Akin Advises Princeton Equity Group on its Investment in Barry’s Bootcamp

(Dallas) – Akin advised Princeton Equity Group, a private equity firm that exclusively invests in franchisors and multi-unit companies, in connection with its investment in global fitness brand, Barry’s Bootcamp. Barry’s has 89 studios globally that saw more than 7 million visits in 2024. 

The Akin team was led by corporate partner Thomas Yang and included fellow corporate partner Eric Williams; and associates Joshua Parisi, Rafita Ahlam, Megan Hamilton and Kathryn Faulk. 

The wider Akin team included: 

• Debt finance partner Andy Sagor, counsel Joseph Lumley and associates Matthew Sebbag, Yossi Abadi and Lance Tinana; 

• UK partners Justin Stock and Stephen Brown, counsel Charlotte Irvine and Mohammed Natha and associates Gloriya Andonova, Matteo Lissana, Iffat Ahmad and Natasha Rix;  

• tax partner Julia Pashin, counsel Aaron Vera and associate Samir Halawi; 

• real estate partner John Bain, counsel Payne Roberts and practice attorney Stuart Graves; 

• labor & employment partner Desiree Busching and counsel Jenny Bobbitt; 

• executive compensation & employee benefits partner Stephanie Bollheimer and counsel Alex Ritschard; 

• intellectual property partner David Vondle; 

• cybersecurity, privacy & data protection head Natasha Kohne, senior counsel Michael Miller and advisor Joseph Hold; 

• international trade partners Melissa Schwartz and Alexis Guinan and associate Eveline Liu; and 

• environmental partner David Quigley, senior counsel Andrew Oelz and associate Erin Magoffie. 

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

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