Gondola Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Owner | Cinven |
| Website | gondolaholdings |
Gondola Group was a chain restaurant operator in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operated several casual dining brands:[1]
- Byron Hamburgers, sold to Hutton Collins for £100 million in October 2013.[2]
- Kettners, champagne bar and restaurant (one site in London), sold in 2013/2014.
- PizzaExpress, sold to the China based private equity firm Hony Capital in July 2014 for £900 million ($1.54 billion).[3]
- ASK Italian and Zizzi, Italian food. Sold to Bridgepoint Capital in February 2015 for £250 million.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Gondola Group Limited. 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Sale of Byron to Hutton Collins Partners" (PDF). Gondola Group Limited. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "UK restaurant chain Pizza Express purchased by Chinese equity group". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Sale of ASK and Zizzi by Gondola to Bridgepoint" (PDF). Gondola Group Limited. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Bridgepoint press release 9 February 2015: Bridgepoint completes £250 million acquisition of ASK Italian and Zizzi[permanent dead link] Re-linked 2016-08-04