Leonard Green & Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in Topgolf Business from Topgolf Callaway Brands

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November 18, 2025

Ropes & Gray advised Leonard Green & Partners in a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% interest in Topgolf and Toptracer from Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. The deal was announced in a November 18 press release.

The transaction values Topgolf at approximately $1.1 billion, with Topgolf Callaway Brands receiving approximately $770 million in net proceeds at closing.

The Ropes & Gray team includes private equity partners Chau Le and Jay Freedman, counsel Jeremy Zucker, and associate Merry Sheehan, IP transactions partners Emily Karlberg and Erica Han, executive compensation & employee benefits partners Kyle Higley and Richard Kidd and counsel Jeff Battle, tax partner Pamela Glazier and counsel Michael Mendel, litigation & enforcement partners Ruchit Patel, Zak Goodwin and Tim Farrell and counsel Patrick Welsh, real estate partner David Kaye and counsel Steven Levick, environmental partner Peter Alpert, and data, privacy & cybersecurity counsel Edward Machin.