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Jim 'N Nick's acquired by Roark

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2017

The regional barbecue chain joins a stable of 20 restaurant brands ranging from Arby's to Auntie Anne's.

J. Alexander’s buys Ninety Nine chain

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 04, 2017

The deal will give J. Alexander's a firm foothold in New England.

Financing

100-unit Cafe Rio changes hands

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 08, 2017

The controlling stake was sold by one private-equity firm to another.

Financing

Piece of Culver's is sold

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 16, 2017

The Culver family retains control, but a board seat has been extended to the buyer, Roark Capital.

Financing

Romano's Macaroni Grill files for bankruptcy protection

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2017

Management says the venerable Italian chain will use the filing to renegotiate leases on 37 closed sites.

Financing

What’s the next restaurant chain to be swallowed?

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 27, 2017

Restaurant dealmaking is at its highest level in 11 years. The transactions record could be shattered if these blockbuster acquisitions, already the subjects of Wall Street speculation, should go down.

Operations

Outback parent bows to an activist investor

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2018

Bloomin' Brands agreed to add an industry veteran to its board under an agreement with Jana Partners, one of two shareholders that have been sympathetic to spinning off secondary brands.

Starbucks-Panera merger in the works?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 03, 2017

A flurry of news reports say Starbucks is interested in buying the bakery chain. Neither party has commented on the speculation.

Panera's acquisition by the numbers

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2017

The bakery-cafe chain's pending acquisition by JAB Holdings is one of the biggest restaurant deals ever. Here are some other indications of the sale, along with metrics on what the transaction could mean for the industry.

Torchy's gets equity infusion

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2017

The 46-unit chain is selling a minority interest to an investor in Bartaco and Airbnb.

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