When Private Equity Came for the Toddler Gyms

Ms. Cianci, 41, spent the first part of her career as a sommelier, specializing in sake. That’s why Little Gym owners are resisting Unleashed’s attempts to squeeze their profits to pad its own. Ms. Cianci said it was widely known across the system and mentioned in a Facebook group visible to lower-level corporate executives. Whoever the buyer may be, they’ve got significant franchisee rancor on their hands — even beyond the Little Gym. “He’s buying companies where people had rights.”The post When Private Equity Came for the Toddler Gyms appeared first on New York Times.