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The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow
HCM Handbook 2020
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s health and fitness clubs are currently closed either by
decree or voluntary arrangement.
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02 Apr 2020
Be Military Fit with Bear Grylls (BMF) will activate its network of ex-armed forces personnel and
mobilise it in the fight against the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.
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26 Mar 2020
Vedere Ventures has announced today (4 March) that it is investing in new global fitness
data platform fitNdata.
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04 Mar 2020
Boutique fitness operator Barry's is entering the indoor cycling market with Barry's Ride – a new
concept set to launch in the US this month (February 2020).
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21 Feb 2020
At-home fitness company Echelon Fitness has signed a partnership deal with interior and product
designer Eric Villency.
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28 Dec 2019
Revenue management specialist Transaction Services Group (TSG) has acquired active leisure
software and services provider Legend Club Management Systems for an undisclosed sum.
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26 Nov 2019
The CEO of BMF talks about working
with Bear Grylls, launching a global
franchise business and his new nonexecutive
director, Jan Spaticchia
HCM issue 9 2019
After reviving Fitness First Germany, Seibold
is building a portfolio of fitness brands
under new company, Life Fit Group
HCM issue 8 2019
In her first year as CEO of Total Fitness,
membership has grown by 6,000. The first
female CEO in the UK’s commercial fitness
sector tells us how she’s implemented
cultural changes to grow the business
HCM issue 8 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie
Fitness.
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03 Aug 2019
Private equity firm North Castle Partners has taken a stake in at-home fitness and indoor
cycling specialist Echelon Fitness.
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29 Jul 2019
Is the UK boutique fitness sector capable
of attracting the funding it needs? Alicia
Whistlecroft from Deloitte takes a look
at the level of opportunity
HCM issue 7 2019
The founders of Goodlife, Australia’s
largest gym chain, have a new concept,
which combines boutique disciplines
HCM issue 7 2019
Crunch Fitness could double in size over the next five years, according to CEO Jim Rowley, following
the acquisition of the fitness chain by private equity group TPG.
news •
03 Jul 2019
The acquisition of commercial fitness equipment manufacturer Life Fitness by KPS Capital
Partners has completed, following the initial announcement of its sale in May this year.
news •
03 Jul 2019
Low-cost gym operator EōS Fitness has acquired five former Gold's Gym locations in Utah –
its first in the US state.
news •
17 Jun 2019
Manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick Corporation is selling its entire fitness business to
private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.
news •
07 May 2019
Private equity firm North Castle Partners
has made possible the Barry’s Bootcamp
expansion and Curves’ success in Asia. We
talk to the firm’s fitness lead, Jon Canarick
HCM issue 5 2019
Fitness Holdings Northeast (FHN), one of the largest franchisee groups in the Crunch Fitness
network, has secured a "growth-oriented investment" from private equity group Synergy Capital.
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23 Apr 2019
Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the
latest European Health & Fitness Market Report showing
that membership and market value remain strong in
Europe. The goal – 80 million members by 2025
HCM Handbook 2019
Underground Gym’s co-founder on breaking
the rules with a new model and building a
self-funded business from scratch
HCM issue 4 2019
Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) has acquired CorePower Yoga from L Catterton for
an undisclosed sum.
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25 Mar 2019
The fitness industry in China is growing fast, according to the IHRSA Greater China Health Club Report. Kristen Walsh explains the findings
HCM issue 3 2019
Marketing and sales will be the focus at
the sixth European Health and Fitness
Forum (EHFF), taking place in April
HCM issue 2 2019
Founders Paul Trendell and Chris
Djuric tell us about their new boutique,
which centres around boxing and
running group fitness classes
HCM issue 2 2019
US operator Fitness Connection, which has 41 health clubs across three states, has been acquired by
private equity firm Roark Capital.
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08 Feb 2019
Fitness equipment supplier TRX has recapitalised its business after securing capital investment from
private equity firm Equity38.
news •
24 Jan 2019
Fitness subscription service ClassPass acquired GuavaPass, a fitness aggregator operating in Asia
and the Middle East.
news •
22 Jan 2019
The new CEO of Xercise4Less
– one of the founders of Virgin
Active – says the budget operator
is gearing up to double in size
HCM issue 1 2019
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Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new ...
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Barry’s – known for its HIIT workouts combining treadmills and weights – is thought to ...
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Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had ...
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US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from ...
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The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover ...
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There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it ...
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While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain ...
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
data to life to engage and delight members
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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