Actic Group

Company/Organisation:
Actic Group

Geographic Location

Country: Sweden

Company

Sector: Arts / entertainment
Arts, entertainment and recreation
93.13 - Fitness facilities

Employment Effects

Announcement Date: 19-03-2020
Planned Job Reductions min: 900
Type of Restructuring: Internal restructuring

Additional Information

Actic Group, a Northern European gym operator, has announced its plans to dismiss up to 900 employees in Sweden. The company operates 131 units in Sweden, 29 units in Norway and 26 in Germany. The non-Swedish units will also suffer job losses. The company says that its profitability has significantly decreased due to the actions taken by the authorities in order to stem the the transmission of COVID-19. The company has cancelled annual dividend payments to shareholders and it also considers using the option recently given by the Swedish government to temporarily lay off personnel and postpone tax and other payments. The company has debts worth around 3.9 times adjusted earnings (EBITDA). 

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