TZP Group Invests in True Lacrosse to Launch True Sports Group
October 7, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- TZP Group
- Targets
- True Lacrosse
- Platforms
- True Sports Group
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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