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=== Formation in 2006 ===

KEE Action Sports was established following the acquisition and consolidation of two major American paintball equipment distributors.

National Paintball Supply, operated by [[Eugenio Postorivo]], had developed into a major wholesale supplier during the 1990s and early 2000s. Its product portfolio included Empire Paintball and other equipment brands.

Pursuit Marketing Inc., established by [[David Freeman]] and [[Jeffrey Perlmutter]] in 1982, was another established manufacturer and distributor. Its brands included RPS Paintball, Evil and Pure Energy.

On 29 September 2006, an asset purchase agreement was signed for the acquisition of National Paintball Supply.

The transaction closed on or about 17 November 2006, when substantially all of NPS's operating assets were transferred to AJ Intermediate Holdings.

The acquiring organisation established KEE Action Sports Holdings to combine the NPS assets with those of PMI.[1]

The transaction was backed by investment interests associated with Angelo, Gordon & Co.