Taymax Group Holdings Acquires Southfit Planet Fitness Franchisee Group

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 Saber Fitness

January 18, 2023

Healthcare Services

Trilantic North America-backed Taymax Group Holdings, LP has acquired Saber Fitness, a Planet Fitness franchisee operating 27 clubs across California. The acquisition increases Taymax’s footprint to 150 Planet Fitness locations and adds approximately 425 Saber employees, expanding the platform’s presence in high-growth California markets.

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.

ECP-PF Holdings Group Acquires Seven Planet Fitness Clubs from Meridian Enterprises

March 7, 2019

Consumer Products

ECP-PF Holdings Group, Inc., a Planet Fitness franchisee backed by Exaltare Capital Partners, acquired seven Planet Fitness locations in the Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee markets from Meridian Enterprises. The deal expands ECP-PF’s footprint in the Southeast and keeps the locations open and operational under the Planet Fitness brand.

PF Atlantic (Monogram Capital Partners portfolio company) Acquires Falange Planet Fitness Franchisee System

April 15, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

PF Atlantic, a Planet Fitness franchisee and portfolio company of Monogram Capital Partners, acquired the Falange Planet Fitness franchisee system in New Jersey. Five Points Capital provided unitranche financing to support the transaction, which expands PF Atlantic’s geographic footprint in New Jersey and complements its existing 30-club platform.