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U.S. private \u2060equity \u2060firm KKR has signed a deal to acquire the bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes for over $2 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday<\/a>. Nothing Bundt Cakes is currently owned by Roark Capital. The fast-growing, Dallas-based chain — made up of mostly franchises — was founded by Dena Tripp and Debbie Schetz in 1997, and sells a variety of Bundt cakes. It was acquired by Roark in 2021, and Restaurant Business Online<\/a> reported Roark had been shopping the chain around since last year.<\/p>\n

Total Retail’s Take:\u00a0<\/strong>Nothing Bundt Cakes is likely appealing to KKR for several reasons: it provides recurring demand cycles (e.g., birthdays, holidays, celebrations); offers simple, focused product assortments; has franchise scalability; and has strong unit economics at the store level.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, we’re seeing an increasing number of private equity firms investing in restaurants. The Wall Street Journal’s<\/em> Lauren Thomas<\/a> reported that private-equity firm Sycamore Partners in late 2024 acquired Playa Bowls. Blackstone also that year struck a big deal<\/a>\u00a0for Jersey Mike’s Subs. Denny’s, a casual diner chain,\u00a0was taken private<\/a> at the end of last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. private \u2060equity \u2060firm KKR has signed a deal to acquire the bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes for over $2 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday. Nothing Bundt Cakes is currently owned by Roark Capital. The fast-growing, Dallas-based chain — made up of mostly franchises — was founded by Dena Tripp and Debbie Schetz in 1997, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12267,"featured_media":86112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","coauthors":[130797],"class_list":["post-86110","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mergers-and-acquisitions","tag-acquisitions","tag-bakery","tag-franchising","tag-investment-firms","tag-kkr","tag-nothing-bundt-cakes","tag-private-equity-firms","tag-restaurant","editorial_type-news","collection-today-on-total-retail","vertical-retail"],"yoast_head":"\nNothing Bundt Cakes Acquired by Private Equity Firm for $2B-Plus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"U.S. private \u2060equity \u2060firm KKR has signed a deal to acquire the bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes for over $2 billion.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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