Norway-based health club chain Elixia Holding AS has acquired Sports Club, creating a fitness chain with more than 110,000 members in the Nordic region.
Following the merger, Elixia will have a total of 24 clubs in various Norwegian cities and an additional seven in Finland.
The majority shareholder in the merged company will be the private equity fund Norvestor, while Bjørn Maaside, the main shareholder in Sports Club, has obtained a 25 per cent stake in the combined company and will take the role of vice chair.
Elixia Holding AS operates the Elixia chain in Norway and Finland. Formed in 2000 and now with 170,000 members and over 54 clubs in five countries, parent company Elixia has developed leading positions in a number of major European cities including Berlin, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lyon, Munich, Oslo and Vienna.
Norway-based health club chain Elixia Holding AS has acquired Sports Club, creating a fitness chain with more than 110,000 members in the Nordic region.
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Norway-based health club chain Elixia Holding AS has acquired Sports Club, creating a fitness chain with more than 110,000 members in the Nordic region.
Following the merger, Elixia will have a total of 24 clubs in various Norwegian cities and an additional seven in Finland.
The majority shareholder in the merged company will be the private equity fund Norvestor, while Bjørn Maaside, the main shareholder in Sports Club, has obtained a 25 per cent stake in the combined company and will take the role of vice chair.
Elixia Holding AS operates the Elixia chain in Norway and Finland. Formed in 2000 and now with 170,000 members and over 54 clubs in five countries, parent company Elixia has developed leading positions in a number of major European cities including Berlin, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lyon, Munich, Oslo and Vienna.
Norway-based health club chain Elixia Holding AS has acquired Sports Club, creating a fitness chain with more than 110,000 members in the Nordic region.
Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
“Having now done some franchising, we realise that doing boutiques well requires detailed focus, blood, sweat and tears that can only be delivered by the homegrown team”
As the UK healthcare sector struggles with ever-increasing demand, health club operators are stepping in and offering members welcome medical support. Kath Hudson reports
Disappointment about being
passed over for promotion
gave Neil Randall, the resilience
he needed to climb the ranks.
He talks to Kath Hudson about
the challenges he faced early
in his career and the skills
he learned from them
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