Question 1

Which restaurant brands are owned by private equity?

Accepted Answer

The Squeeze tracks 46 restaurant brands touched by private equity. They include Red Lobster (Fortress Investment Group), Panera Bread (JAB Holding Company), Arby's (Roark Capital), Buffalo Wild Wings (Roark Capital), Dunkin' (Roark Capital), Sonic Drive-In (Roark Capital), Jimmy John's (Roark Capital), Auntie Anne's (Roark Capital), Cinnabon (Roark Capital) and Jamba (Roark Capital). Every entry is sourced, and the full list is published at https://pesqueeze.com/browse/restaurant.

Question 2

Which private equity firm owns the most restaurant brands?

Accepted Answer

Roark Capital owns the most restaurant brands The Squeeze tracks — 13 of 46, including Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Sonic Drive-In and Jimmy John's.

Question 3

How many restaurant brands are currently private-equity owned?

Accepted Answer

Of the 46 restaurant brands The Squeeze tracks, 27 are currently PE-owned, 2 are PE-owned with no visible consumer fallout yet, 16 were PE-owned and have since been sold on and 1 was bought by a non-PE corporation.

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