Ropes & Gray Advised Genstar and PlayMetrics in Acquisition of SportsEngine

In The News
May 4, 2026

Ropes & Gray represented Genstar Capital and portfolio company PlayMetrics in the acquisition of substantially all the assets of SportsEngine from Versant Media Group (NASDAQ: VSNT). The transaction was announced on May 1.

SportsEngine provides scaled technology and services to simplify and grow youth sports. PlayMetrics is a leading provider of operations management software for youth sports organizations.

Genstar Capital is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high-quality companies for over 30 years.

Last year, Ropes & Gray represented Genstar in the merger of PlayMetrics and Stack Sports, a global technology leader for the sports industry. 

The deal team was led by private equity partners Chau Le and Elizabeth Gallucci, and included litigation & enforcement partner Jackie Grise, employment partner Megan Bisk, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Kyle Higley, tax partner Pamela Glazier, and IP transactions partners Megan Baca and Emily Karlberg.