2017 IHRSA Financial Panel
The annual International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Financial Panel took place in Los Angeles, California, as part of IHRSA 2017. The panel brought together four renowned financial professionals to discuss various aspects of the modern health club marketplace. Marc Magliacano of L Catterton, Andrew B. Hirsekorn of Eagle Merchant Partners, and Jefferies LLC leaders Will Cowan and Steve Tricarico addressed issues impacting all health club segments before opening the floor to general questions from an audience of executives and club owners.
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Representing the private equity community was Marc Magliacano of L Catterton, who has made a number of significant investments in leading fitness companies over his 20 year investment career. As an investment partner at L Catterton, the largest consumer growth investment firm in the world, Marc Magliacano has invested in companies from fitness equipment marketers to studio fitness operators to fitness content creators and innovators. Marc Magliacano is a frequent industry speaker and is currently looking for fitness opportunities globally as the trends that have impacted the US for decades are taking shape outside the U.S. rapidly.
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association is a not-for-profit trade association representing health and fitness facilities, gyms, spas, sports clubs, and suppliers worldwide. IHRSA and its members are dedicated to making the world healthier through regular exercise and activity promotion. IHRSA’s events provide a vast array of speakers on business and corporate culture, instructional sessions on all aspects of succeeding in the health club industry, social events to mix and mingle with peers, and the most spectacular trade shows in the industry.






