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Lynn Hautekeete

Basic-Fit EUR 175m acquisition of Clever Fit

Basic-Fit has announced the acquisition of Clever Fit, a leading fitness operator in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) with 493 clubs (454 franchise+39 owned) across 6 countries. The franchise model breaks with traditional club owned strategy of Basic-Fit as it will explore this model in existing markets (France/Spain). The transaction value is EUR 160m+15m earnout spread out over 3 years. This values Clever fit at 11.0X EV/EBITDA (excl. earnout) while Basic-Fit currently trades at 8.3x spot EV/EBITDA. There is room for operational improvements and increased scale as clever Fit currently has 2222 average members/club vs 2861 (mature+immature) at Basic-Fit. The acquisition is financed via a new 180.0m debt financing facility. If the transaction closes before year end like projected, the leverage (excl fin lease liabilities and corrected for startup losses) will reach approx. 3.0x vs the initial 2.0x projected. Analyst call at  15.00.
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Basic-Fit NV

Basic-Fit NV is an operator of fitness centers based in the Netherlands. The Company operates more than 350 fitness clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain.

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KBC Securities
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Lynn Hautekeete

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