Maple Park Capital Partners’ portfolio company Prep Network welcomes Jason Kidd, two-time Hall of Famer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach and youth sports advocate, to its Board of Directors, reports Front Office Sports.

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Maple Park Capital Partners’ co-founder and managing partner Andrew Lauck is optimistic that 2026 will be an active year, with slightly increased dealflow relative to 2025, particularly in sectors with resilient consumer demand and predictable cash flows, reports Mergers & Acquisitions.

Maple Park Capital Partners is focused on investing in companies that deliver memorable, in-person experiences and has already made a splash in the franchise space. Since investing in Rita’s Italian Ice, Maple Park Capital Partners has been partnering with leadership on initiatives to drive higher growth and higher sales, reports Franchise Times.

Dallas- and New York-based Maple Park Capital Partners has closed its second investment since launching earlier this year, reports The Dallas Business Journal.

Maple Park Capital Partners has entered into a strategic partnership with Prep Network, a leading prep sports platform focused on subscription content, live events, and collegiate athlete recruitment, to support the company’s continued platform expansion and product innovation.

Maple Park Capital Partners is continuing to invest in the trends of people doing activities and interacting, making its second platform investment in Prep Network, a collegiate athlete recruitment and events platform, to expand its slate of events into new regions and for product development, reports Bloomberg News.