M&A Deal Summary

Inspire Brands Acquires Rusty Taco

On February 5, 2018, Inspire Brands acquired restaurant Rusty Taco from Buffalo Wild Wings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inspire Brands’ 2nd transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Inspire Brands’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Inspire Brands’ 1st transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • Rusty Taco was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-02-05
Target Rusty Taco
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Inspire Brands
Sellers(s) Buffalo Wild Wings
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Rusty Taco

Dallas, Texas, United States
Rusty Taco is a fast casual restaurant featuring authentic street style tacos in nine locations; two company-owned and seven franchised in three markets - Dallas, Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Rusty Taco was founded in 2010 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Inspire Brands

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Franchising
DESCRIPTION

Inspire Brands is a global owner, operator, and franchisor of a portfolio of restaurant brands that includes more than 4,500 Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, and R Taco locations. Inspire Brands was founded in 1964 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector: Restaurants M&A 2 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 6
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-28 Buffalo Wild Wings

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and "Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are currently more than 1,250 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in 10 countries.

Buy $2.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-25 Sonic

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Sonic Corp. owns and operates restaurants with more than 3,500 drive-ins serving approximately 3 million customers every day. Sonic Corp. was established in 1953 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Buy $2.3B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Buffalo Wild Wings

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Restaurants
Employees6,100
Revenue 1.8B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and "Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are currently more than 1,250 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in 10 countries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Restaurants M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-25 Rusty Taco

Dallas, Texas, United States

Rusty Taco is a fast casual restaurant featuring authentic street style tacos in nine locations; two company-owned and seven franchised in three markets - Dallas, Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Rusty Taco was founded in 2010 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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