Sports Direct International plc (LSE:SPD) is trying to buy Evans Holdings Ltd. from Active Private Equity Advisory LLP for approximately £100 million in order to Sports Direct into the lucrative cycling market. Active has also Canaccord Genuity to advice on the sale. Halfords Group plc (LSE:HFD) and Wiggle Ltd. are also understood to have looked into buying Evans.

Several other private equity firms are also understood to be looking at Evans