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Kahala Franchising Acquires Pinkberry

On December 14, 2015, Kahala Franchising acquired restaurant Pinkberry from Simon Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kahala Franchising’s 4th transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Kahala Franchising’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kahala Franchising’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-14
Target Pinkberry
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Kahala Franchising
Sellers(s) Simon Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Pinkberry

Los Angeles, California, United States
Pinkberry, Inc. is a provider of premium frozen yogurt in 260 stores in 20 countries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kahala Franchising

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Sector Restaurants
Employees15
Revenue 5M USD (2001)
DESCRIPTION

Kahala Franchising LLC (Kahala Brands) is a portfolio of 14 quick-service restaurant brands with approximately 2600 locations in over 25 countries including: Cold Stone Creamery®, Blimpie®, TacoTime™, Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill®, The Great Steak & Potato Company™, NrGize Lifestyle Cafe™, Surf City Squeeze®,

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Restaurants M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2015 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-03 Maui Wowi Franchising

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Maui Wowi Franchising, Inc. (Maui Wowi Hawaiian) is owns and operates restaurants chains.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Simon Equity Partners

Larkspur, California, United States

Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2006
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Simon Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on making growth capital investments in the consumer sector. The Firm looks to invest in profitable, growth-oriented companies with high-margin/differentiated products. Simon seeks investments of $2 to $10 million in businesses generating $5 to $20 million in sales. Specific areas of interest includes apparel, food and beverages, health and wellness, home care, hospitality, beauty & personal care, specialty retail, sustainability, restaurants, and food services. Simon Equity Partners LLC is the investment arm of Simon Property Group, the publicly traded real estate firm. Simon Equity Partners LLC is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 8
State: California M&A 6 of 8
Country: United States M&A 8 of 11
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-11 VideoAmp

Los Angeles, California, United States

VideoAmp is an operator of software and data company that develops technology to enable advertisers and media owners to transact seamlessly across devices. VideoAmp was founded in 2014 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-21 Lole

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lole is a manufacturer and distributor of apparel worldwide. Lolë clothing can be found at more than 1,700 retail outlets around the world. Lole was founded in 1989 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

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