About Expertise Projects News Careers Employee Log-In Contact Previous Next WTS INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES LIFESTART Combined Platform to Provide Broader Luxury Service Capabilities and Offerings to Commercial Office Clientele Will Leverage LifeStart’s Market-Leading Position as the Nation’s Largest Corporate Fitness Center Manager WTS International is thrilled to announce that it has acquired LifeStart, the nation’s largest corporate fitness and amenity management services provider. WTS International is a portfolio company of private equity firm CI Capital Partners, which acquired WTS in partnership with the company’s management team in 2019. Headquartered in Chicago, LifeStart provides over 100 corporate fitness centers in the United States with amenity management, virtual programming and property technology (PropTech) integration. In addition, LifeStart draws on its design and development expertise, with more than 500 successful projects to date, transforming the workplace through wellness and driving best-in-class facility utilization rates. During COVID-19, LifeStart has been a critical partner for its customers, providing access to its virtual platform, LifeStart @ Home, to engage tenants and their employees. LifeStart has provided virtual group exercise, virtual personal training and access to on-demand health and well-being workshops to nearly 100,000 members. LifeStart’s portfolio includes both multi-tenant facilities and owner-occupied buildings in urban and suburban markets, with customers such as Hines, Blackstone, Tishman Speyer, Samsung, Expedia and Citizens Bank. Gary Henkin, Founder and CEO of WTS International, said, “As a company that has been helping individuals and organizations build better lifestyles for nearly half a century, collaboration is at the heart of what we do. The combination of WTS International and LifeStart will enable us to expand important relationships within the commercial office industry. We will be well-positioned to provide developers and other clientele with unparalleled capabilities and offerings, driven by a commitment to wellness and luxury service.” Michael Flanagan, LifeStart CEO, said, “WTS and LifeStart share a similar culture and a common goal—to improve the lifestyles of our clients’ residents and guests. Joining forces with WTS offers an exciting path forward with a company that has a superb reputation in the wellness and luxury hospitality industries. Combining resources will enable us to go further faster, supporting clients with significantly greater service capabilities and program offerings.” LifeStart is also leading the way in technology offerings for commercial clients. “We view our suite of technology offerings as a key market differentiator, further empowering members and enabling us to deliver premium services at scale. We couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to bring our technology assets to WTS’s portfolio of premier clients,” said Scott Campbell, LifeStart Chief Technology Officer. “When we initially invested in WTS, our goal was to build a market-leading provider of wellness management services,” said Zubin Malkani, Managing Director at CI Capital. “We believe that the combination with LifeStart accomplishes just that. We will continue to look for add-on acquisitions that complement and enhance the combined companies’ exceptional suite of services.” Michael Flanagan will become WTS’s Chief Growth Officer, while Scott Campbell will continue to develop technology initiatives as WTS’s Chief Technology Officer. For more information on WTS International services or for any press inquiries, please contact us at info@wtsinternational.com. Client News, Client Programs, Daily Management, Fitness, Industry Info, Industry Trends, LifeStart, Lifestyle, Press Releases, Wellness, WTS Staff Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Vk Email 3200 Tower Oaks Boulevard Suite 400 Rockville, MD 20852 USA Phone: +1 301.622.7800 Fax: +1 301.622.3373 Email: info@wtsinternational.com Web: wtsinternational.com PAGES Awards Client Gallery Contact Us Current News Fitness Expertise Home Lifestyle Expertise Re-opening Services Spa Expertise Sport Expertise WTS Careers WTS Preferred Partners WTS Team RECENT NEWS How to Care for Winter Skin Top 10 Wellness Trends for 2021 WTS International Acquires LifeStart WTS International Expands Lifestyle Division WTS International Fall 2020 News STAFF RESOURCES WTS Careers Knowledge Network SEARCH FOR CONTENT Search for: JOIN OUR TALENT NETWORK SUBSCRIBE TO WTS NEWS Copyright 2021 WTS International, LLC. | All Rights Reserved.