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Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel is looking to expand its London portfolio – as well as enter the
Australian wellness market.
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27 Dec 2018
Manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick Corporation is selling its entire fitness business to
private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.
news •
07 May 2019
Health club operator Fitness First has completed its restructuring, following a turbulent two-year period
during which the privately-owned group has struggled under a burden of debt. Announcing its full year
results for 2011, Andy Cosslett, CEO, said: "It's no secret that 2011 was a difficult year for
us."
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14 Nov 2012
Leisure group Whitbread has confirmed that it has received multiple offers for its David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) chain of health and fitness clubs.
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26 Mar 2007
Cannons Health Clubs and LA Fitness are rumoured to be in talks which could lead the two health club chains to merge.
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17 Sep 2007
The Ascente Group, franchisers of Orangetheory Fitness – the US-based heart
rate-monitored interval fitness concept – have announced plans to expand the
franchise internationally, beginning with Canada in 2012.
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14 May 2012
The second phase of the Mile End leisure complex in Tower Hamlets has been officially opened by sports minister Richard Caborn and Sport England chair Patrick Carter.
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17 Feb 2006
Entrepreneur Richard Branson is believed to be interested in acquiring the David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) health club chain.
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12 Oct 2005
ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in
schools protected after concerns were raised that money could be diverted to plug a gap in
education funding.
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27 Jul 2017
VivaFit, the largest fitness chain in Portugal, will expand its brand into Northern Cyprus after agreeing a master franchising deal with two local entrepreneurs.
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12 Aug 2011
The UK Fitness Network, which offers members access to not for profit leisure centres all over the country, was officially launched on 1 February.
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02 Feb 2009
Australian HIIT chain F45 is set to list on the US-based NASDAQ stock exchange, after securing
a deal with Crescent Acquisition Corporation (CAC), a special purpose acquisition company.
news •
25 Jun 2020
Cinven, the private equity group which owns health club chain Fitness First and bingo group Gala, has been linked to a £600m bid for retailer and fitness chain JJB Sports.
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04 Oct 2004
Hilton Hotels Corporation has signed a deal to manage a 216-bedroom hotel in Liverpool with Grosvenor, the property’s developer.
news •
30 Oct 2006
Starwood Capital, the US-based hotel group, is in talks with advisors regarding a £3bn (US$5.5bn, 4.4bn euro) takeover bid for UK leisure giant Whitbread, according to the Mail on Sunday.
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24 Jul 2006
Leisure Advantage is to supply the funding for new Cybex kit at The Gym, a low cost gym provider based in Hounslow.
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11 Sep 2008
Esporta, the health club chain, will launch a formal auction process next week after receiving several approaches from rival companies, according to The Times.
news •
11 Sep 2006
Clissold Leisure Centre in London has become the first in the capital to achieve a Quest rating of excellent in its recent assessment.
news •
06 Aug 2009
Neena Dhillon takes a look at three new leisure facilities in the UK that demonstrate how creative thinking can help to deliver value in these times of reduced government spending
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Fitness tech firm Egym has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb
for what has been described as a 'high double-digit million' purchase price.
news •
27 Apr 2022
Core Health & Fitness, has acquired Digital fitness content provider Wexer Holding, for an
undisclosed sum.
news •
25 Apr 2022
Fitness startup Arena Innovation has secured US$5.2m worth of seed funding, as it looks
to launch
its robotically-assisted resistance training product to the market.
news •
23 Jul 2021
Sport England has launched a new fund which aims to support small local sport facilities
beyond initial investments it makes.
news •
19 May 2016
Xercise4Less has set its sights on gaining a foothold in the capital, with the gym chain’s
first London site scheduled to open its doors in August in Hounslow.
news •
21 May 2015
Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and Moirai Capital Investments have moved forward
with plans for the development of the Wiltshire town's new £65m regional leisure
hub.
news •
27 Mar 2012
The Third Space – a premium London health club chain which reportedly counts
Prince Harry and Guy Ritchie among its members – has been bought by the
same group which owns the capital’s mammoth Reebok Sports Club.
news •
28 Oct 2014
Sanad Capital, the investment group planning a AU$400m (US$302m, €271m, £245.6m)
“active lifestyle” destination in Queensland, Australia, has recruited the services of
WhiteWater West to develop the attraction’s waterpark.
news •
11 Oct 2016
Fitness First has pulled out of the race to acquire long-time gym chain rival LA fitness,
Health Club Management understands.
news •
18 May 2015
New fitness startup 1Rebel has raised more than £1m of investor capital for its
fledgling business in under two weeks, thanks to an innovative crowdfunding
venture.
news •
16 Jul 2014
Global boutique fitness giant, Xponential Fitness, has refused to comment on rumours it's
considering an IPO.
news •
27 Apr 2021
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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“Fitstop is growing well. In 2023 it added 45 locations and launched in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. It has grown sustainably and has great founder-led energy”
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