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ICR is handling the return of Chuck E. Cheese, pizza joint/playroom, to the public market via a reverse merger of its parent, CEC Entertainment, with Leo Holdings, a blank check company.
Chuck E. Cheese Brands Inc, which also owns Peter Piper Pizza, will trade on the Big Board with an initial valuation of $1.4B.
CEO Tom Leverton plans to pursue acquisition opportunities, grow/upgrade existing venues and enhance the total guest experience.
Apollo Global Management, which took CEC private in 2014, will own a 51 percent stake in the publicly listed company.
CEC franchisees operate 606 Chuck E. and 144 Peter Piper units in 47 states and 14 foreign countries.
ICR’s Raphael Gross and Liz Ditrapano are working the CEC deal.
Edelman handles Viking Holdings, the river and ocean luxury cruise line that plans to raise $1B via an IPO priced in the $21 to $25 per share range.
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.
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