Capital and M&A

Capital and M&A raise practical questions about how fitness businesses grow, combine, and find the right partners. These conversations offer a place to explore them through merger decisions, private equity experience, and relationships behind deal flow. Fritz Lanman and Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer discuss integration priorities, investment capacity, and what their combination could mean for operators. Jon Canarick revisits investments in Equinox and Curves, including the challenge of bringing nutrition and fitness together. Jon Ward considers how trusted networks can connect founders with capital and support partnerships across fitness, wellness, and healthcare. Along the way, guests examine where scale might help, where business models constrain expansion, and how leaders weigh new opportunities without losing focus on the businesses they run every day.