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]
External links
References
- Annual Report 2014 Gondola Group Limited, 2014, retrieved 8 April 2015^
- Sale of Byron to Hutton Collins Partners 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 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 Re-linked 2016-08-04^