Duke Street/Hutton Collins/Lion/Katsu/JV
Transaction details
The Competition Authority has cleared the proposed acquisition of joint control of Lion/Katsu Investments S.á.r.l by Duke Street General Partner Limited and Duke Street Gestion S.á.r.l together with Hutton Collins Capital Partners III Limited Partnership, through a newly incorporated company, Mabel Bidco Limited.
Case details
- Notification date:24 March 2011
- Publication date:24 March 2011
- Economic sector:Accommodation & food service - I
- Economic sub-sector:Food & beverage services - I.56
- Outcome:Cleared
Documents
M.11.011 DeterminationPDF | 71 KBM.11.011 Determination PDF | 71 KB - Opens in new window
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Parties Involved
Duke Street General Partner Limited
Duke Street is a private equity company, with offices in the UK and France. The Duke Street group manages a range of 10-year funds. These funds are currently invested in portfolio companies across various sectors of industry and services including: business services, healthcare, leisure and retail, consumer and food and industrial.
Hutton Collins Capital Partners III Limited Partnership
Hutton Collins invests preferred capital in unquoted companies based in Western Europe. It invests in various sectors including IT, coffee shops, textiles, satellite services, marketing and healthcare.
Lion/Katsu Investments S.á.r.l
Lion/Katsu is involved in operating a chain of Japanese-style noodle bars and licensing third parties to operate Japanese-style noodle bars under the name Wagamama.
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