Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
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Genesis Grows as Largest Health Club Provider in the Midwest
Posted: December 28, 2016 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - Genesis Health Clubs has announced that they have purchased an additional Omaha area club from Nebraska Elite Sports and Fitness Complex. Nebraska Elite Sports and Fitness Complex is a massive 108,000 square foot facility, including fitness floor, indoor running track, cycling studio, weight and cardio machines, spa, dry sauna, steam room, tennis, basketball, volleyball and a full-service day care. In addition, its swimming pool and yoga studio have both been recently remodeled. It is also the home of The Elite Sports Volleyball Teams. Read More...
ClubCorp Acquires Heritage Golf Club
Posted: August 31, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp -- The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) -- announces the acquisition of Heritage Golf Club, a premier private country club in Hilliard, Ohio, just west of Columbus. ClubCorp plans to spend more than $1 million on improvements to the clubhouse, golf course and practice facilities. Read More...
The Bay Club Company Brings Sought-After Golf Amenities To Silicon Valley and San Diego With Acquisition of Two Country Clubs
Posted: July 19, 2016 in Chains
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Bay Club Company, a California-based active lifestyle corporation, announced the acquisition of two new properties: Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, CA; and The Golf Club at Boulder Ridge in San Jose, CA, continuing the growth of The Bay Club Company’s top-tier amenities. Both of the newly acquired properties complement the current offerings in the Bay Club portfolio and complete the four-quadrant playbook—focused on fitness, sports, hospitality, and family—to create a modernized lifestyle membership. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Now Largest Fitness Provider In Midwest
Posted: June 15, 2016 in Chains
WICHITA, KS - Wichita-based Genesis Health Clubs vaulted to the top spot of fitness providers in the Midwest, announcing the purchase of an additional nineteen clubs throughout the region for a new total of 44 clubs in operation. The acquisition of 19 locations, included eight clubs from 24 Hour Fitness in the Kansas City metro area, seven clubs in the Omaha metro area, and two additional clubs each in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Lincoln, Nebraska. This is on the heels of Genesis’ acquisition of four Gold’s Gym locations in the Kansas City Metro in March. Two of the seven Omaha clubs acquired are Gold's Gym locations. Read More...
Gold’s Gym Expands Presence in St. Louis and Oklahoma City with Acquisition of Six 24 Hour Fitness Locations
Posted: June 15, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - Gold's Gym, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire all of the 24 Hour Fitness locations throughout the St. Louis and Oklahoma City metro areas. As part of the deal, the six 24 Hour Fitness locations will be rebranded under the Gold's Gym name, establishing the brand as the market leader in these cities with 10 locations in Oklahoma City and 11 locations in St. Louis. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Acquires Four Kansas City Area Gold’s Gym Locations
Posted: April 29, 2016 in Chains
KANSAS CITY, MO - Genesis Health Clubs announced that the company has purchased four corporate-owned Gold’s Gym locations in the Kansas City metro including locations at NW Oldham Parkway in Lee’s Summit; W. 119th Street in Olathe; Ditzler Avenue near Liberty; and North Boardwalk Avenue in Kansas City, MO. The Westport Gold’s Gym is an independently owned and operated franchise location that is not part of this transaction. Read More...
ClubCorp Acquires Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club
Posted: March 16, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp - The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) - announces the acquisition of Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, a premier, previously member-owned private club in the Sonoma Wine Country of Northern California among award-winning vineyards and historic oaks. ClubCorp plans a multimillion-dollar capital project that will bring improvements to the clubhouse, golf course and practice facilities and pool. Read More...
ClubCorp Acquires Marsh Creek Country Club in St. Augustine, Florida
Posted: February 3, 2016 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp -- The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) -- announces the acquisition of Marsh Creek Country Club, a premier private country club in St. Augustine, Florida. ClubCorp plans a capital project that will bring new amenities, improvements and upgrades to the club. Read More...
ClubCorp Acquires Bernardo Heights Country Club
Posted: December 17, 2015 in Chains
DALLAS, TX - ClubCorp - The World Leader in Private Clubs (NYSE: MYCC) - announces the acquisition of Bernardo Heights Country Club, a private, previously member-owned club located in north county San Diego. ClubCorp plans a multimillion-dollar reinvention project that will bring new dining, social and family features that will enhance the club experience. Read More...
Genesis Health Clubs Announces Purchase Of Jayhawk Tennis Center
Posted: December 3, 2015 in Chains
LAWRENCE, KS - Genesis Health Clubs has officially announced the acquisition of the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Their plans are to expand the center in front of the building and add a mezzanine level to transform the location into a large scale health, fitness and tennis club, similar to some of their other facilities. Read More...
LA Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness Agree on Club Exchange
Posted: November 16, 2015 in Chains
IRVINE, CA and SAN RAMON, CA - LA Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby LA Fitness intends to acquire the assets of the eleven 24 Hour Fitness clubs in Arizona and 24 Hour Fitness intends to acquire the assets of two LA Fitness clubs in Oklahoma and one in Nebraska. LA Fitness will honor the active member agreements it acquires and 24 Hour Fitness will honor the active member agreements that it acquires; this includes agreements for personal training services and other amenities. Read More...
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...
