Investment Summary

Exits Xperience Restaurant Group

On August 15, 2011, invested in restaurant Xperience Restaurant Group from Sun Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Xperience Restaurant Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-08-15
Target Xperience Restaurant Group
Sector Restaurants
Sellers(s) Sun Capital Partners
Deal Type Bankruptcy

Target

Xperience Restaurant Group

Cypress, California, United States
Xperience Restaurant Group is an operator of casual and fine dining brands. The Company operates four primary concepts, El Torito, El Torito Grill, Chevys Fresh Mex and Acapulco, offering a variety of traditional, innovative and authentic Mexican dishes. Xperience Restaurant Group was founded in 1954and is based in Cypress, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 128
Sector: Restaurants M&A 2 of 13
Type: Bankruptcy M&A Deals 7 of 27
State: California M&A 5 of 9
Country: United States M&A 20 of 89
Year: 2011 M&A 9 of 12
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