn National Gaming acquired a 36% minority interest in Barstool Sports for approximately $163 million, comprised of cash and convertible preferred stock. The deal makes Penn National Barstool's exclusive gaming partner with rights to use the Barstool brand for online and retail sports betting and positions the companies to roll out a Barstool-branded sportsbook and interactive products.

Athletica Sport Systems Acquires Becker Arena Products

May 1, 2019

Manufacturing

Athletica Sport Systems Inc. has acquired Becker Arena Products Inc., a U.S.-based maker of dasher board systems and arena aftermarket products. The acquisition expands Athletica’s North American footprint and combines engineering, manufacturing and sales capabilities to better serve community and multiuse entertainment facilities.