Investment Summary

Roark Capital Group Exits Wingstop

On May 6, 2015, invested in restaurant Wingstop from Roark Capital Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-05-06
Target Wingstop
Sector Restaurants
Sellers(s) Roark Capital Group
Deal Type IPO

Target

Wingstop

Dallas, Texas, United States
Wingstop is a chicken wing restaurant chain. Wingstop was founded in 1994 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Roark Capital Group

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 33.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Roark Capital Group is a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investment opportunities. The Firm targets family-owned business transfers, management/corporate buyouts, recapitalizations, going-private transactions, and corporate divestitures. Roark Capital Group pursues companies with revenues between $20 million and $5 billion, and EBITDA of $10 to $500 million. Roark Capital primarily invests in consumer and business services companies, with a particular interest in the franchise, food and restaurant, specialty retail, direct marketing and financial services sectors. Roark Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 19
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 4
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 3
State: Texas M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 5 of 18
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
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