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International Fitness Holdings Inc
International Fitness Holdings Inc., International Fitness Holdings LP, and World Health North LP (collectively, the “Company”), which operates 21 fitness clubs, as well as spin and CrossFit studios, in Calgary and Edmonton, filed an NOI on April 23, 2021. As at March 31, 2021, the company owed approximately $72.9 million to its two main secured lenders, CIBC and Trifit Holdings (GP) Ltd. (the company's general partner). Subsequent to the Alberta Government’s decision to increase COVID-related restrictions, the Company closed all its clubs and laid off a significant number of employees in mid-March 2020 and implemented a number of strategies to attempt to safeguard the longer-term operations including negotiating rent deferrals with landlords and accessing the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy programs. In September of 2020, the Company engaged MNP to lead a strategic process, including a sale of the Company’s assets. This culminated in an asset purchase agreement being entered into between the Company and an arm's-length purchaser that will be finalized while the Company is under creditor protection. KPMG was appointed as proposal trustee. Counsel is Osler for the proposal trustee.