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MTY Acquires Kahala Franchising

On May 25, 2016, MTY acquired restaurant Kahala Franchising for 310M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MTY’s 20th transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is MTY’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is MTY’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is MTY’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-05-25
Target Kahala Franchising
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) MTY
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 310M USD

Target

Kahala Franchising

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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®,

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Buyer

MTY

St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Restaurants
Employees7,632
Revenue 1.2B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

MTY is an operator of quick?service, fast?casual, and casual dining restaurants. MTY was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 48
Sector: Restaurants M&A 20 of 40
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 20 of 43
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 1 of 10
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 22
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2015-08-19 Big Smoke Burger

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Big Smoke Burger, Inc. is a casual restaurant that serves grilled burgers and fresh hand-cut fries.

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Irvine, California, United States

Baja Fresh is a chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants. Baja Fresh was formed in 1990 and is based in Irvine, California.

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