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Golub Capital has made an investment in Church’s Texas Chicken, marking another significant transaction in the active restaurant private equity and financing space.

The 74-year-old brand achieved its first U.S. unit growth in over a decade following a strategic equity investment and focus on value-driven offerings.

The 74-year-old chicken franchise will use new equity funding from Golub Capital to fuel store remodels and accelerate corporate unit development.

Golub Capital’s investment in Church’s Texas Chicken will support the QSR brand’s growth initiatives across its domestic and international footprint of 1,500 locations.

The legacy chicken brand achieved its first net domestic unit growth since 2010, reporting a 60 percent increase in average unit EBITDA since 2022.

The chicken chain secured a minority equity investment from Golub Capital to accelerate store remodels and return to net unit growth.

Crunch Fitness franchisee CR Fitness Holdings has landed a $350 million strategic investment from global investment firm Sixth Street, fueling an expansion push that will see the group look to add more than 100 clubs over the next five years.

TSG Consumer Partners takes a minority stake in Crumbl, the rapidly expanding cookie and dessert chain, for $1 billion.