Freeman Spogli
Freeman Spogli Management Co., L.P., established in 1983, is a private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an additional office in New York. The company specializes in acquiring middle-market companies, providing growth capital, and facilitating leveraged recapitalizations, management buyouts, and corporate carve-outs. Freeman Spogli primarily invests in the consumer sector, focusing on retail, restaurants, direct marketing, e-commerce, consumer products, and retail services, as well as the distribution sector, with an emphasis on wholesale and business-to-business distribution. The firm typically invests between $25 million and $150 million in equity, targeting companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $700 million and EBITDA between $10 million and $50 million. Freeman Spogli seeks board seats in its portfolio companies and may also participate in add-on acquisition opportunities.
Planet Fitness
Post in 2017
Planet Fitness, founded in 1992 in Dover, New Hampshire, is a leading franchisor and operator of fitness centers with over 1,000 locations across the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. The company aims to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming and non-intimidating environment, which it brands as the Judgement Free Zone®. Planet Fitness operates through three main segments: franchising, corporate-owned stores, and equipment sales. The franchising segment encompasses its operations in various countries, while the corporate-owned stores segment focuses on its directly operated locations in the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, the equipment segment involves selling fitness equipment to franchisee-owned stores. A significant portion of the company's revenue is derived from its corporate-owned stores, and more than 90% of its locations are independently owned and operated.
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