Hints and tips:
...The sector “has a great track record of organic growth, maybe two down years in 30 years, and the down years are hardly down”, said Blake Kleinman, partner at H&F....
...A former top investment banker at Centerview Partners did not strike a valid agreement to become a full-fledged partner at the elite advisory firm during a restaurant meeting held more than a decade ago,...
...Blake Kleinman, partner at H&F, said after doing the Baker Tilly deal that his firm liked to be “the first capital” coming into a partnership to shake up the ownership model....
...Rashid, who had been fired from Apollo and repaid the expenses, offered an intriguing defence: He said he believed Apollo, not the funds, was reimbursing him for, among other things, restaurant boondoggles...
...In another reported exchange, Forlano replied that “Rigatoni”, a nickname for Viggiano, “literally works for” Blackstone, and Bleckley responded, “F[**]k u should’ve told me f[**]k the feds.”...
...It’s rare for buyout partners to become executives of the companies they own. Cutting costs, 3G sold off the 1,300 company-owned restaurants to franchisees....
...She’s just like, ‘F**k it, I’m eating ramen.’” Now Menya Kisso in Tokyo, Aji No Daio in Muroran, Keyaki in Sapporo and Himawari in Asahikawa count among the best ramen shops in Japan....
...Apollo has done deals in the restaurant and entertainment sector before but has largely focused on companies in North America. Among its past investments are the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant chain....
...The transaction will see existing shareholders, including Swedish investment firm Valedo Partners, cash out....
...However F/m argues that the funds, like all ETFs, are largely off limits to investors saving for their retirement in 401(k) pension plans, a key market for bonds....
...The shape of our business, particularly our willingness to do very large investment-grade transactions, has made us an indispensable partner, and I do mean partner with the banking system....
...The company, which also runs Circle K convenience stores in Vietnam, has been working with Kamakura Foods to bring its vending machine system into the south-east Asian country....
...Coach K’s (and Sydney’s) wisdom is yours for £14.99/$18.99....
...There’s not much else because when I’m in London I eat out a lot – on Caledonian Road there’s a Thai restaurant, Supawan, that’s like no other I’ve been to....
...Tony Blair to N.F.L star Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Giselle Bundchen....
...It’s still difficult to get a restaurant reservation in Kyiv on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday if you don’t call ahead....
...“For f**k’s sake, we’ll all be dead [by then],” he fumed. Metrolink hopes it will be operation in the early 2030s, dependent on usually lengthy planning and procurement processes....
...“Years later, I get to be [McMahon’s] partner....
...In connection with the above: Centerview Partners LLC is acting as financial advisor, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal advisor and Strategic Risk Associates is providing transition project...
...Because most of the F&B runs along the quay, there’s no nucleus; we want to create that nucleus.” Worth revisiting the city in a year’s time again, then – déjà vu or no....
...Restaurants have used the scalability of online ordering to grow beyond the constraint of table covers using services such as Deliveroo and UberEats....
...Biden’s trip comes 60 years after John F. Kennedy’s visit, when the US was glamorous and modern to the rural Irish....
...There are boat shoes with Sperry, sneakers with K-Swiss, suitcases with Globe-Trotter and watches with Seiko....
...Rowan bought upscale restaurants in the Hamptons. Harris collected sports teams....
...In July, Netflix announced it would partner with Microsoft to build an advertisement-supported tier of its streaming service....
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