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Schoenherr Advises R-GOL.com on Acquisition of SportBM

Schoenherr Advises R-GOL.com on Acquisition of SportBM

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Schoenherr has advised R-GOL.com on its acquisition of a majority stake in SportBM.

R-GOL.com is a football store in Poland. The company has a network of stationery stores in Gdansk, Olsztyn, and Warsaw.

SportBM offers tools for managing sports academies and clubs across 30 disciplines. The company is developing its own SaaS platform for entities training children and youth.

According to Schoenherr, “this strategic partnership aims to establish an innovation hub dedicated to advancing digital product development within the football ecosystem, enhancing the digitalization of sports clubs and academies across the region. With this acquisition, R-GOL.com will be provided with new opportunities to expand in the fast-growing sports technology market and diversify its business model with regular subscription revenues."

The Schoenherr team included Partner Katarzyna Solarz-Wlodarska, Attorney at Law Krystyna Jakubowska, and Associate Kamil Jurzak.

Schoenherr did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

Editor's Note: After this article was published, CMS announced that it advised Innova Capital and R-Gol on the acquisition financing obtained from mBank and Bank Pekao. A&O Shearman, and reportedly Horten, advised the lenders. Kromann Reumert reportedly advised Innova Capital as well. 

The CMS team included Partner Jakub Wieczorek, Counsel Monika Kowara, Associate Magdalena Gajewska, and Lawyers Daria Dabrowska and Michal Szczesniak.

The A&O Shearman team included Partner Anna Madra and Associates Maciej Szalak, Rafal Roziecki, and Maria Korba.

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