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David Lloyd Leisure (DLL)
has responded to comments
about the change in the value
of the business following its
recent sale to private equity
group TDR Capital.
Although the terms of the
deal weren’t disclosed, it’s
thought DLL was sold by
London & Regional and joint
shareholder Caird Capital for
around £750m.
news •
28 Sep 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has been taken over by private equity group TDR
Capital. The new owners will inject investment to upgrade clubs and focus on
domestic and international expansion.
Though the terms of the deal haven't been disclosed, it's thought the business
was sold by London & Regional and joint shareholders Caird Capital for
around
£750m. The takeover sees TDR gain control of a chain of 81 clubs in the UK
and 10 in Europe, with membership figures standing at 440,000.
news •
06 Sep 2013
Abigail Harris visits easyGym's new flagship site in London, and talks to its CEO about future plans for the premium low-cost model
HCM issue 9 2013
The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering
HCM issue 8 2013
Low cost fitness chain The Gym Group has secured £50m of venture capital to expand its club
portfolio - less than a month after rival Pure Gym announced it too would be spending £50m on new
sites.
news •
14 Jun 2013
Kristen Walsh rounds up the news from IHRSA's 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, which took place in Las Vegas last month
HCM issue 4 2013
The énergie Group Scotland is to become Scotland's biggest fitness operator as it prepares for eight new
openings in 2013.
news •
18 Feb 2013
A look ahead to the event at London's ExCeL this month
HCM issue 2 2013
Nick Batram asks whether the investment climate is now right for some health and fitness companies to re-enter the UK stock market
HCM issue 1 2013
Management company Leisure Connection has announced a £9.3m re-capitalisation. According to a
statement, the cash injection from investors will fund the group's "ambitious growth plans".
news •
21 Sep 2012
The Gym Group has been officially recognised as an Investors in People
organisation – a Kitemark associated with 'exceptional commitment' to staff
development.
news •
04 Sep 2012
Budget operator Fit4less by énergie has opened its smallest ever club in
Maidstone, Kent. The 3,000sq ft (279sq m) club is the chain's 23rd site in the UK.
news •
30 Aug 2012
Cloud-based business management software provider GramercyOne has launched
GoSuite, a free booking and marketing tool aimed at small and medium-sized
service businesses.
news •
27 Oct 2011
Fit4less, the low-cost gym concept owned by énergie Group, has announced the
opening of its 14th UK fitness club in Stockport, with more new locations to
follow "shortly".
news •
03 Oct 2011
Esporta Property Holdings (EPH) - owner of 17 freehold or long-leasehold racquet clubs - has been sold to a fully-owned subsidiary of the British Land Company (BLC) for £179m.
news •
08 Jul 2011
Health club operator énergie Group has acquired budget gym operator Nuyuu for an undisclosed sum from Dragons’ Den star James Caan.
news •
11 Oct 2010
easyJet founder and entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has unveiled plans to expand the easyGroup vehicle, with the UK launch of a new budget fitness club chain in 2011.
news •
02 Sep 2010
Golem Health Club in Bratislava, Slovakia, opened at the end of March.
news •
11 Jun 2010
Health club operator énergie has opened its fourth of Fit4Less budget club in Canterbury, Kent.
news •
19 Mar 2010
Budget gym operator Pure Gym is to open its fifth UK site in Sheffield, after agreeing to a leasehold deal on a property at the city's Sheaf Gardens industrial estate.
news •
01 Mar 2010
The Pemberton Centre in Rushden, East Northamptonshire, operated by sports and leisure trust Cultural Community Partnerships, has been awarded the National Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Developing Sport for All Award.
news •
05 Jan 2009
The 19th century Clifton Victoria Baths in Bristol, one of the oldest Grade II-listed swimming pools in the UK, is due to reopen this October following an extensive £2m restoration project, which began October 2006.
news •
13 Aug 2008
The first of a new chain of budget health clubs, offering a flat rate membership of £14.99 per month and no contract, has opened in Hounslow, West London. The club is owned by The Gym Group (TGG) and pre-sold 5000 monthly memberships online prior to opening.
news •
14 Jul 2008
The first new énergie SHOKK youth fitness franchise has been sold to Mickey Mellon, an ex-professional footballer from Paisley, Renfrewshire.
product innovation •
14 Nov 2007
Former Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers footballer Mickey Mellon is due to open the first SHOKK énergie franchised club in Blackpool next year.
news •
01 Nov 2007
Énergie Fitness Clubs has expanded its ladies-only brand to the Republic of Ireland, marking its first overseas master franchise agreement.
news •
21 Dec 2006
Bannatyne Fitness has acquired the LivingWell Premier health club chain for around £90m, resulting in the value of the independently-owned company rising to more than £200m.
news •
09 Aug 2006
As stated in the recent Cybex-sponsored IHRSA State of the Industry April update, this year, for the first time in 10 years, health club membership in the US has stalled at 41.3m members.
news •
18 May 2006
Coffer Corporate Leisure (CCL), a dedicated mergers and acquisitions advisor for the leisure industry, has been launched to capitalise on the mounting activity in the sector.
news •
24 Feb 2006
US capital Washington’s largest health and fitness chain, the Sport & Health company, has been acquired by a group of local investors led by the chain’s former CEO for US$75m (£42m, 62.6m euro).
news •
09 Feb 2006
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