ICR is providing financial communications counsel to two eatery chains planning separate initial public offerings.
Zoe's Kitchen, the expanding Birmingham, Ala.-based fast casual chain of 110 Mediterranean-style eateries in 15 states, registered March 10 for an IPO to raise up to $80.5M. ICR senior VP Liz Brady DiTrapano works with Zoe's, which had revenue topping $116M in 2013 on a net loss of $3.7M. It plans a New York Stock Exchange listing.
ICR also advises Vancouver-based Papa Murphy's Holdings, the "take 'n' bake" pizza franchise which makes fresh pizzas for customers to cook at home, is looking to raise up to $70M with its NASDAQ offering. ICR senior VP Jessica Liddell oversees that account.
Lee Equity Partners controls Papa Murphy's, which has 1,418 locations -- company-owned and franchised -- and annual revenues north of $80M. Net loss for 2013 was $2.6M.
Reuters noted the latest filings come amid a strong wave of restaurant chain IPOs like Del Frisco's, Potbelly and Chuy's Holdings. Renaissance Capital said IPOs across the board are 82% ahead of the same period of 2013.
Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.
Brunswick Group represents Endeavor Group Holdings as it agrees to go private via its acquisition by Silver Lake technology investment firm, which is handled by Edelman Smithfield.
Tod Donhauser, a nine-year veteran of Edelman, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as managing director and head of its San Francisco office.
Intelligent Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based financial PR firm, has priced its initial public offering of 1.9M shares at $4, which is the low end of the $4 to $5 range.
Kekst CNC represents Grant Thornton as it sells a majority stake in its US arm to New Mountain Capital, which relies on Goldin Solutions, in what is billed as the largest PE investment in the accounting and advisory sector.
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