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Leonard Green & Partners snaps up Sports Authority for $1.3bn

23 Jan '06
2 min read

The Sports Authority, headquartered in Englewood, CO, is one of the nation's largest full-line sporting goods retailers offering a comprehensive high-quality assortment of brand name sporting apparel and equipment at competitive prices.

The Sports Authority operates 398 stores in 45 states under The Sports Authority(R), Gart Sports(R), and Sportmart(R) names. In addition, a joint venture with AEON Co., Ltd. operates "The Sports Authority" stores in Japan under a licensing agreement.

The Sports Authority Inc

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