EōS Fitness Acquires 23 Gold's Gym SoCal Locations from Banos Brothers
October 29, 2025
EōS Fitness has acquired 23 existing Southern California gym locations from the Banos brothers’ Gold’s Gym SoCal franchise, adding more than 1,000 employees to EōS and making Southern California its largest market. The acquisition accelerates EōS’s growth plans (targeting 250 gyms by 2030) and expands its presence in high-profile Southern California submarkets including Hollywood, Long Beach and Santa Barbara.
- Buyers
- EōS Fitness
- Targets
- Gold's Gym SoCal Group (23 Southern California locations)
- Sellers
- Angel Banos, Willy Banos, Gold's Gym SoCal Group
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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