takeover news

The share price of F45 Training has fallen by 75 per cent, after the franchised fitness group announced plans to delist from the New York ... More

Multi-award-winning musician, Stormzy, has joined forces with Crystal Palace FC forward Wilfried Zaha to take over non-league football club, AFC Croydon Athletic. Both Zaha and ... More

More big moves are underway at F45, as the company reboots its senior management team with the appointment of Tom Dowd as CEO and Mark ... More

The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS Ltd), which trades as 1Life, having acquired it from its ... More

FS8, the fitness concept combining Pilates, toning exercises and yoga from functional training franchiser F45, has opened its first London club. Located in Oxford Circus, ... More

F45 Training has confirmed it received an “unsolicited preliminary non-binding proposal” from Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (KLIM) to acquire the company. The deal would see ... More

Urban Gym Group (UGG) has announced a 50 per cent increase in TrainMore memberships in Q1 of 2022 compared with same quarter in 2021. Following ... More

Mark Wahlberg- and David Beckham-backed F45 Training has announced a reduction in its core workforce of 110 employees with the aim of cutting its cost ... More

Multi-brand fitness chain Urban Gym Group (UGG) has raised €16m in capital. The funds will be used to drive company growth through acquisitions, branching out ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has expanded its portfolio with a new eco-wellness resort in Mantiqueira, Brazil, nestled amongst flourishing forests and situated at the ... More

Six Senses has announced plans to expand into the Americas and open Six Senses Botanique, in Mantiqueira, Brazil, after reimagining a former hotel and spa. ... More

Town Sports International – which operates a raft of brands, including the New York Sports Club and Boston Sports Club – is looking to secure ... More

Stuart Perrin, a former Xercise4Less COO, has launched a new affordable boutique studio concept with the aim of opening 50 sites across metropolitan areas outside ... More

Liverpool FC has revealed updated KSS -designed plans for the expansion of the Anfield Road stand at its Anfield stadium and has begun a second-stage ... More

Financially troubled Bury Football Club has been expelled by the English Football League (EFL) after it failed to secure a new owner. The indebted club ... More

Bolton Wanderers Football Club (BWFC) is set to enter administration after talks to find a new owner collapsed. Current owner and chair Ken Anderson had ... More

IMG Worlds of Adventure CEO Leonard Otto has said there are no plans to sell the record-breaking indoor theme park, following rumours of a takeover ... More

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammad bin Salman has denied he is planning to launch a takeover bid for English Premier League club Manchester United. Reports ... More

Sands Bethlehem – the hotel and casino resort in Pennsylvania, US, subject to a US$1.3bn (€1.14bn, £1.1bn) acquisition bid by Wind Creek Hospitality – could ... More

Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest sports participation brand. Formed following DW Fitness' takeover of Fitness ... More

Disney has confirmed a US$52.4bn (€44.27bn, £39bn) mega-deal with Fox, acquiring Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with Fox's cable and international TV ... More

Fox boss James Murdoch has emerged as a contender to become the new CEO of Disney, following reports last week that Bob Chapek was the ... More

Former White House advisor Lisa Ellman has laid out the opportunities drones can offer US attractions, also discussing rules and regulations and how to navigate ... More

SeaWorld president and CEO Joel Manby has reiterated that financial discipline remains a top priority for the operator, after another tough quarter saw revenues and ... More

Merlin Entertainments has quashed rumours of a possible SeaWorld Entertainments takeover following reports suggesting the operator had made a bid. A report last week from ... More