10. September 2025

The Welsh darts equipment manufacturer Nodor Group, in which Inflexion Private Equity Partners holds a majority stake, has acquired Autodarts GmbH. Autodarts is a hardware and software platform for automatic scoring in darts. The aim of the acquisition is not only to establish darts as an analog pub game and professional sport, but also to enable global online gaming. Autodarts' modern scoring technology complements the Nodor Group's range of premium darts products. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction, such as the purchase price.

The Nodor Group, based in Bridgend, Wales, is a leading manufacturer of dartboards, darts, and accessories. The group, which includes the Winmau and Red Dragon brands, employs around 1,000 people worldwide and exports its products to over 100 countries. At the end of 2024, Inflexion Private Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in Nodor.

Autodarts GmbH, based in Erzhausen, Hesse, manufactures automatic scoring systems. Cameras are mounted above or around the dartboard to detect where the darts land and automatically calculate the score. This enables seamless online play and a connected, data-driven, global darts community.

An ARQIS team headed by Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze advised the Nodor Group on all legal aspects of this transaction. Inflexion Private Equity Partners has once again chosen ARQIS as its legal advisor, as it did most recently in connection with the acquisition of the finanzen.net group from Axel Springer.

Advisor Nodor Group/Inflexion Private Equity Partners
ARQIS (Dusseldorf): Core Deal Team: Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze (Lead Partner), Christos Choudeloudis (Managing Associate), Ivo Ertekin (Associate, all Transactions), Partner: Tobias Neufeld (HR.Law), Marcus Nothhelfer (IP, Munich), Counsel: Christian Judis (Compliance, Munich), Jens Knipping (Tax), Nora Stratmann (Commercial, Munich), Martin Weingärtner (Transactions), Managing Associates: Dr. Maximilian Backhaus (Transactions), Marina Bumeder (HR.Law, Munich), Rolf Tichy (IP, Munich), Associates: Rebecca Gester (Commercial, Munich), Paulina Hüttner (IP, Munich), Johanna Klingen (Data.Law), Tim Meyer-Meisel (Transactions), Senior Legal Specialist: Qing Xia (Transactions)