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February 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Playlist in $7.5 Billion Merger with EGYM
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- • Kirkland & Ellis advised Vista Equity Partners and Playlist on a definitive agreement to merge with EGYM. • The combined enterprise is valued at $7.5 billion and includes $785 million in new equity investments. • The transaction was announced on January 15, 2026, and is subject to customary regulatory approvals. • The Kirkland team included lawyers specializing in corporate, debt finance, capital markets, and antitrust & competition.
Kirkland & Ellis advised Vista Equity Partners and its portfolio company Playlist, the newly launched parent brand of Mindbody, Booker and ClassPass, on a definitive agreement to merge with EGYM, a global innovation leader in smart fitness technology, AI-enabled workout programming and corporate wellness solutions. The transaction values the combined enterprise at $7.5 billion and includes $785 million in new equity investments. The transaction was announced on January 15, 2026. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Stuart E. Casillas, Ari Levi, Fareed Karbassyoon, Andrew Liu, Leo Robles-Rodriguez, Jennifer Leserman, Sebastian Pitz and Jan Ditrich; debt finance lawyers Sonali Jindal, Douglas Tedeschi and Matthew Taylor Demopoulos; capital markets lawyer Robert Goedert; and antitrust & competition lawyer Stephen Mohr.
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