M&A Deal Summary

York Private Equity Acquires Houlihan s Restaurants

On November 9, 2015, private equity firm York Private Equity acquired restaurant Houlihan s Restaurants from Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is York Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is York Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is York Private Equity’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-11-09
Target Houlihan s Restaurants
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) York Private Equity
Sellers(s) Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Houlihan s Restaurants

Leawood, Kansas, United States
Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc. is an operates and franchises a system of restaurants specializing in high-quality, moderately-priced food and alcoholic beverages.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

York Private Equity is the direct investing arm of asset manager and hedge fund York Capital Management. York Private Equity looks to fund a variety of transaction situations including founders seeking liquidity, consolidations, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include consumer, business services, financial services, healthcare, and industrials. York Private Equity is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 4
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-17 Bay Clubs

San Francisco, California, United States

Bay Clubs is an operator of luxury health, fitness, and athletic sports club resorts. Bay Clubs was founded in 1977 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-26 Bay Clubs

San Francisco, California, United States

Bay Clubs is an operator of luxury health, fitness, and athletic sports club resorts. Bay Clubs was founded in 1977 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 825M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison (GHJ&M) is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies in the Midwest US. GHJ&M generally looks for businesses valued between $20 and $150 million and looks to invest between $10 to $25 million of equity capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include agribusiness, food, power generation, basic materials, medical products, consumer products, retail, restaurants, consumer services, business services, and industrials. GHJ&M prefers control investments, but in certain instances, the Firm will also consider minority positions. GHJ&M was formed in 1989 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 33
Sector (Restaurants) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 7 of 14
State (Kansas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 24 of 33
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-08 Stellar Materials

Whitmore Lake, Michigan, United States

Stellar Materials LLC is a manufacturer of patented specialty chemicals and materials sold worldwide under the Thermbond® brand. Thermbond® products serve as linings in furnaces used in the metals, minerals, and hydrocarbon processing industries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-08 Stouse

New Century, Kansas, United States

Stouse is a wholesale manufacturer of printed promotional products offering a complete line of high-quality decals, magnets, parking permits, roll labels, and a large variety of custom items made to fit many applications. Stouse was founded in 1977 and is based in New Century, Kansas.

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