Equinox Holdings, the luxury gym operator popular among financiers and celebrities, has held talks to go public by merging with a blank-check company backed by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Bloomberg -- Equinox, whose gyms are frequented by Wall Street staffers among others, is in talks to go public through a merger with Ares Acquisition Corp. Deliberations are ongoing and may not result in a transaction, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information.
It is backed by Ares Management Corp. VI earlier this year. In February , Equinox struck a funding deal with private equity firm Silver Lake to build out its digital platform. Consumer-focused buyout firm L Catterton also owns a minority stake in the gym operator.
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Extreme rhetoric by top GOP members points to 'sickness' in politics. The Washington Post first reported the fundraiser, sparking the outrage. The news didn't sit well with some people who frequent the gym, who assailed it as supporting a President whose inflammatory rhetoric and policies targeting people of color are out of sync with the gym's progressive and oftentimes famous clientele.
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