Investment Summary

General Atlantic Invests In Torchy s Tacos

On April 18, 2017, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in restaurant Torchy s Tacos

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 4th transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 84th transaction in the United States.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 5th transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-04-18
Target Torchy s Tacos
Sector Restaurants
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) North Point Advisors LLC (Financial)

Target

Torchy s Tacos

Austin, Texas, United States
Torchy's Tacos is a fast-casual restaurant serving untraditional tacos. Torchy’s Tacos founded in 2006 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor

General Atlantic

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 73.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 172 of 343
Sector (Restaurants) 4 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 77 of 129
State (Texas) 5 of 12
Country (United States) 84 of 163
Year (2017) 4 of 17
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