management team news

Boutique franchisor, Tribute Brands, has signed a deal with Let’s Go Fitness to open 20 reformer Pilates studios in Switzerland. Let’s Go Fitness is Switzerland’s ... More

The UK fitness market is a solid investment proposition, according to a new report from OakNorth Bank. Oaknorth provided £75 million leveraged finance for Third ... More

Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will include the addition of a new proprietary small group training ... More

"The fitness industry is facing an identity crisis," was Anna Bjustam's opening statement as she addressed delegates at the HCM Summit 2025 in London this ... More

After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have just opened the HCM Summit at the Queen Elizabeth II ... More

Ecommerce company Excalibur Group has announced the strategic acquisition of spa deal website Spabreaks.com, enhancing the group’s presence in the luxury spa, wellness and leisure ... More

Backed by KSL Capital Partners, OakNorth has provided a £75 million leveraged finance loan to premium UK fitness and wellness operator, Third Space. OakNorth previously ... More

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical ... More

Once described as “the greatest of them all” by Hilton’s founder Conrad Hilton, Waldorf Astoria New York, US, has reopened its doors after one of ... More

Oldham Active has created the new role of head of health and wellbeing to tackle inequalities by strengthening links with the healthcare sector and expanding ... More

Morocco’s first medi-spa has opened at the Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay with doctors and spa therapists on hand to deliver its longevity programme. Set on ... More

Global boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has posted a net loss of US$98.7 million for the full year and is re-stating its 2023 financial position. This ... More

The first membership price increase in more than 25 years helped Planet Fitness achieve full-year revenue growth of more than 10 per cent in 2024. ... More

Planet Fitness has announced changes to its leadership team to support the company's strategic goals From 3 March, Bill Bode, currently division president, US franchise, ... More

Puma Growth Partners has announced a £4 million investment into NRG Gyms to upscale its expansion across the UK. The high-value, low-price gym group was ... More

RSG Group has announced that Gerd Schaller, brother of the late founder, Rainer Schaller, will join the management team as the third CEO on 1 ... More

The first XF Gym has opened in the UK. The 40,000sq ft gym is housed in a former Debenhams store in the Merry Hill shopping ... More

Fiona Eastwood, COO of Merlin Entertainments, has been announced as interim CEO, following the departure of Scott O'Neil, who leaves the business at the end ... More

It has been confirmed that PureGym is the winning bidder in the auction for US operator, Blink Fitness, with a successful bid of $121 million. ... More

Four-time Olympic medallist, Rebecca Adlington OBE, and Olympic swimmer, Steve Parry MBE, have successfully completed a management buyout of Swim! The pair originally founded the ... More

Pure Gym has raised the necessary funds to allow the purchase of Blink Fitness, which had filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US ... More

Blink Fitness, the affordable fitness brand founded in 2011 and owned by Equinox Holdings, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware, ... More

Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14 categories will be revealed at a ceremony at the International ... More

Village Hotels has changed hands following a deal between the owner – an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners – and funds managed by Blackstone Real ... More

German health and fitness operator, LifeFit Group, has found a new investor – Waterland Private Equity Investments. The deal is expected to complete later this ... More