Investment Summary

Leonard Green & Partners Invests In Union Square Hospitality Group

On January 1, 2012, private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners invested in restaurant Union Square Hospitality Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 38th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 6th transaction in New York.

Investment Summary
Date 2012-01-01
Target Union Square Hospitality Group
Sector Restaurants
Investor(s) Leonard Green & Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Union Square Hospitality Group

New York, New York, United States
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Union Square Hospitality Group is a restaurant development group with a controlling interest in the Shake Shack quick-service restaurant franchise, eight fine dining restaurants, concessions in stadiums and other public spaces, a catering company, and a hospitality consultancy. USHG has created some of New York’s most recognized and celebrated restaurants, including Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled and North End Grill. USHG’s restaurants have won an unprecedented 25 James Beard awards, as well as many other accolades from Zagat and the Michelin Guide. Union Square Hospitality Group is based in New York, New York.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Leonard Green & Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 70.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Leonard Green & Partners is a mega-sized private equity firm that invests in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leonard Green will consider investments in consumer and business services, consumer products, distribution, media, and retail. Typical transaction values for acquisitions are between $500 million and $2 billion, however, the firm is capable of closing transactions valued up to $5 billion. Types of transactions include public-to-private, recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth capital, equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, turnarounds/restructurings, and acquisitions of divisions/assets from large corporations. Leonard Green & Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 88
Sector (Restaurants) 2 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 4 of 7
State (New York) 6 of 12
Country (United States) 38 of 81
Year (2012) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-29 BJ s

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

BJ's is a warehouse club operator on the East Coast of the United States. BJ's delivers significant value to our members, consistently offering 25% or more savings on a representative basket of manufacturer-branded groceries compared to traditional supermarket competitors. BJ's provides a curated assortment focused on perishable products, continuously refreshed general merchandise, gas and other ancillary services to deliver a differentiated shopping experience that is further enhanced by our omnichannel capabilities. BJ's was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Buy $2.8B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-25 PharmARC Analytic Solutions Pvt.

Bangalore, India

PharmARC is a global sales and marketing analysis company, dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry and allied consultants worldwide. It provides high-end sales and marketing analytics and business intelligence services. The company believes it can enhance the value of customer projects at a significantly economical cost while retaining excellence and accuracy. Its customers include 12 of the top 20 Pharmaceutical companies in the world.

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