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A joint venture led by Gencom has acquired the 652-room InterContinental Miami for $300 million, securing a high-performing asset in a prime waterfront location.
Potbelly and Cheba Hut thrive with $601 million and $182 million in sales
Aurify Kingstar signs deal to open 40 Tropical Smoothie locations
The Starbucks shop in Snohomish, Washington, is part of a New Urbanist development along the city’s major retail corridor.
Jersey Mike's adds a value bundle to its menu for limited time
Tropical Smoothie Cafe to open 40 stores in Northeast with Aurify Kingstar
Left-leaning politicians are always going after the Wall Street billionaires and large corporations — but tech companies like Meta, OpenAI, and Google are usually the target.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe targets 22% of the U.S. population with new branding.
Commercial Observer’s annual Institutional Investor & Private Equity Forum took center stage at 237 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan on Sept.
The chain’s updated look will also include a redesigned web and app experience that will offer more seamless browsing, customizations and access to loyalty rewards.
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Blackstone has agreed to acquire Flow Control Holdings (FCH), a Cincinnati-based provider of highly engineered flow control services and components serving the data center liquid cooling, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets.
Drive-thru coffee franchise 7 Brew has submitted a $143.2 million bid to acquire 73 locations from the bankrupt Salad and Go chain across four states.
Jersey Mike's valued at $6.9 billion after IPO with 3,227 locations
Ode with Anthropic, which is backed by Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Anthropic, has acquired Casper Studios, an AI services firm, for undisclosed terms.
The smoothie franchise reports a 9% jump in same-store sales for July following the successful national rollout of its new chicken flatbread menu items.
The private equity giant has appointed new leadership for its Americas real estate acquisitions team, tapping veterans from Blackstone and Starwood Capital.
A consortium including Blackstone and GO Residential REIT will acquire H&R REIT's North American portfolio in a transaction valued at $4.8 billion.
The sandwich giant's $1 billion IPO was significantly oversubscribed as the brand continues to outperform competitors like Subway and Jimmy John’s in sales growth.
The sandwich giant raised $1 billion in its New York Stock Exchange debut, though shares dipped 6% during the first day of trading.
The sandwich giant raised $1 billion in its public market debut, establishing an initial valuation of approximately $7.3 billion following its acquisition by Blackstone.
Jersey Mike's IPO fell 6% on its first day, valued at $7.3 billion
The sandwich giant officially went public with a $7.3 billion valuation following its acquisition by Blackstone in early 2025.