Pure Gym / The Gym

The CMA investigated the anticipated merger of Pure Gym Limited and The Gym Limited but the parties abandoned the deal.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 11 September 2014

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Recreation and leisure
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
• Opened: 18 February 2014
• Closed: 1 August 2014

Administrative timetable

Phase 2	Action
1 August 2014	Merger reference cancelled (*)
26 June 2014	Phase 2 merger reference made

Phase 1	Action
26 June 2014	Decision announced
11 March 2014	Administrative timetable suspended
19 February 2014 to 5 March 2014	Invitation to comment
18 February 2014	Merger inquiry launched

(*) The CMA’s phase 2 reference concerning the merger of Pure Gym Limited and The Gym Limited has been cancelled.

Phase 2

Notices

• Notice of suspension
• Notice of cancellation of merger reference

Inquiry group appointed: 1 July 2014

Martin Cave (Chairman), John Harley, Philip Marsden, Jayne Scott

• Disclosures of interest (PDF, 16 Kb) (01.07.14)

Terms of reference: 26 June 2014

• Terms of reference (PDF, 128 Kb) (26.06.14)

Phase 1

Referral decision

26 June 2014: The CMA has referred the anticipated acquisition by Pure Gym Limited and The Gym Limited to phase 2 for further investigation. The full text of the decision is available below:

• Full text decision (11.09.14)

• Press release: CMA refers gyms merger for in-depth investigation (26.06.14)

Published 11 September 2014