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Palladium in Market for Fourth Fund as It Tries to Sell Taco Bueno Again

Posted on: May 17, 2012 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »

Palladium Equity Partners may finally get to exit Taco Bueno after seven years.

Houlihan’s Restaurants up for sale-sources

Posted on: May 14, 2012 by Reuters NewsNo Comments »

Casual dining chain Houlihan’s Restaurants Inc is in talks with private equity firms and other restaurant companies to sell itself in a deal that could fetch nearly $100 million

Phillips 66 Boosts Global Deals, while PE-backed M&A Rebounds

Posted on: May 4, 2012 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »

The week’s top PE-deal involves shoes.

Centerbridge’s $1.1 Bln Deal for P.F. Chang’s is Year’s Biggest Restaurant LBO So Far: UPDATED

Posted on: May 1, 2012 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »

The $1.1 bln buyout of P.F. Chang’s is the year’s biggest restaurant LBO so far

Collective Brands to be Bought by PE & Strategic Team

Posted on: May 1, 2012 by Reuters NewsNo Comments »

If Merger Monday wasn’t enough, big shoe deals are afoot on Tuesday. And PE firms are in on the action.

Collective Brands To Be Broken Up in $2 Bln Sale

Posted on: May 1, 2012 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »

A consortium comprised of Wolverine Worldwide, Blum Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital agreed Tuesday to buy Collective Brands for $21.75 a share, or about $2 billion, including debt. Wolverine Worldwide is buying Collective Brands’ Performance + Lifestyle Group, while Blum Capital and Golden Gate will jointly acquire the operations of Payless ShoeSource and Collective [...]

Former Golden Gate VP Joins Marlin

Posted on: April 26, 2012 by Angela SormaniNo Comments »

Doug Bayerd has joined Los Angeles-based private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners as a vice president. He previously was a vice president with Golden Gate Capital. ANNOUNCEMENT Doug Bayerd has joined Los Angeles-based private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners as a Vice President. He previously was a Vice President with Golden Gate Capital.

Benihana Likely to Find a Buyer Despite M&A Slowdown

Posted on: March 19, 2012 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »

The second time may be the charm for Benihana, which has gone up for sale in a slow M&A market.

Week’s Hot Topics Include IPOs in the Pipeline, Return Data and Women Donning Angel Wings

Posted on: March 16, 2012 by Lawrence J. AragonNo Comments »

It’s Friday. Time to catch up on news you may have missed this week. Here are the top 10 most popular posts among peHUB’s regular readers.

Stein Jumps to Golden Gate Capital

Posted on: March 13, 2012 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »

Today’s executive move is Jared Stein joining Golden Gate Capital from Huntsman Gay.