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Final round of bids due for Pure Gym
POSTED 01 Nov 2017 . BY Deven Pamben
Pure Gym has 180 clubs nationwide
A final round of bids for Pure Gym is due tomorrow (2 November), according to Reuters.

According to sources, bankers are working on debt financing of up to £400m (US$531m, €456.5m) to back the sale of one of Britain’s largest health and fitness chains.

Sources also said Pure Gym has attracted interested parties including Goldman Sachs Private Equity, Leonard Green, Pamplona and Providence.

US private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors has been a controlling shareholder of the chain since 2013.

The potential sale of Pure Gym, which has 180 clubs nationwide, comes a year after the company abandoned an initial public offering (IPO).

The final round of bids follows a first round which closed in September.

Pure Gym declined to comment.
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  Abandoned IPO cost Pure Gym £6.8m


Pure Gym's planned initial public offering (IPO) that was abandoned last year cost the group £6.8million (US$8.48m, €7.9m), according to sources.
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NEWS
Final round of bids due for Pure Gym
POSTED 01 Nov 2017 . BY Deven Pamben
Pure Gym has 180 clubs nationwide
A final round of bids for Pure Gym is due tomorrow (2 November), according to Reuters.

According to sources, bankers are working on debt financing of up to £400m (US$531m, €456.5m) to back the sale of one of Britain’s largest health and fitness chains.

Sources also said Pure Gym has attracted interested parties including Goldman Sachs Private Equity, Leonard Green, Pamplona and Providence.

US private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors has been a controlling shareholder of the chain since 2013.

The potential sale of Pure Gym, which has 180 clubs nationwide, comes a year after the company abandoned an initial public offering (IPO).

The final round of bids follows a first round which closed in September.

Pure Gym declined to comment.
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Bidders line up with offers for Pure Gym


Bidders have reportedly tabled offers for the UK’s biggest health and fitness group Pure Gym after the deadline closed on Thursday (21 September).
Surging membership numbers boost Pure Gym figures


Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises expected as the operator plans to open up to 25 new sites this year.
Abandoned IPO cost Pure Gym £6.8m


Pure Gym's planned initial public offering (IPO) that was abandoned last year cost the group £6.8million (US$8.48m, €7.9m), according to sources.
Pure Gym confirms it has abandoned today's IPO


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