Leisure Transactions 2011
Note: Details of the transactions listed in the tables above are taken from information
in the public domain and Christie + Co cannot warrant their accuracy.
Date
Vendor
Purchaser
Deal
June
Sports Holdings (Asia)
Convers Sports
Initiative (CSI)
The acquisition of Portsmouth Football Club.
June
Rank Group
Guoco Group
Guoco Group acquired a majority shareholding and took control of the
Rank Group.
June
Intertain
Antic
Acquisition of the former Walkabout Bar in Clapham.
June
KuKui
Eclectic Clubs &
Bars, backed by
Avanti Capital
Acquisition of KuKui – including the brand name and 500-capacity site in
Bournemouth.
July
Undisclosed
Garland Leisure
Leasehold acquisitions of Star Bowl in North Shields and Lakeside
Superbowl in Bishop's Stortford.
July
GL-14
Bannatyne Fitness
Acquisition of two health clubs operated by GL-14 in Manchester and
Fairfield, Hertfordshire.
August
Société Générale
Virgin Active
Acquisition of Esporta's UK business of 55 health clubs and 159,000
members for a total consideration of up to £77.6 million.
August
Société Générale
British Land
Company (BLC)
Acquisition of Esporta Property Holdings (EPH) – a portfolio of 17
freehold and leasehold racket clubs for £179 million.
September Geoff Moss and Ian Roberts
Wrexham Supporters'
Trust (WST)
Acquisition of Wrexham FC.
September LaSalle Investment Management
Circus Invest
Acquisition of The Circus leisure complex in Manchester for £20.1 million.
September Undisclosed
Private investor
Sale of the former Limelight Club on Shaftesbury Avenue, London, for
£8.25 million.
November Luminar Leisure
Fever Bars
Acquisition of a former Luminar site in Redditch.
December
Ernst & Young, administrators of
Luminar Leisure
Peter Marks, Alex
Geffert and Joe
Heanen
Acquisition of Luminar Leisure and its 66 operating nightclubs for
approximately £45 million.
December Undisclosed
The Gym Group
Acquisition of three sites at Stockwell and Wood Green in London
and in Luton.
December Capital and Regional
Ice Factor
International
Acquisition of SNO!zone Braehead, the operator of an indoor skiing
and snowboarding venue and with it a new 25-year lease on the winter
sports facility.
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