November 27, 2006
MidOcean Partners agrees to acquire Sbarro, Inc., the nation's leading quick service Italian restaurant company.
On November 22, it was announced that private equity firm MidOcean Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Willkie client Sbarro, Inc., the nation's leading quick service Italian restaurant company. Melville, NY-based Sbarro has approximately 1,000 restaurants located in shopping centers, airports, universities, rest stops, hotels, stadiums and hospitals throughout 34 countries. With offices in New York and London, MidOcean Partners is a premier private equity firm focused on the middle market. The deal was handled by partners Richard Reinhold, Robert Stebbins, and Douglas Ulene; special counsel Kim Walker and Jonathan Konoff; and associates David Rubinsky, Michael Brandt, Michael Caplan, Amanda Granacher and Kenneth Sicklick.
