Who Owns Crunch Fitness?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Crunch Fitness. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Crunch Fitness
Crunch Fitness is a global chain of franchised and corporate-owned gyms offering low-cost memberships, group fitness classes, and personal training under a "No Judgments" philosophy.
Starts at $9.99 / member / month
Leonard Green & Partners
Leonard Green & Partners is a leading private equity investment firm founded in 1989 and based in Los Angeles, California, that partners with market‑leading, growth companies.
Crunch Fitness
Crunch Fitness is a global chain of franchised and corporate-owned gyms offering low-cost memberships, group fitness classes, and personal training under a "No Judgments" philosophy.
Starts at $9.99 / member / month
Leonard Green & Partners
Leonard Green & Partners is a leading private equity investment firm founded in 1989 and based in Los Angeles, California, that partners with market‑leading, growth companies.
Major Shareholders
Crunch Fitness
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Green & Partners (LGP) Majority owner of Crunch Holdings, LLC (doing business as Crunch Fitness) via private equity funds, acquiring a controlling interest from TPG Growth and other minority shareholders in a transaction announced April 15, 2025; exact equity and voting percentages were not publicly disclosed. | Institutional | — | Apr 2025 |
Leonard Green & Partners
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
John Glenn Danhakl Managing Partner of Leonard Green & Partners and one of the key executives who indirectly own the firm and its general partner, as disclosed in Form ADV-based summaries. | Individual | — | Mar 2025 |
Jonathan Davis Sokoloff Managing Partner and key principal owner of Leonard Green & Partners, identified as a control person in Form ADV-derived data. | Individual | — | Mar 2025 |
John Maxwell Baumer Senior Partner and control person of Leonard Green & Partners; also trustee of the Baumer Family 2003 Trust that holds an interest in the firm. | Individual | — | Mar 2025 |
Jonathan Adam Seiffer Senior Partner and control person of Leonard Green & Partners; serves as trustee of the Seiffer Family Trust, which is reported as a limited partner owner. | Individual | — | Mar 2025 |
Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund (Blackstone Inc.) Blackstone, via its Strategic Capital Holdings GP-stakes fund, acquired a long-term minority (less than 15%) equity interest in Leonard Green & Partners in 2017, making it a significant external shareholder. | Institutional | — | Jul 2017 |
Seiffer Family Trust Family trust of the Seiffer family reported as a limited partner owner of Leonard Green & Partners; Jonathan A. Seiffer is trustee and a senior partner of the firm. | Family | — | Mar 2025 |
Baumer Family 2003 Trust Family trust associated with senior partner John M. Baumer, identified in Form ADV-derived data as a control person through his role as trustee; inferred to hold a direct partnership interest. | Family | — | Mar 2025 |
Cody Lee Franklin Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Leonard Green & Partners, listed as a control person of the adviser in Form ADV-based disclosures. | Individual | — | Mar 2025 |
Andrew Charles Goldberg Partner and Chief Compliance Officer/General Counsel of Leonard Green & Partners, identified as a control person in SEC Form ADV-derived data. | Individual | — | Mar 2025 |
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