For owners
Selling your community sports business.
If you own a swim club, a gym, a rink, a court, or a neighborhood facility and you've started wondering what happens to it when you stop, this page is for you. Here's how a sale actually works with us, and what it means for your staff and members.
Why owners call us.
A founder-led club is usually the person who built it. The books live in a shoebox, the lease is short, the coaching schedule is in someone's head, and the repairs keep getting pushed another season. That combination scares off most buyers, and it's exactly what we're set up to take on.
We buy and hold. We keep the name, the coaches, and the culture, take the administration off your plate, and fund the boring capital work. You get a dignified exit, and the place stays open for the people who use it.
Questions owners ask
How do I sell my gym, swim club, or community sports business?
Most owners start with a conversation, not a listing. We look at two or three years of books, your lease, your membership or season revenue, and normalize owner earnings. From there we tell you what we think the business is worth and why, and propose a structure that fits your timeline.
What is my community sports business worth?
Small owner-operated clubs and gyms usually trade on a multiple of seller's discretionary earnings, adjusted for lease security, staff depth, and how much of the business depends on the owner personally. Recurring member and lesson revenue raises the number. A short lease or undocumented process lowers it.
Can I sell and still coach?
Yes. Plenty of owners want out of billing, payroll, insurance, and the phone, not off the pool deck. We can buy a majority, take over administration, and keep you coaching on a salary.
Do you only buy the whole business?
No. We invest minority, majority, or partnership stakes, and we use earn-ins, earn-outs, seller financing, and staged buyouts so a sale can happen in phases.
What kinds of businesses do you buy?
Swim clubs and swim schools, gyms and training facilities, courts, rinks, field houses, membership clubs, public facility contracts, and non-profit programs that need a real operator. Typically under $1M of EBITDA.
What happens to my staff and members after a sale?
We buy and hold. We keep the name, the coaches, and the culture, pay people properly, and fund the repairs that got deferred. We are not buying to flip it.
What to have ready
Two to three years of financials
Profit and loss, tax returns, and a rough sense of what runs through the business personally.
Your lease
Term remaining, renewal options, landlord relationship. This drives more of the value than owners expect.
Revenue mix
Members, seasons, lessons, camps, rentals. Recurring revenue is what a buyer pays for.
Staffing
Who coaches, who runs the front desk, who would stay after a sale.
Deferred work
The boiler, the roof, the resurfacing. Tell us. We'd rather fund it than find it.
Your timeline
Three months or three years, both are fine. Earlier conversations make better outcomes.
The first conversation costs nothing and stays between us.