Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation Combines with SIGNA Sports United and Acquires WiggleCRC

SIGNA Sports United Acquires Majority Stake in Midwest Sports

February 11, 2021

E-Commerce

Berlin-based SIGNA Sports United has acquired a majority stake in Midwest Sports, a Cincinnati-based online tennis retailer, marking SIGNA's first substantial U.S. operation and expanding its Tennis-Point platform into the U.S. market. Midwest Sports—one of the top three U.S. online tennis retailers with ~100 employees and strong traffic—will support Tennis-Point's strategy to replicate its European tennis e-commerce platform in the United States.

Tailwind Capital Acquires International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)

March 1, 2021

Education

Tailwind Capital has acquired the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) from the BERKS Group. The deal will enable Tailwind to invest in ISSA's next-generation technology platform, proprietary content, and strategic acquisitions to expand its eLearning leadership in the fitness and wellness industry.

Making Science Group Completes Acquisition of United Communications Partners (UCP)

August 26, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Making Science Group, S.A. completed its previously announced merger to acquire the remaining shares of United Communications Partners, Inc. (UCP) that it did not already own. UCP will continue as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Making Science via MSMA.

Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. Business Combination to Take DNEG Public

January 25, 2022

Media & Entertainment

DNEG entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. (a Nasdaq-listed SPAC) to take DNEG public, with the combined company expected to be renamed DNEG and listed on the Nasdaq. The deal implies an enterprise value of about $1.7 billion and includes a $168 million PIPE led by investors including affiliates of Sports Ventures, Novator Capital Limited, and Fairfax Financial and Arbor Financial affiliates.

SWI Stoneweg Icona Group (SWI) Agrees to Acquire Additional Interests in US Data Center Company for $330M

February 24, 2026

Data & Analytics

Euronext Amsterdam-listed SWI Stoneweg Icona Group (via SWI Digital) entered into binding agreements to acquire additional interests in a US data center and technology-enabled businesses platform, for an aggregate purchase price of USD 330 million. The company previously exercised an option on February 1, 2026 to acquire all of the issued share capital of a private holding company with interests in the same platform for USD 170 million; the new agreement adds further interests, with completion conditional on regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Global Blue Acquires ZigZag Global from Circularity Capital

March 8, 2021

Software

Global Blue has acquired ZigZag Global Limited, a UK-based SaaS returns-management platform, from Circularity Capital. The acquisition gives Global Blue additional post-purchase and returns management capabilities to expand its retailer solutions and accelerate ZigZag's international growth.