Holmes Place is the place to be for fitness and health. The company operates some 15 upscale fitness clubs in Europe (in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). Holmes Place fitness clubs feature a range of classes (from aerobics to holistic teachings) and such amenities as swimming pools, bars, and restaurants. The company has about 60,000 members. It decreased the size of its business considerably when it sold its UK health clubs to Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Active fitness clubs chain in 2007. As a result, more than 45 clubs were rebranded from Holmes Place to Virgin Active.

Richtree Market Restaurants operates a small number of casual dining spots in Toronto, Ottawa, and other parts of Ontario. It has a half dozen restaurants that specialize in Mediterranean-style cuisine with a menu that features past, pizza, and seafood dishes. The market restaurants also serve gourmet coffee and pastries, as well as some breakfast items. Richtree Market Restaurants was formed in 2005 with backing from US-based investment group Catalyst Fund.

These birds are partial to Louisville timber. The Baltimore Orioles baseball team is a storied franchise of Major League Baseball, boasting seven American League pennants and three World Series titles (its last in 1983). Organized as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, the team became the St. Louis Browns the next year and moved to Baltimore in 1954. The team's roster has boasted such Hall of Fame talent as Jim Palmer, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Brooks Robinson. The Orioles organization also has a controlling interest in Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, a regional cable sports channel. Peter Angelos has controlled the team since 1993.The Baltimore Orioles L.P. is the operating company for the professional baseball team of the same name. As a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League, the Orioles play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, situated in the heart of Baltimore. The opening of Oriole Park in 1992 ushered in a new era of baseball-only stadiums that paid architectural homage to the ballparks of an earlier era. While the popularity of its home field led to high attendance, success has not transferred onto the diamond in recent years. A team that was a consistent contender for decades has fallen into an extended period of mediocrity. The club is owned by a group of investors headed by attorney Peter Angelos, a gadfly among baseball's generally conservative group of owners. Minority owners of the Orioles include such celebrities as novelist Tom Clancy, political commentator and columnist George Will, filmmaker Barry Levinson, former tennis player Pam Shriver, and legendary sportscaster Jim McKay.

Richoux Group (formerly Gourmet Holdings) operates a small number of restaurants and pubs under the Richoux and Amato brands. Its flagship concept, which has been around since the early 1900s, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, including such traditional items as fish and chips, liver and onions, and Shepherd's pie. The eateries also feature afternoon tea with scones.

You might say this company wants to bring back the Happy Days of dining. 5 & Diner of North America operates a chain of 1950s-themed restaurants with about 15 company-owned and franchised locations in Arizona and about five other states. The family-dining units sport checkered and chrome exteriors, vintage jukeboxes, and waitresses dressed in poodle skirts. The 150-item menu is also true to the retro motif, with meals named Big Bopper Burger, Blue Moon Burger, Hound Dog, La Bamba Melt, and Surf City, among others. 5 & Diner also serves egg creams, malts, and shakes for dessert. Started in 1987, the chain is controlled by chairman Robert Watson.

Hot sauce fuels the flight of this restaurateur. Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) operates a chain of more than 650 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar quick-casual dining spots in about 40 states that specialize in serving Buffalo-style chicken wings. The eateries, found mostly in Midwestern and Southeastern states, offer more than a dozen dipping sauces to go with the spicy wings, as well as a complement of other items such as chicken tenders and legs. BWW's menu also features appetizers, burgers, tacos, salads, and desserts, along with beer, wine, and other beverages. The company owns and operates about 230 of the restaurants, while the rest are operated by franchisees.

These Celts go into battle wearing basketball shorts instead of kilts. Boston Basketball Partners owns and operates the Boston Celtics professional basketball team, a storied franchise of the National Basketball Association that has won 17 league titles (its last in 2008). Formed in 1946, the team's roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Russell, and Bill Walton, as well as famed head coach Red Auerbach. Boston Basketball Partners, led by Wycliffe Grousbeck, has owned the team since 2002.

Far from Casablanca, these night clubs offer topless entertainment as part of the floor show. Rick's Cabaret International operates about 20 adult night clubs in Florida, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. Most of the gentlemen's clubs are run under the Rick's Cabaret name, while others operate under such banners as Club Onyx and XTC. Rick's caters to highbrow patrons with dough to blow: It offers VIP memberships for individual and corporate clients that can cost hundreds of dollars annually. In addition to its night clubs, Rick's operates adult Web sites and an auction site for adult entertainment products.

These Celts go into battle wearing basketball shorts instead of kilts. Boston Basketball Partners owns and operates the Boston Celtics professional basketball team, a storied franchise of the National Basketball Association that has won 17 league titles (its last in 2008). Formed in 1946, the team's roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Russell, and Bill Walton, as well as famed head coach Red Auerbach. Boston Basketball Partners, led by Wycliffe Grousbeck, has owned the team since 2002.

AMF Bowling Worldwide is a leading operator of bowling centers with more than 300 locations in about 35 states. Operated through subsidiary AMF Bowling Centers, the chain offers league and non-league bowling, along with video games, billiards, and other amusements. AMF's activity centers also offer food and beverage service and sell bowling gear. In addition to its chain of bowling centers, the company owns 50% of QubicaAMF Worldwide, a joint venture with Italian manufacturer Qubica that sells such bowling center equipment as refurbished pinsetters and scoring systems. AMF Bowling is controlled by investment firm Code Hennessy.

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