Sentinel Capital Partners Acquires American West Restaurant Group

Triton Pacific Affiliate (Tasty Restaurant Group) Acquires 117 Pizza Hut Restaurants from Rage, Inc.

December 17, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

An affiliate of Los Angeles-based private equity firm Triton Pacific completed the acquisition of 117 Pizza Hut restaurants (114 operating, 3 under development) and select real estate assets for about $80 million. The deal — executed by Triton Pacific’s operating platform Tasty Restaurant Group — expands the firm’s quick-service restaurant portfolio across Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia and was a buy of assets from Rage, Inc.

Tasty Restaurant Group (Tasty Hut) Acquires 37 Pizza Hut Locations

November 20, 2020

Restaurants & Hospitality

Tasty Restaurant Group, through its affiliate Tasty Hut and backed by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Triton Pacific, acquired 37 franchised Pizza Hut restaurants (34 in Northern Virginia and 3 in West Virginia). The deal expands Tasty Hut’s existing Pizza Hut portfolio and is intended to increase regional market share and operational economies of scale.

Monogram Capital Partners Reacquires Western Smokehouse Partners

July 9, 2025

Food & Beverage

Monogram Capital Partners has reacquired Western Smokehouse Partners from AUA Private Equity, taking majority ownership of the leading contract manufacturer of better-for-you meat sticks. Monogram — which first invested in Western in 2018 and retained a minority stake after the 2023 sale to AUA — plans to expand Western's capacity to seven facilities by the end of 2025; terms were not disclosed.

Gauge Capital / Chaac Foods Invests in 32-Store Pizza Hut Franchisee

December 7, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

Gauge Capital formed Chaac Foods in partnership with operator Luis Ibarguengoytia and completed an initial investment in a Pizza Hut franchisee operating 32 stores in the U.S. Midwest. Gauge principals Drew Johnson, Sam Banon and Tristan Loiselle joined the Chaac Foods board as the new platform aims to grow QSR and casual-dining holdings in attractive geographies.

Sentinel Capital Partners Acquires The Recreational Group (RG)

January 13, 2022

Manufacturing

Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired The Recreational Group (RG), a Dalton, Georgia-based designer, manufacturer and installer of premium recreational surfacing products, from Eagle Merchant Partners. The Recreational Group is a vertically integrated platform operating turf manufacturing, modular tile manufacturing, distribution and installation brands including Viridian Fiber, Engineered Turf, CH3, SwissTrax and VersaCourt.

Platform Accounting Group Acquires AWG Wine Advisors

August 7, 2025

Professional Services

Salt Lake City-based Platform Accounting Group has acquired Santa Rosa, California-based AWG Wine Advisors (formerly Allen Wine Group). The add-on acquisition expands Platform Accounting Group's outsourced accounting, tax, and fractional CFO services into the winery/wine industry vertical and brings AWG's specialized wine inventory and bulk wine cost accounting capabilities into Platform's portfolio.