Restaurant industry

Smith Wollensky owner buys upscale restaurant operator Strega. Blackstone saw a record fundraising haul in 2019. Lakeview picks up ice cream maker from Century Park. Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards.

Colony Capital backs Databank. Yum! buys Habit Restaurants. Warburg Pincus purchases Sundyne.

Yum has shown willingness to buy and invest in other companies in recent years such as Grubhub Inc. and acquired QuickOrder.

KFC and Taco Bell owner Yum! buys fast-casual burger chain Habit Restaurants. Colony Capital invests in data center operator. Xerox lines up largest ever bridge loan as it pursues HP. Amazon signs pacts with the Future Group to sell products from India’s second largest brick-and-mortar retailer. Mergers & Acquisitions announces 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A.

Allegro merges with TGI Fridays. Anheuser-Busch buys Craft Brew Alliance. OpenText acquires Carbonite.

PE firms seeking growth, like Adams Street, led by Bill Sacher, turn to lending. Roark and Landry's make restaurant deals. Mergers & Acquisitions seeks nominations for the Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, due Oct. 14.

PE firms seeking growth, like Adams Street, led by Bill Sacher, turn to lending. Roark and Landry's make restaurant deals. Mergers & Acquisitions seeks nominations for the Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, due Oct. 14.

Patrick Doyle, who left his post as Domino’s chief executive officer in 2018, will work with Carlyle to acquire established brands.

As a growing number of chains go bankrupt, loan charge-offs are rising.

Mergers & Acquisitions named 10 dealmakers the 2019 Rising Stars of Private Equity, including Shawn Domanic of Sterling Partners. Investors back Hooters. Arsenal buys coatings maker.