United PF Partners, an Austin, Texas-based Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) franchisee, has acquired 26 Planet Fitness clubs in the Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois markets from PF Arkansas, LLC. Financial details were not disclosed. The deal increases United PF Partners’ club count to 152 clubs across 14 states. Financing for[…]

The chicken salad chain now operates 32 of its 105 locations, with significant growth planned for 2019 Auburn, AL (December 21, 2018) — Chicken Salad Chick this week said that it purchased 11 locations in Georgia from the brand’s largest franchise operator, Origin Development Group. Terms of the deal were[…]

Largest Planet Fitness Franchisee Accelerates Growth AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 5, 2018) – United PF Partners (United PF), the largest Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) franchisee, has acquired 19 Planet Fitness locations in the Phoenix market from JEG-FIT, increasing its operating club count to 108 clubs across 10 states. United PF was formed by […]

Dalton, GA (August 20, 2018) – Eagle Merchant Partners and JLM Financial Partners have closed their investment in the Recreational Group, a leading provider of residential and commercial recreational surfacing products across the country. The move capitalises on the rapidly-growing artificial turf and sports surfacing industry, with products used across[…]

Highly Respected Leader Joins Fast Growing Top Planet Fitness Franchisee  Austin, TX (October 25, 2017) – United PF Partners (United PF), the largest Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) franchisee with 78 operating clubs, announced today the addition of Shelli Taylor as Chief Operating Officer and part of the company’s executive leadership[…]

Largest Franchisee Accelerates Growth Austin, TX (October 23, 2017) – United PF Partners (United PF), the largest Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) franchisee, completed two add-on acquisitions of Planet Fitness franchisees in the Phoenix and New Orleans markets, increasing its operating club count by 11 clubs to 78 across 10 states. […]

Add “Austin, TX (November 14, 2016) – Eagle Merchant Partners, a private equity firm, and JLM Financial Partners, an Austin, Texas-based investment firm, have formed United PF Partners, an Austin-based Planet Fitness franchisee joint venture. No financial terms were revealed. The joint venture will have 59 operating clubs in nine[…]

Southern fast-casual restaurant concept readies for growth Auburn, AL (May 4, 2015) — Chicken Salad Chick, one of Nation’s Restaurant News 2015 Breakout Brands, recently announced that it has received an investment from Eagle Merchant Partners (Eagle), an Atlanta, Ga.-based private equity firm. This partnership brings a depth of restaurant[…]

Atlanta (December 16, 2013) — Eagle Merchant Partners (EMP), an Atlanta, Ga.-based private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts in the Southeastern United States, has acquired Vasari LLC, the second largest franchisee in the Dairy Queen system and the largest franchisee in Texas. The Dec. 5, 2013 deal is for[…]