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title: "Esports Franchise Valhallan Acquires North American Esports League"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bee2f1f8-2c40-44e8-9246-ede659dd7215
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220608_esports_franchise_valhallan_acquires_north_american_esports_league.html
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Emerging brands","Finance & M&A"]
published: 2022-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:10.418Z
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# Esports Franchise Valhallan Acquires North American Esports League

**TL;DR:** Valhallan, an esports franchise concept, has acquired the North American Esports League, combining to create Valhallan Holdings. The acquisition brings together Valhallan's training program and arenas with the NAEL's high-profile tournament play.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-06-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220608_esports_franchise_valhallan_acquires_north_american_esports_league.html).*

## Story

New esports franchise concept Valhallan announced today its acquisition of the North American Esports League (NAEL), the largest youth (under 15 years old) esports league with more than 100 total teams. Valhallan brings its exclusive training program and arenas together with high-profile tournament play.

Valhallan, the NAEL, the UKEL and future international leagues will combine to create Valhallan Holdings (VHH).

The NAEL was founded to create an opportunity for age-appropriate gamers to play against each other in an interactive, competitive environment. Teams play in-person and have pro-style tournaments to showcase their talents. The league hosts events throughout the year, with major events including the Summer and Winter World Series. Players currently compete in Fortnite, Overwatch, Rocket League and Valorant, with more games coming soon. The NAEL and UKEL will continue to welcome teams from LAN centers, clubs, schools, and other organizations and incoming Valhallan teams.

“The acquisition of the NAEL and our global league expansion plans are exciting opportunities for Valhallan, our franchise owners, our gamers and their families and the entire esports industry,” said David Graham, chief executive officer of Valhallan and its parent company FranchiCzar. “Valhallan can now offer esports players an established, high-profile platform to compete and test their skills with the best esports training and arenas available.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- youth esports (topic)
- esports franchise (topic)
- league acquisition (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220608_esports_franchise_valhallan_acquires_north_american_esports_league.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bee2f1f8-2c40-44e8-9246-ede659dd7215).