DAVID LLOYD LEISURE Revitalising market-leading brands David Lloyd has a market-leading position in the UK and a growing position in Europe, operating premium racquets, health and fitness clubs in a unique family-oriented setting. 123 Sites across UK and Continental Europe >630,000 Members Description David Lloyd Leisure (“DLL”) is Europe’s largest operator of premium racquets, health and fitness clubs. It operates 123 sites across the UK and Continental Europe, with over 630,000 members and employing over 8,000 staff. DLL provides a unique family-oriented premium offering, generally operating from large edge-of-town sites. DLL offers unrivalled health, sport and leisure facilities, including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, squash and badminton courts, exercise and wellbeing classes as well as spa facilities. Transaction We had followed DLL for many years, believing it to be a unique leisure concept and a premium property-backed asset. We believed it had strong potential to grow by investing capital across the existing estate, expanding into new geographies and significantly enhancing DLL’s customer proposition through a series of operational improvement initiatives. In November 2013 we acquired DLL from UK-based property company London & Regional and Caird Capital LLP. What we've done Following the acquisition of the business we undertook a major capital investment programme, making significant improvements in the style and range of facilities available to members across the estate. We have also worked with management to improve all aspects of the member experience in order to cement DLL’s position as a market leader in premium family leisure. We have relaunched David Lloyd’s new site development programme in the UK and Continental Europe through the acquisition of small portfolios as well as standalone sites. The current focus of the new club strategy is on expansion in Continental Europe where to date DLL has acquired 14 clubs. DLL is executing an accretive capital expenditure programme across the acquired estate and transforming the customer proposition. Key facts Sector: Leisure Status: Partially realised Date of initial investment: November 2013 Website: www.davidlloyd.co.uk Deal type: Private sale Contact email: davidlloyd@tdrcapital.com Back to Our portfolio View previous case study View next case study Quick links Home What we do Who we are Our portfolio Contact us Investor relations Recruitment Media Responsible investing Terms & Conditions Privacy policy Disclosure & transparency Modern Slavery Act 2015 Contact 20 Bentinck Street, London W1U 2EU tel: +44 20 7399 4200 email: info@tdrcapital.com Directions Bentinck Street is located in Marylebone near to Bond Street and Oxford Circus tube stations, and is accessible via the Central, Jubilee, Bakerloo and Victoria lines. © TDR Capital LLP 2021