Pearl Street Equity Acquires Famous Brands Franchising (Mrs. Fields & TCBY)

Princeton Equity Group Makes Strategic Investment in Barry's

January 14, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

Barry's, the global boutique fitness franchisor, has received a strategic investment from Princeton Equity Group to accelerate studio growth and support consolidation in the UK and Canadian markets. The funding will back expansion of Barry's studio pipeline, investment in product and operations, and continued development of its franchise and digital offerings.

Restaurant Brands International Acquires Remaining Stakes in Burger King China

February 18, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

A subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International (RBI) acquired the equity interests in Burger King China from TFI Asia Holdings BV and Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIII, Ltd (Cartesian) for approximately $158 million in cash, bringing RBI's ownership to nearly 100%. RBI said it will engage advisors to identify a new local operating partner to inject capital and become the controlling shareholder as part of a strategy to support long-term growth in China.

FountainVest Partners Acquires CFB Group from EQT Private Equity

December 30, 2021

Food & Beverage

FountainVest Partners has acquired CFB Group, a Shanghai-headquartered multi-brand food & beverage platform operator, from EQT Private Equity (EQT Mid Market fund). The transaction closed on 30 December 2021; under EQT's ownership CFB Group expanded to more than 1,100 stores and became the world's largest franchisee of Dairy Queen and a major Papa John's franchisee in China. FountainVest will assume ownership to support the company's next phase of growth.

Thompson Street Capital Partners Acquires Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

March 3, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has acquired Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, the Wichita-based franchisor of fast-casual restaurants. TSCP said it will partner with Freddy's founders and management to accelerate franchise development, expand the brand geographically, and invest in marketing and technology to support growth across the U.S.

Insight Equity Acquires Strauss Brands LLC

August 8, 2019

Food & Beverage

Insight Equity Holdings LLC has acquired Strauss Brands LLC, a family-owned producer of ethically raised specialty meats headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin. The Strauss family retained a significant ownership stake and Randy Strauss remains CEO; Insight Equity will invest capital to build a new state-of-the-art processing facility, expand production capacity, and grow Strauss's retail and foodservice channels.

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Mash Holdings

November 15, 2022

Retail

Bain Capital Private Equity agreed to acquire a majority stake in Tokyo-based Mash Holdings, the operator of fashion and lifestyle brands including gelato pique, SNIDEL and FRAY I.D. The firm said it will partner with Mash's management to strengthen the company's business foundation and accelerate medium- to long-term growth across its fashion, beauty and food brands.