Taymax Group Holdings Acquires Saber Fitness

Trilantic-backed Taymax Group Acquires MJ Fitness

July 10, 2019

Healthcare Services

Taymax Group Holdings, LP, a large Planet Fitness franchisee backed by Trilantic North America, has acquired MJ Fitness, an operator of four Planet Fitness clubs in the Huntsville, Alabama region. The deal adds MJ Fitness's ~32,000 members and ~60 employees to Taymax's footprint, bringing the buyer to 65 clubs and representing an add-on acquisition and regional expansion for the platform.

Taymax Group Holdings Acquires Southfit Planet Fitness Franchisee Group

September 12, 2019

Healthcare Services

Trilantic-backed Taymax Group Holdings, LP acquired the Planet Fitness franchisee group operating as Southfit (Southfit Holdings, PF Jax Three and PF Jax Four), adding 14 clubs, ~230 employees and ~75,000 members in the Jacksonville, Florida and southeastern Georgia region. The deal expands Taymax's platform to approximately 90 clubs and continues the company’s rollout strategy supported by prior strategic investment from Trilantic North America.

CDM Fitness Holdings Acquires Seven Planet Fitness Clubs from Jeg Viper LLC

March 13, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

CDM Fitness Holdings, an SBJ Capital portfolio company, purchased seven Tacoma-area Planet Fitness clubs from Jeg Viper LLC, expanding its Pacific Northwest footprint. The deal adds nearly 162,000 square feet across seven locations and gives CDM rights to build and operate additional clubs in the Tacoma area as it reinvests in and upgrades the acquired facilities.

Fitness International Acquires XSport Fitness' 35 Clubs

July 16, 2024

Healthcare Services

Fitness International, operator of the LA Fitness family of brands, has acquired XSport Fitness' 35 locations and assumed operations effective immediately. The deal expands Fitness International's presence in the Chicagoland, New York and Virginia markets and preserves existing XSport membership agreements while offering members access to LA Fitness locations.

Planet Fitness Acquires Sunshine Fitness (114 Clubs)

January 11, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Planet Fitness, Inc. agreed to acquire Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, LLC — a Planet Fitness franchisee operating 114 clubs in the Southeast U.S. — in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $800 million, funded in part by a new securitization and available cash. The locations (in AL, FL, GA, NC and SC) were folded into Planet Fitness' company-owned portfolio, and Sunshine co-founder Shane McGuiness joined Planet Fitness to oversee the combined corporate club operations; the deal closed in February 2022.

Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings Acquires Anchor Fitness LLC

April 9, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, a Planet Fitness franchisee backed by TSG Consumer Partners, acquired Anchor Fitness LLC’s 13 Planet Fitness club locations across South Carolina and Georgia. MFA Companies acted as exclusive financial advisor to Anchor Fitness; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Sunshine Fitness’s footprint to roughly 80 clubs across the Southeast U.S.