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title: "Carlyle Backs Fitness Park With €280M for Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b1be22fb-b48b-4601-af0a-c98953bb814d
source: "Athletech News"
original_url: https://athletechnews.com/carlyle-backs-fitness-park-with-e280m-for-expansion/
author: "Courtney Rehfeldt"
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2025-06-04T19:52:58.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:43:25.969Z
image: https://athletechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/shutterstock_1962599104.webp
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# Carlyle Backs Fitness Park With €280M for Expansion

**TL;DR:** Carlyle has extended a €280 million financing package to Fitness Park, France's largest value-focused fitness club franchisor, to support its expansion through acquisitions. Fitness Park will remain majority-owned by its founders, with minority stakes held by other investors.

*By Courtney Rehfeldt, originally published in Athletech News on 2025-06-04. [Read the original](https://athletechnews.com/carlyle-backs-fitness-park-with-e280m-for-expansion/).*

## Story

Carlyle, a global investment firm, has extended a €280 million financing package to Fitness Park, France’s largest value-focused fitness club franchisor, as the company looks to scale through acquisitions in France and internationally and enhance its member experience.

Fitness Park will remain majority-owned by its founders, with minority stakes held by Future French Champions and Momentum Invest.

“We are delighted to support Fitness Park in strengthening and expanding on its leading position in fitness club services across France,” Carlyle Global Credit Managing Director Otto Alaoui said. “The transaction demonstrates our ability to provide flexible capital solutions to accelerate the growth trajectory of founder-owned businesses in Europe.”

The fitness operator has more than 350 locations across France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco, serving 1.3 million members with its extended hours and flexible, affordable membership options.

“Fitness Park is grateful for the support of Carlyle, which enables the business to continue to pursue its growth ambitions through its high-quality customer offering and via strategic acquisitions,” Fitness Park group CEO Gaëtan Dubuisson. “We strongly believe Carlyle’s expertise and capital will help us further capitalize on the fragmented French fitness market as we look to expand on our strong positioning.”

## Entities

- Fitness (sector)
- Athletech News (publication)
- fitness industry (topic)
- private equity (topic)
- Courtney Rehfeldt (person)
- expansion (topic)
- financing (topic)
- Fitness Park (company)

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Originally reported by Courtney Rehfeldt, Athletech News (https://athletechnews.com/carlyle-backs-fitness-park-with-e280m-for-expansion/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b1be22fb-b48b-4601-af0a-c98953bb814d).