Centroid Investment Partners Acquires TaylorMade Golf Company from KPS Capital Partners

Centroid Invests in Concert Golf Partners alongside Clearlake

September 28, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Seoul-based private equity firm Centroid Investment Partners has made a strategic investment in Concert Golf Partners, joining existing investor Clearlake Capital and Concert Golf management. The injection of capital is intended to support Concert Golf's portfolio expansion and club enhancement initiatives, leveraging Centroid's golf-sector expertise and partnership with TaylorMade.

Strength Capital Partners Invests in Kansas Golf & Turf

March 23, 2023

Retail

Strength Capital Partners made a minority growth investment in Kansas Golf & Turf, a Wichita-based dealer and distributor of golf cars, turf and lawn equipment, and related parts and repair services. Strength will partner with the McGreevy family to support organic growth initiatives and pursue strategic add-on acquisitions; financing for the deal included Enterprise Bank and Northcreek Mezzanine.

Kinzie Capital Partners Acquires GT Golf Holdings, Inc.

January 12, 2023

Consumer Products

Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners has acquired GT Golf Holdings, Inc., a Vista, California–based distributor of consumable golf products, in partnership with the company's management team. The transaction (terms undisclosed) transfers ownership from Hadley Capital to Kinzie and positions GT Golf to expand nationally while leveraging Kinzie's technology and operational resources.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Sport Group

April 8, 2024

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners, through a newly formed affiliate, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sport Group TopCo GmbH (owner of AstroTurf, Polytan, Rekortan, Laykold and other brands) from funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe. Sport Group, headquartered in Burgheim, Germany, is a global designer, manufacturer and installer of artificial turf and polyurethane sports surfaces with more than 1,900 employees and operations across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific; KPS plans to support growth and operational initiatives and pursue a global acquisition strategy.

Leonard Green Acquires 60% Stake in Topgolf from Topgolf Callaway Brands

January 1, 2026

Restaurants & Hospitality

Private equity funds managed by Leonard Green & Partners acquired a 60% stake in Topgolf and Toptracer from Topgolf Callaway Brands, valuing the Topgolf unit at approximately $1.1 billion. Topgolf Callaway Brands received about $800 million in net cash proceeds, retained a 40% stake, and used proceeds to repay $1 billion of term loan debt while announcing a corporate name change back to Callaway Golf Company.

VSS Capital Partners Invests in Centroid Systems Inc.

May 26, 2021

IT Services

VSS Capital Partners completed a growth investment in Centroid Systems Inc., a Troy, Michigan-based provider of managed cloud services and enterprise workload consulting with deep Oracle expertise. The capital will support Centroid’s organic growth and identified add-on acquisition opportunities to expand its managed services, digital transformation, analytics and public cloud capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.