List of 24 PE Backed Restaurants Companies in California

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
One Table Restaurant Brands PE Backed Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) 2021-08-03 Los Angeles, California, United States	Restaurants	-	2	2	-
American West Restaurant Group PE Backed Sentinel Capital Partners 2022-02-02 Orange, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Applebee’s International PE Backed Argonne Capital Group 2012-05-30 Glendale, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Blaze Pizza PE Backed Brentwood Associates Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) 2017-07-14 Pasadena, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Gordon Biersch Brewery PE Backed Kelly Companies 2024-12-10 San Jose, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Black Bear Diner PE Backed GreyLion 2016-02-22 Redding, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Dave's Hot Chicken PE Backed Roark Capital Group 2025-06-02 $1B Pasadena, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Pacific Catch PE Backed Pacific Community Management Brentwood Associates 2010-11-30 Corte Madera, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Carl's Jr. Restaurants PE Backed Alta Growth Capital 2022-01-01 Anaheim, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Philz Coffee PE Backed Freeman Spogli 2025-08-01 $145M Oakland, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar PE Backed Brentwood Associates 2013-07-30 Costa Mesa, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
El Pollo Loco PE Backed Freeman Spogli 2007-12-26 Costa Mesa, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Togo's Eateries PE Backed Nimes Capital Southfield Mezzanine Capital 2015-12-15 San Jose, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Mendocino Farms PE Backed TPG 2017-11-13 El Segundo, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Far West Services PE Backed Brentwood Associates Sixth Street Partners 2023-11-07 Costa Mesa, California, United States	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Fox & Hound PE Backed Kelly Companies 2016-09-01 San Diego, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-

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