PLANET FITNESS, INC. TO ACQUIRE 114 LOCATIONS FROM ONE OF ITS TOP FRANCHISEES, SUNSHINE FITNESS GROWTH HOLDINGS, LLC.
HAMPTON, N.H., Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, LLC ("Sunshine Fitness"), a leading owner and operator of more than 100 Planet Fitness clubs in the Southeast United States in a cash and stock transaction valued at $800 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, Planet Fitness is expected to fund the cash portion of the purchase price through the proceeds from a new series of securitized notes issued under their existing securitizatio