Restaurant industry

Cava Group, backed by investors including Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich, is acquiring restaurant chain Zoe's Kitchen Inc. (NYSE: ZOES) for about $300 million, as Americans spend more money at restaurants.

Cisco is buying Duo Security for $2.35 billion. Duo's cloud-based software verifies the identity of users and the health of their devices before granting them access to applications, helping prevent breaches and account takeover.

Online food ordering company Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB) has agreed to buy LevelUp, a provider of payment processing technology for restaurants, for $390 million.

A look at 13 sports stars invest who invest in healthy food, juice bars, steak houses and wineries.

Serena Williams, moving into Wimbledon final, ranks among sports stars with an investment appetite. Tim Hortons partners with PE firm to expand in China.

Oprah Winfrey invests in "healthy eating" chain True Food Kitchen, backed by Centerbridge. Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity firm. Banker-turned-entrepreneur Sallie Krawcheck keynotes July 12 event for women dealmakers.

Centerbridge puts P.F. Chang's Bistro up for sale. Women dealmakers will gather on July 12 for Exponent Exchange, with banker-turned-entrepreneur Sallie Krawcheck to keynote.

TA snags two ERP providers, combines them. Royal Caribbean buys Silversea, and we talk to the CFO. Macy's backs retail tech provider.

Dyal Capital Partners keeps investing in private equity firms, with Clearlake the latest; KKR snags BMC; while JAB gobbles up Pret A Manger.

Private equity again proves essential in achieving public pensions’ long-term investing goals; Buyer’s Guide profiles services for M&A; plus car deals and camping for Memorial Day weekend.