Nordian has sold its majority stake in Jumpsquare Group to EREN Groupe, the parent company of the French industry peer You Jump. Over the past few years, Jumpsquare Group, with parks under the brands Jumpsquare and JumpXL, has grown to become the market leader in the Benelux and is expanding in Germany. By joining forces with You Jump, the French market leader with 24 locations, a strong European combination with over 50 indoor fun centers will be created. Both organizations, with offices in Den Bosch and Biot (France), will continue to operate independently.
Joost Sars (Managing Partner Nordian): “We are incredibly proud of the growth and development that Jumpsquare Group has achieved. Over the past few years, we have enjoyed working with the Jumpsquare team, and despite the challenges of COVID, we have demonstrated resilience and built a great company. From the very beginning, Nordian has been closely involved. Shortly after the acquisition, as CEO, I had the opportunity to help lay the foundation of the company, including the acquisition of JumpXL, which doubled the number of parks. Since Roland's leadership began, this growth has accelerated significantly. We have developed a strong organization with a customer-focused culture and expanded the concept to include hospitality, various Jump lessons, birthday parties, and other activities. We are very proud of this. Jumpsquare Group is ready for the next phase of growth, and we believe that You Jump is the right partner to help achieve this.”
Roland van Geest (CEO Jumpsquare Group): ‘First of all, we are looking forward to the cooperation with You Jump and the new phase that this brings for our company and our teams! We are proud of what we have achieved over the past six years with a solid foundation of over 30 parks in the Benelux and Germany. The basis for this was the merger of Jumpsquare and Jump XL which was realised at the beginning of 2019 with the support of Nordian Capital Partners. Shortly afterwards, we experienced difficult times with Covid lockdowns from which we subsequently emerged stronger with improved park performance and further growth of our network through openings and acquisitions. Our mission is to challenge children to exercise more; this joining of forces virtually doubles our impact!’
EREN Groupe is a family group which primarily focuses on investments in mostly technological companies active in the energy transition. In addition, through its sports division, EREN focuses on the development of active sports practice with Patrick Mouratoglou's world-renowned tennis Academy & Resort located near Nice alongside You Jump.