KKR Buys Academy Sports + Outdoors

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. will acquire Academy Sports + Outdoors, a sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer, the company announced Tuesday. As part of the deal, the company’s owners, the Gochman family, will retain a minority stake. Financial terms were not disclosed. Academy Sports + Outdoors is based in Katy, Texas, and owns 131 locations across 11 states in the southeast United States.

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