Stuttgart, 10 November 2026 - RSM Ebner Stolz advised Holmes Place Europe B.V. and AUCTUS Capital Partners (AUCTUS) on the sale of the German Holmes Place fitness clubs to Virgin Active.

Holmes Place is a leading provider of premium fitness, health and wellness services and has been active in Germany since 2001. The company operates clubs in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Lübeck and Essen, offering group fitness, personal training, wellness & spa and digital services, among other things. The Holmes Place brand dates back to its first club, which opened in Chelsea, London, in 1980.

Virgin Active is an international operator of premium health and wellness clubs headquartered in London. The company operates 224 clubs worldwide, including in the United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Singapore and Thailand, and serves more than one million members worldwide. With the acquisition of the 13 German Holmes Place clubs, Virgin Active is further expanding its premium portfolio in Europe and will now also be represented in Germany.

RSM Ebner Stolz supported Holmes Place Europe B.V. and AUCTUS during the legal due diligence and provided comprehensive legal advice on the pre-structuring and implementation of the transaction, in particular on the drafting and negotiation of the purchase agreement with Virgin Active and on other transaction-related matters.

RSM Ebner Stolz team: Dr. Ronald Kagan (Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A Legal), Elisabeth Huber-Sorge, Benita Schild (both Corporate & M&A Legal), Laurent Meister (Partner, IT and Data Protection Law, Commercial), Philipp Stürmer (IT and Data Protection Law), Johanna Hofmann (Partner, Real Estate Law), Paula Blöcher (Real Estate Law), Ngoc Anh Heimbach (Employment Law).