For Soccer Ventures Acquires Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing to Form For Soccer

Global Soccer Ventures (DaGrosa Capital) Acquires Soccerex

July 7, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Global Soccer Ventures LLC, a portfolio company of Miami-based private equity firm DaGrosa Capital Partners LLC, has substantially acquired the assets of London-based Soccerex Ltd. The buyer plans to relaunch the Soccerex brand from a new headquarters in Miami, Florida to rebuild operations, accelerate Soccerex’s presence in the United States and develop its media capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

For Soccer Ventures Acquires FootyCon, The Association and Kicks To The Pitch

February 11, 2020

Media & Entertainment

For Soccer Ventures, the investment firm managing Rich Graham's soccer investments, acquired three soccer-focused businesses—FootyCon, The Association, and Kicks To The Pitch—to form and grow its Soccer Collective platform. The acquisitions bring together event, league and lifestyle/media properties to connect brands with the American soccer community through events, content and culture.

Sports Endeavors Acquires Soccer Master

April 17, 2025

Retail

Sports Endeavors, the parent company of Soccer.com and WorldSoccerShop (and a portfolio company of Seawall Capital), has acquired Soccer Master, a St. Louis–area soccer specialty retailer with six stores and online operations. The acquisition will keep Soccer Master retail locations operating under their name while transitioning Soccer Master’s online businesses to Soccer.com to expand Soccer.com’s fulfillment and Midwest presence.

Inflexion Sells Goals Soccer Centres Back to Founding Management Team

May 1, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Inflexion has agreed to sell its investment in Goals Soccer Centres to the company's founding management team, returning ownership to the founders. Glasgow-headquartered Goals operates small-sided football centres across the UK (more than 400 pitches across 44 locations) and will continue as a privately owned operator focused on community leisure and participation.

Playmaker Capital Inc. Acquires Futmarketing

January 5, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Playmaker Capital Inc. acquired Futmarketing, a leading Brazilian digital media and marketing group focused on soccer, for aggregate consideration of US$4.1 million. The acquisition adds over 60 million social media followers and a Brazilian editorial property (Antenados no Futebol) to Playmaker's Futbol Sites portfolio to accelerate audience growth in Brazil.

GSE Worldwide Acquires InsideOut Sports & Entertainment

July 14, 2025

Media & Entertainment

GSE Worldwide has acquired InsideOut Sports & Entertainment, a Los Angeles–based event production company that owns and operates marquee sports and entertainment events including The Pickleball Slam, Pro Padel League and Major League Pickleball. The deal marks GSE's first entry into live event production and will create a new GSE Productions division led by Jon Venison, while leveraging recent strategic investment from BC Partners Credit and Gatemore Capital to support continued growth.