Acquiring Company
Bowlero
Acquired Company
Lucky Strike
Description
Bowlero Corp. (NYSE: BOWL) (“Bowlero” or the “Company”), the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers, today announced the close of its previously announced agreement to acquire Lucky Strike Entertainment, LLC (“Lucky Strike”) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $90 million.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration 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