Financing
Private equity, on the sidelines in 2021, could make its return in 2022
The investment firms largely ceded the market to strategic buyers last year. But some believe they could make their return as they grow more confident in projections.
Emerging Brands
Investors are betting big on these emerging chains
Money was slow to start flowing at the outset of 2021, but interest in emerging concepts picked up in the back half of the year.