Harvey Spevak

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Harvey Spevak is the Executive Chairman and Managing Partner of Equinox Group. [1]

Career

In 2000, he led a management buyout of Equinox to two private equity firms, North Castle Partners and J.W. Childs. In 2006, he partnered with Related Principles to acquire and secure a significant minority investment from global consumer-focused private equity firm Catterton in 2017.

Equinox acquired SoulCycle in May 2011. [2]

In 2019, Spevak opened Equinox's 100th club in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, followed by the brand's first hotel, as well as coworking venture Industrious at Equinox, in the same neighborhood. [3]

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References

  1. "Equinox betting superfans can cut through New York hotel glut". Crain's New York Business. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. "SoulCycle Co-Founders Cutler and Rice Have Resigned: Exclusive". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. Mzezewa, Tariro (2019-07-10). "Equinox Gets Into the Hospitality Game". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-03-02.