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ABC Fitness Solutions Acquires Fitness BI

April 8, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

ABC Fitness Solutions, a Thoma Bravo–backed provider of fitness industry software, has acquired Fitness BI, a San Francisco Bay Area Data Warehouse-as-a-Service platform used by more than 1,100 clubs. The acquisition will integrate Fitness BI's analytics and DWaaS capabilities into ABC's product suite (ABC Performance Insights) to expand reporting, business-intelligence offerings, and create a single source of truth for club operators.

ABC Financial Acquires Trainerize

September 15, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

ABC Financial, a Thoma Bravo-backed provider of fitness club management software, has acquired Vancouver-based Trainerize, a mobile-first SaaS platform for personal trainers and member engagement. The acquisition will integrate Trainerize as an add-on module (“Trainerize powered by ABC”) to extend ABC’s total fitness offering, expand digital capabilities and broaden reach to trainers, clubs and members worldwide.

ABC Fitness Solutions Acquires Glofox

August 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

ABC Fitness Solutions (an affiliate of the Thoma Bravo-backed ABC) has completed its acquisition of Glofox. Glofox will operate as a dedicated business unit within ABC, with co-founder and CEO Conor O'Loughlin continuing to lead the business and working with ABC to integrate offerings and pursue joint innovations.

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.

RSG Group Acquires Gold's Gym

July 13, 2020

Healthcare Services

RSG Group GmbH was selected as the winning bidder in a court-approved auction and is set to acquire Gold's Gym, with an estimated purchase price of $100 million. The acquisition will allow Gold's Gym to emerge from Chapter 11 with 61 company-owned locations and more than 600 franchise-owned clubs, expanding RSG's global footprint.

TSG Acquires TrueCoach

April 27, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

TSG, an Advent International portfolio company, has acquired TrueCoach, a Boulder-based fitness coaching software provider that powers over 15,000 trainers worldwide. The acquisition is an add-on to TSG’s boutique fitness software portfolio and aims to expand digital fitness capabilities and international reach (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand) for TSG’s customers.