Toronto rapper Drake, left, was among the biggest investors in Dave’s Hot Chicken when he bought his minority stake in 2021. ...

Four high school dropouts including a former standup comedian and line cook, rapper Drake and the son of an oil billionaire are all winners in Dave's sale to Roark Capital.

Roark Capital, owner of Shelton-based Subway, acquires Dave’s Hot Chicken for $1 billion, expanding its fast-food portfolio.

Roark Capital Group has agreed to exit Pet Valu, a Canadian retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies, in a secondary bought deal offering.

More than half of the private-equity firm’s restaurant chains shrunk last year, including Arby’s, Subway and Sonic. And ...

Apollo's private-equity business represents a smaller and smaller part of its overall AUM, but it's done some restaurant ...

Popular fast-food chicken chain Dave's Hot Chicken is now under the ownership of the same equity firm that owns Subway and ...

The fast-casual chain went from parking-lot popup to 10-digit deal in eight years. As the "rock star" in the private-equity ...

Indianapolis is home to two Dave's Hot Chicken restaurants. The brand specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken tenders ...

A private equity giant is buying a hot chicken restaurant chain that grew from a parking lot to an international brand that's ...

The long-rumored deal will help the chain hit its ambitious unit growth targets as it looks to become the leading fast casual ...

Dave’s Hot Chicken said Monday it has been acquired by private equity firm Roark Capital in a deal valued at $1 billion.