M&A Deal Summary

TGI Friday’s Acquires T.G.I. Friday s UK

On July 29, 2010, TGI Friday’s acquired restaurant T.G.I. Friday s UK from AAC Capital UK for 50M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TGI Friday’s’ 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is TGI Friday’s’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TGI Friday’s’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • T.G.I. Friday s UK was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2014.
  • T.G.I. Friday s UK was sold to existing investors in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-07-29
Target T.G.I. Friday s UK
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) TGI Friday’s
Sellers(s) AAC Capital UK
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 50M USD

Target

T.G.I. Friday s UK

Luton, United Kingdom
T.G.I. Friday's UK Ltd. is an operator of restaurants in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TGI Friday’s

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Restaurants
DESCRIPTION

TGI Friday's owns and operates a chain of restaurants in the United States and around the world. TGI Friday’s was founded in 1965 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-23 T.G.I. Friday s UK

Luton, United Kingdom

T.G.I. Friday's UK Ltd. is an operator of restaurants in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AAC Capital UK

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AAC Capital UK is a mid-market Private equity buyout firm focuses on the niche companies in the Industrial, Business Services and Consumer sectors. AAC Capital UK formerly known as the UK team of ABN AMRO Capital. The firm looks to invest in profitable, cash-generative companies whose principal operations are in the UK. AAC Capital UK LLP is a private equity arm of AAC Capital partners. AAC Capital UK was formed in 2011 and is based in UK.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 21
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 9 of 19
Year (2010) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 15
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