Private equity company KKR has finalised a deal to purchase US bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital in a transaction valued at more than $2bn, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Founded in 1997, Nothing Bundt Cakes has grown from a single bakery into a network of hundreds of outlets across the US. According to the company’s LinkedIn profile, Nothing Bundt Cakes has more than 500 corporate and franchised bakeries in 40 US states and Canada. Roa ...

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KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) is acquiring Nothing Bundt Cakes from private equity firm Roark Capital for more than $2 billion. The company added 390 locations since Roark acquired the chain in 2021. The private equity firm has been looking for a buyer for the U.S. bakery chain since last year, Restaurant Business reported. • KKR shares are advancing steadily. Why are KKR shares climbing?Nothing Bundt Cakes was founded in 1997 by Dena Trip and Debbie Shwetz. The bakery makes customizable bundt cakes for all occas ...

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This story was originally published on Restaurant Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Restaurant Dive newsletter. Roark Capital is selling Nothing Bundt Cakes to KKR for $2 billion, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, both of which cited sources familiar with the matter. KKR declined to comment, and Roark did not respond immediately to a request for comment. The fast-growing dessert chain had 660 units at the end of 2024, after opening more than 1 ...

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NEW YORK & CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell CoolIT Systems ("CoolIT†or "the Company†), a global leader in liquid data center cooling, to Ecolab in a transaction valued at $4.75 billion. The sale will represent one of KKR's largest recent realizations, generating approximately 15x the original equity invested, inclusive of distributions. At the close of the transaction, all CoolIT em. ...

CoolIT's roughly 640 employees are each set to receive average payouts of $240,000. ...