TL;DR
Jersey Mike's upcoming IPO, valued at $9 billion with a planned $1 billion fundraise, is expected to impact the restaurant mergers and acquisitions market. Ashish Seth, founder of Harrington Park Advisors, discusses the IPO's effect on the market and demand for restaurants among investors.
How will Jersey Mike’s upcoming IPO impact the market for restaurant mergers and acquisitions?
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features Ashish Seth, founder and managing partner of Harrington Park Advisors, an advisory firm that specializes in multi-unit companies, including restaurants.
We wanted to talk with Seth about the restaurant M&A market and were particularly interested in his thoughts on the Jersey Mike’s IPO.
The offering is set to be one of the biggest in restaurant industry history, with a planned $1 billion fundraise and a valuation that could be $9 billion.
Seth also talks about demand for restaurants among investors and what kind of deals work right now.
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This story was originally published in Restaurant Business on July 23, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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