M&A Deal Summary

Sentinel Capital Partners Acquires American West Restaurant Group

On August 18, 2008, private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners acquired restaurant American West Restaurant Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sentinel Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Sentinel Capital Partners’ 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sentinel Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • American West Restaurant Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012.
  • American West Restaurant Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-08-18
Target American West Restaurant Group
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Sentinel Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

American West Restaurant Group

Orange, California, United States
American West Restaurant Group is a Pizza Hut franchisee in California. American West Restaurant Group operates 221 Pizza Hut quick service restaurants ("QSRs") in greater Los Angeles across five contiguous counties: central Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and North Orange County. American West Restaurant Group is based in Orange, California.

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Buyer

Sentinel Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 11.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sentinel Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies with strong management and 'attractive growth prospects'. Sentinel looks to invest up to $400 million of equity in companies generating EBITDA of up to $65 million. Sectors of interest include business services/outsourcing, consumer products and services, food and restaurants, franchising, and manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, take-privates, and growth capital financings. Sentinel Capital Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 99
Sector: Restaurants M&A 4 of 11
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 15 of 28
State: California M&A 4 of 8
Country: United States M&A 28 of 91
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Ovation Brands

Eagan, Minnesota, United States

Ovation Brands, Inc. (formerly Buffets, Inc.) is a operates a restaurants in the U.S. with 410 restaurants operating under the HomeTown Buffet or Old Country Buffet brand names in 38 states.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-09 Precision Pipeline Solutions

New Windsor, New York, United States

Precision Pipeline Solutions provides specialty services to natural gas and electric utilities. PPS offers a broad range of critical technical services that enable utilities to maintain and operate their natural gas and electric infrastructures. PPS’s range of services include inspecting, repairing, replacing, and maintaining natural gas and electric transmission, distribution, and generation systems as well as providing specialized consulting and auditing services. PPS maintains an in-house operator qualification program that complies with New York State Public Service Commission regulations. PPS’s clients currently include several of the largest utilities in the Northeast.

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