Posts tagged: Wagamama

Pizza Express owners said to weigh counterbid for Wagamama The Restaurant Group, reveals Sky News

Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 9:09 pm

The old Kleinmanator has managed to edge out little old Betaville by getting to the bottom of the The Restaurant Group counterbid tale.

Kleiny, also known as Mark Kleinman of Sky News, has just revealed that the owners of Pizza Express, who include Bain Capital Credit and Cyrus Capital Partners, are weighing up whether to make a counter offer for The Restaurant Group after it recommended a £500 million takeover from Apollo, the US private equity firm...

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That £560 million Restaurant Group takeover of Wagamama...

Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 10:35 pm

Hat tip to Dom Walsh of The Times business section for landing the scoop about Restaurant Group buying Wagamama for £560 million.

But Betaville was a tad surprised to learn of Restaurant Group's decision to buy Wagamama. That's because the last time I dined with an old City contact at the Japanese food chain the grub was decidely average and within a couple of minutes of finishing my meal Betaville endured a rather upset stomach...

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