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Waterland Private Equity, the firm that supported Basic-Fit’s expansion, wants to build another European market leader with a prospective deal to buy half of Fit One – as a platform for more purchases in the German-speaking countries and other...
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Medicover is investing in vertical integration, complementing its fitness pass service with the acquisition of the 19 Fitness World clubs in Poland previously owned by the Pure Gym group. Medicover is a Swedish-based healthcase service group that...
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Grupo Duet has finalised its pull-out from the fitness industry with the sale of its ten Duet Sports clubs to Sixth Street Partners and Ithaka, its Spanish partner. Grupo Duet divested its thirteen Duet Fit clubs in Catalonia to the Viva Gym...
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Peloton Interactive is moving into the commercial equipment market through an agreement worth $420 million in cash to buy Precor, which should reinforce its supply chain with substantial U.S. production capacity. Peloton said yesterday that the...
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Vaha has secured unspecified funding from Unbound and other investors, to push the development of its smart training mirror and its launch across European markets. Vaha was created last year by Valerie Bures-Bönström, who previously co-founded...
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Pure Gym could shake up the market in Saudi Arabia through a franchise partnership that aims to open 40 budget clubs around the country in the next five years. The partner is Ektimal, a Saudi entity created to invest in the fitness industry. Its...
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Fit Jeff studios could start proliferating in Europe, after the multi-service start-up behind the franchise raised €17.3 million last week to continue working on its products and to expand in more international markets. Fit Jeff is the...
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CLMBR has raised unspecified investment to launch two vertical climbing machines next year, with support from venture capital as well as investors such as Jay-Z and Novak Djokovic. The Denver-based firm is widening the connected fitness category...
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Almost out of the blue, the FitnessX brand has taken off in the Danish fitness club market to create a group of 22 large-scale clubs in less than three months. That’s “almost” out of the blue because the investors behind the project are...
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