M&A Deal Summary

The Restaurant Group Acquires Barburrito

On July 13, 2022, The Restaurant Group acquired restaurant Barburrito from BGF

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Restaurant Group’s 3rd transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is The Restaurant Group’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-07-13
Target Barburrito
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) The Restaurant Group
Sellers(s) BGF
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Barburrito

Manchester, United Kingdom
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Barburrito is an owner and operator of restaurants. Serving up fast, fresh, and healthy Mexican-inspired food, Barburrito has become a national brand and continues to roll out its restaurants across Britain. Barburrito was founded in 2002 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

The Restaurant Group

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Restaurants
Employees14,000
Revenue 883M GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

The Restaurant Group plc is a British chain of restaurants and public houses. The Restaurant Group was founded in 1954 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Restaurants) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 3
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-30 Wagamama

Southwark, United Kingdom

Wagamama provides pan-Asian inspired cuisine serving food based on Japanese cuisine with 108 restaurants around the world. Wagamama was formed in 1992 and is based in London. United Kingdom.

Buy £559M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BGF

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 2.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is a private investment firm focused on early and growth-stage investing across the UK. The Firm also invests in publicly traded companies. BGF's growth team looks to invest £1 to £15 million in small to mid-sized companies looking for additional capital to pursue growth. BGF was established in 2011 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 80 of 89
Sector (Restaurants) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 46 of 50
Country (United Kingdom) 76 of 84
Year (2022) 15 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-13 Jola Cloud Solutions

Stapleford, United Kingdom

Jola Cloud Solutions is specializing in mobile data SIMs. We are a global eSIM MVNO, providing innovative IoT and mobile data solutions to MSPs, ISPs, IT Support companies and Telecommunications Resellers. Jola Cloud Solutions was founded in 2014 and is based in Stapleford, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-02 Cheesecake Energy

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Cheesecake Energy is developing advanced thermal and compressed air energy systems to store energy from intermittent renewables, turning them into reliable power on-demand. Cheesecake Energy was founded in 2016 and is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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