80 qualified acquirers are actively looking to buy businesses like Solstice Pilates & Yoga.

b.cycle is a Montreal‑based boutique fitness operator that recently acquired SPINCO, a leading Canadian spin studio network, in February 2026—a strategic play consolidating boutique fitness studios nationally, making acquisition of a Pilates/Yoga studio like Solstice highly plausible ([privsource.com](https://www.privsource.com/acquisitions/deal/b-cycle-acquires-spinco-in-national-fitness-deal-mwSj2p?utm_source=openai)).

Move Health is a Canadian holistic healthcare operator that acquired Fountain Wellness (a multidisciplinary wellness clinic & medical spa) in October 2024 and expanded into Ontario clinics in 2023—showing appetite for wellness‑adjacent acquisitions at small scale ([globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/16/2964390/0/en/Move-Health-Acquires-Fountain-Wellness-and-Enters-into-Medical-Spa-and-Longevity-Industry.html?utm_source=openai)).

Merrithew, a Toronto‑based leader in Pilates education and equipment, is backed by Onex’s mid‑market platform ONCAP since 2022, demonstrating expansion in the Pilates wellness space and potential interest in operating studios ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrithew_International?utm_source=openai)).

Ironbridge Equity (via Yorkville Health Care Fund) acquired Back in Motion Rehab clinics (physio & wellness services) in 2022; this shows capability to acquire small Canadian wellness/fitness service businesses ([originmerchant.com](https://www.originmerchant.com/2022/09/30/september-2022-origin-merchant-partners-acts-as-exclusive-financial-advisor-to-back-in-motion-on-its-sale-to-yorkville-asset-management/?lang=fr&utm_source=openai)).

ONCAP, Onex’s mid‑market PE arm, acquired majority stake in Merrithew in 2022, indicating interest in Pilates and wellness platforms at this scale and geographic region ([globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/02/17/2387009/0/en/oncap-partners-with-merrithew.html?utm_source=openai)).

Given niche local boutique fitness studios like Solstice, individual or search‑fund investors often pursue these deals, though no specific public examples were identified—profile is credible but unverified.