Investment Summary

Weston Presidio Invests In Jimmy John’s Sandwiches

On August 4, 2015, private equity firm Weston Presidio invested in franchising company Jimmy John’s Sandwiches

Investment Highlights
  • This is Weston Presidio’s 1st transaction in the Franchising sector.
  • This is Weston Presidio’s 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Weston Presidio’s 1st transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Jimmy John’s Sandwiches was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.
  • Jimmy John’s Sandwiches was sold to a strategic buyer in 2019.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-08-04
Target Jimmy John’s Sandwiches
Sector Franchising
Investor(s) Weston Presidio
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Jimmy John’s Sandwiches

Champaign, Illinois, United States
Jimmy John's Franchise LLC is a fast-casual submarine sandwich chain with nearly 2,000 restaurants located across the United States. Jimmy John's makes fresh, fast, and tasty sandwiches using freshly baked homemade bread, freshly sliced quality meats, and locally purchased, freshly sliced veggies. Jimmy John Liautaud is the Founder and Chairman of Jimmy John's Sandwiches.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Weston Presidio

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Weston Presidio is a private investment firm focused on providing growth capital to later stage companies. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million per investment to support growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, business services, manufacturing and industrial, media/publishing, healthcare and technology. The Firm prefers to act as the lead investor, but will consider investing in select non-control minority positions. Weston Presidio was formed in 1991 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 43
Sector: Franchising M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 41 of 41
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Irvine, California, United States

Too Faced Cosmetics is a manufacturer and supplier of cosmetics products and accessories for eyes, face and lips. Too Faced Cosmetics was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-05 Tysers

London, United Kingdom

Tysers is a specialty commercial property & casualty insurance brokerage firm. Tysers serves as an intermediary between retail and/or wholesale insurance brokers to facilitate the placement of unusual, complex, or specialized coverages within the London market, notably to Lloyds of London, and global insurance markets. Tysers is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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