Curves Bought by Private Equity Firm North Castle Partners

<div class="photoright"><img alt="An old closed down Curves Fitness" src="/sites/default/files/u9/Curves.jpg" style="width: 330px; height: 330px;" /><div class="caption">A shuttered Curves Fitness</div></div>
<p>Josh Kosman of the NY Post has reported that the Heavin family, the Curves founding group, has sold to private equity firm North Castle Partners.</p>
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Kosman&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/pe_aims_to_shape_up_curves_ezjzkL…; target="_blank">reported</a>&nbsp;that the franchisor company&#39;s EBITDA has fallen from $65 to $20 million. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed.</p>
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Curves, and mostly the franchisees, has been plagued for some time with fitness center closures.</p>