logo
Intelligence
Monitoring
Tools
logo
Intelligence
Monitoring
Tools

Brand Velocity Group Acquires Score® Sports

Sep 29, 2022about 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Brand Velocity Group

Acquired Company

SCORESports

New YorkVenture CapitalInvestment Management

Description

Brand Velocity Group (“BVG”) today announced its acquisition of SCORE® Sports (“SCORE”), a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of youth team sports uniforms and equipment. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company

Brand Velocity Group

Location

New York, New York, United States

About

Brand Velocity Group is an innovative investment firm focused on businesses that are well-positioned to benefit from its proven operational expertise, deep in-house marketing resources, and thoughtful approach toward enhancing company culture. BVG has strategic partnerships with specialty brand marketing agencies that develop and execute marketing plans across its investments. Portfolio companies also leverage BVG’s vast sports and entertainment networks to create accretive partnerships with athletes, teams, leagues, celebrities, and other businesses. In addition, BVG recognizes the worth of all portfolio company employees, each of whom is valued and critically important to the company’s continued, collective success. In recognition, the firm dedicates 10 percent of its total carried interest pool (i.e., its primary means of compensation as investment managers) in every investment to the employees. This is the Share the Gains program, which ensures that all employees of portfolio companies participate in the success of the firm’s united efforts.

Related People

Sign in to view contact details

Sign in to view contact details

M&A Insights

Based on deal data
Integration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed