Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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GoodLife Fitness Purchases The Fitness Institute
Posted: September 28, 2015 in Chains
LONDON, ON - Canada’s largest fitness club chain continues to grow north of Toronto. GoodLife Fitness announced that they have entered into an agreement with the Fitness Institute, another pioneer in the fitness industry in Canada, to purchase the fitness club located at 2235 Sheppard Avenue East in North York. Read More...
The Bay Club Company Acquires Santana Row Location
Posted: June 22, 2015 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Bay Club Company, a California-based active lifestyle corporation, announced the addition of a 36,000 square-foot club in Santana Row, Silicon Valley’s premier shopping, dining, living and working destination. The new property rounds out The Bay Club Silicon Valley campus to include three locations: Bay Club Cupertino, Bay Club Santa Clara, and now, Bay Club Santana Row. Read More...
Life Time Fitness Announces Completion of Acquisition by Affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG
Posted: June 10, 2015 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Fitness, Inc., The Healthy Way of Life Company, announced the completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG. The execution of a definitive merger agreement outlining the terms of the transaction was initially announced on March 16, 2015. Other key investors include LNK Partners and Life Time Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bahram Akradi. Read More...
YogaWorks Acquires Yoga Tree San Francisco, Expanding Network Of Studios To Nearly 40 Locations
Posted: June 5, 2015 in Chains
LOS ANGELES, CA - Santa Monica-based YogaWorks, a yoga industry leader offering multiple disciplines of yoga instruction, announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Yoga Tree, bringing together two strong, authentic yoga brands. The acquisition of eight Yoga Tree studios substantially enhances YogaWorks' existing footprint of five Bay Area studios and increases its studio presence to nearly 40 locations across Northern California, Southern California and New York. Originally founded in Santa Monica, CA in 1987, YogaWorks now operates 38 studios across four markets, a robust interactive online platform, MyYogaWorks, and a best-in-class Teacher Training Program. Following the Yoga Tree acquisition, YogaWorks plans to continue expanding with several additional locations scheduled to open in 2015 to deliver its signature yoga offerings. Read More...
ClubCorp Completes Acquisition of Multi-Club Portfolio
Posted: April 7, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) – announced it has completed its acquisition of a multi-club portfolio of six golf clubs further increasing its portfolio of private clubs. The acquisition includes four private clubs, one semi-private club and one public golf club – adding 171 holes of golf in already established ClubCorp markets throughout the Southeast United States. Read More...
The Bay Club Company Enters Los Angeles, Expanding Its Southern California Presence With Acquisition Of Spectrum Athletic Clubs
Posted: April 1, 2015 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Bay Club Company, a California-based active lifestyle corporation, announced the acquisition of Spectrum Athletic Clubs, marking the company’s highly-anticipated entry into the Los Angeles area. The Bay Club Company will apply its unique model to the newly acquired four campuses across 11 locations, creating the first modernized country club network in Los Angeles --balancing fitness, sports, hospitality and family-- the key pillars of The Bay Club Company’s Four Quadrant Playbook. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces Agreement to Acquire a Collection of Six Golf Clubs
Posted: March 23, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) – announced agreements have been signed to acquire a multi-club portfolio of six golf clubs for a combined purchase price of just under $44 million. The sellers are Stratford Golf Partners and Accord Golf Capital and the acquisition will be funded from existing liquidity. This acquisition includes four private clubs, one semi-private club and one public golf club – adding 171 holes of golf in already established ClubCorp markets throughout the Southeast United States. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces the Acquisition of Rolling Green Country Club in Chicago
Posted: January 20, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) announces the acquisition of Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights, Illinois, the company's second purchase this year of a private golf and country club in northwestern Chicago. ClubCorp plans a $1.5 million-dollar reinvention project at Rolling Green that will include renovations and upgrades to the golf course, clubhouse and pool complex. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces the Acquisition of Ravinia Green Country Club in Chicago
Posted: January 13, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs® (NYSE: MYCC) announces the acquisition of Ravinia Green Country Club, a private, previously member-owned club in upscale Riverwoods, Illinois, located 30 minutes north of Chicago in the North Shore. The acquisition marks the first country club in the Chicago area for ClubCorp, which currently owns and operates The Mid-America Club in the Aon Center and The Metropolitan Club in Willis Tower in downtown Chicago. ClubCorp plans a million-dollar reinvention project that will include renovations and upgrades to the golf course, clubhouse and pool complex. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness Acquires 32 Bally Clubs
Posted: December 20, 2014 in Chains
SAN RAMON, CA - 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. announced that it has acquired 32 fitness clubs from Bally Total Fitness, including clubs located in New York, New Jersey, Denver and the San Francisco Bay Area. The transaction closed on December 19, 2014. This is the first acquisition for CEO Mark Smith and President Frank Napolitano since the iconic fitness brand was acquired earlier this year by AEA Investors, a leader in the private equity industry; Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada's largest single-profession pension plan – and one of the world’s largest; and Fitness Capital Partners, a fund organized by Dean Bradley Osborne and Global Leisure Partners. Read More...
24 Hour Fitness to Acquire 32 Bally Total Fitness Clubs
Posted: December 9, 2014 in Chains
SAN RAMON, CA - 24 Hour Fitness and Bally Total Fitness (“Bally”) jointly announced today that 24 Hour Fitness has agreed to acquire certain assets of Bally Total Fitness including 32 fitness clubs located in New York, New Jersey, Denver and the San Francisco Bay Area. It is anticipated that the transaction will officially close in the next two weeks. Read More...
ClubCorp Announces the Acquisition of Oro Valley Country Club
Posted: December 4, 2014 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp – The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) announces the acquisition of Oro Valley Country Club, a private previously member-owned club located in northwest Tucson at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains. ClubCorp plans a million-dollar reinvention project that will include improvements to the golf course, clubhouse and outdoor patio. Read More...
