Mergers & Acquisitions

Jonathan MazeThis post is part of the Reporter’s Notebook blog. Almost from the moment that Starboard Value-backed nominees won every seat to the Darden Restaurants board of directors last year, the company has been looking at options for its ...

Deal combines two largest breakfast-and-lunch chains

Acquisition is first for new private-equity fund

Roark Capital bought Arby’s from Wendy’s in 2011. The next year, Arby’s started selling company-owned restaurants to franchisees. It was almost like clockwork. But then a curious thing happened: After a couple of big deals, the company stopped...

CEO confirms in court the merger would die if delayed — but then what?

NRN editor and restaurant finance expert Jonathan Maze breaks down what you should be watching in the industry this week. Connect with him on the latest finance trends and news at @jonathanmaze and [email protected]...

Faceoff with FTC will determine fate of Sysco-US Foods combination

Company says local markets are highly competitive

High prices in the restaurant space might actually be slowing activity

Anybody who buys gas can tell that oil prices are down. The price for a barrel of crude oil is half of what it was a year ago. And anybody who reads these pages knows that fast-casual restaurants are in a boom market. You can make an awful lot...