360º Padel Group

360º Padel Group is the market leader and world’s largest specialized Padel omnichannel platform.

Objective

Padel is the fastest-growing global sport, as a result of its inherent features and long-term underlying trends. Given Apheon’s focus on growth, 360º Padel Group came naturally within our scope given its positioning and track record as the leading global specialized padel omni-channel platform. The company offers an ample blue-chip third-party brands product portfolio to padel players, clubs and specialized stores. Apheon partnered in this investment with the founder and onboarded a new management team with meaningful experience in developing omni-channel consumer projects. The team will focus on leveraging the company’s unique business model and deliver best-in-class user experience with the goal of further consolidating its leadership within current markets but also aggressively enter new ones, where padel is still incipient.

ENTRY
Jul 2022
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COUNTRY

Spain

SECTOR

Consumer; Services

The Team

Pablo Marín - Apheon Team
Pablo Marín
Principal | 
Spain
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Pablo Álvarez Couso
Partner | 
Spain
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María Alfaro Alonso-Lamberti - Apheon Team
María Alfaro Alonso-Lamberti
Associate | 
Spain
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Emanuele Lembo - Apheon Team
Emanuele Lembo
Senior Partner | 
Italy, Spain
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Cristina Arbolí - Apheon team
Cristina Arbolí
Associate | 
Spain
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