Leeds United has fallen behind. A European power in the late 1990s, Leeds United has seen better days on the pitch and currently plays in League One of English football system (two steps below the Premiership). Founded in 1919, the team has won three League Championships and one FA Cup over the years. Club-related publishing, merchandising, and travel businesses round out its operations. In early 2005 former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates saved the club from bankruptcy with an investment of nearly $20 million, establishing a 50% stake in the club.

Canlan Ice Sports is a leading operator of ice sports facilities in North America, with more than 20 rinks in Canada and the US encompassing more than 60 ice sheets. Its facilities, including the gargantuan Burnaby 8 Rinks in British Columbia, offer recreational skating and amateur hockey, as well as educational programs for beginning skaters. Canlan also generates revenue from concessions, sports equipment sales, and management fees. In addition, Canlan runs hockey development programs and recreational leagues, including the Adult Safe-Hockey League. Private equity firm Bartrac Investments owns 75% of the company.

Executive Inn Group Corporation manages upscale hotels and resorts under the Executive Hotels & Resorts brand. It operates about 20 hotels located in Canada and the western US (San Francisco and Seattle), targeting both business and leisure travelers. The company also offers franchising and hotel management services to other facility owners. Executive Inn Group operates and co-owns Vancouver's Hotel LeSoleil and Oritalia Restaurant through a joint venture. Previously listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the company delisted its shares and became private in 2007.

The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) promotes the sport of disc golf, a game played with specially designed flying discs and baskets, rather than dimpled balls and holes. Founded in 1976, the PDGA sanctions about 550 annual amateur and professional competitions (including championship events) and boasts more than 16,000 members in about 20 countries. The sport has seen rapid growth, from one course in 1975 to more than 2,500 today. The vast majority of disc golf courses are in the US.

Formed in 2002, Tragus is one of the UK's largest independently owned restaurant chain operators with over 280 sites across the country serving over 20 million meals every year. Our exciting portfolio of leading brands are operated as four divisions - Café Rouge, Strada, Bella Italia, and the Brasseries - with offerings ranging from inspired pizza and pasta to delicious French classics. Tragus is backed by The Blackstone Group, a global private investment and advisory firm, founded in 1985. The firm has raised a total of more then $67 billion for alternative asset investing since its formation of which approximately $30 billion has been for private equity investing. The Private Equity Group is currently investing its fifth general private equity fund with commitments of $15.6 billion, and has over 60 experienced professionals with broad sector expertise. Blackstone’s other core businesses include Private Real Estate Investing, Corporate Debt Investing, Hedge Funds, Mutual Fund Management, Private Placement, Marketable Alternative Asset Management, and Investment Banking Advisory Services.

Novus Leisure operates about 40 upscale nightspots in London and nine other cities in the UK. The company's flagship chain of bars, Tiger Tiger, has about 10 locations offering drinks, dancing, and food. Its other concepts, such as Strawberry Moons, Sugar Reef, and Zoo Bar, each offer a unique atmosphere for young adults out on the town. Spun off from intellectual property firm Chorion in 2002, the company was acquired by private equity firm Electra Partners in 2005.

The Kansas City Chiefs Football Club was founded by oilman and sports impresario Lamar Hunt as the Dallas Texans in 1959, a charter member of the American Football League. (Hunt also helped start the AFL and served as its first president.) The franchise moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1963 and was renamed the Chiefs. After winning three league titles and one Super Bowl, the franchise joined the National Football League when the rival associations merged in 1970. The Chiefs play host at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. Hunt's family, led by his son, Clark Hunt, continues to own the football franchise.

Detroit Pistons Basketball Company owns and operates the Detroit Pistons professional basketball team, which boasts three National Basketball Association championships, its last coming in 2004. The team was formed in 1941 as the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Zollner Pistons by auto piston maker Fred Zollner, who moved the team to Detroit in 1957. The Pistons roster has included such stars as Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, and Isiah Thomas. Karen Davidson, widow of the late William Davidson, controls the team. The family also owns Palace Sports & Entertainment, a holding company that owns Detroit's Palace of Auburn Hills arena.

This company is looking to make a strike in the recreation business. Bowl America owns and operates about 20 bowling centers in four markets, including the Baltimore-Washington, DC, area; Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida; and Richmond, Virginia. The bowling centers offer a total of more than 750 lanes for both league and non-league bowling, as well as Cosmic Bowling (with glow-in-the-dark balls and laser light shows) for younger patrons. The centers also feature game rooms, food and beverage services, and other amenities. President Leslie Goldberg and his sister Merle Fabian together own more than 50% of Bowl America.

Don't expect to find any Cartwright memorabilia here, just plenty of hearty food. Hoss's Steak and Sea House operates about 40 of its signature family-style restaurants in Pennsylvania. The diners offer standard American fare and seafood for lunch and dinner, along with an all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar. Each restaurant sports local memorabilia as part of its decor. The company also operates Hoss's Fresh Xpress, its own warehouse and distribution system used to supply the restaurants. CEO Bill Campbell, a former WesterN SizzliN franchisee, opened the first Hoss's in 1983.

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