Gondola Group

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Gondola Group was a chain restaurant operator in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operated several casual dining brands:{{cite web | url=http://gondolaholdings.com/downloads/Gondola%20Annual%20Report%202014.pdf | title= Annual Report 2014 | publisher=Gondola Group Limited | date=2014 | accessdate=8 April 2015 }}

  • Byron Hamburgers, sold to Hutton Collins for £100 million in October 2013.{{cite web | url=http://gondolaholdings.com/downloads/Gondola%20sale%20of%20Byron%20to%20Hutton%20Collins%20final.pdf | title= Sale of Byron to Hutton Collins Partners | publisher=Gondola Group Limited | date=18 October 2013 | accessdate=8 April 2015 }}
  • Kettners, champagne bar and restaurant (one site in London), sold in 2013/2014.
  • PizzaExpress, sold to the China based private equity firm Hony Capital in July 2014 for £900 million ($1.54 billion).{{cite news|title=UK restaurant chain Pizza Express purchased by Chinese equity group|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/223750099/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/UK-restaurant-chain-Pizza-Express-purchased-by-Chinese-equity-group|accessdate=13 July 2014|publisher=Big News Network.com}}
  • ASK Italian and Zizzi, Italian food. Sold to Bridgepoint Capital in February 2015 for £250 million.{{cite web | url=http://gondolaholdings.com/downloads/Sale%20of%20Ask%20Zizzi%20to%20Bridgepoint.pdf | title= Sale of ASK and Zizzi by Gondola to Bridgepoint | publisher=Gondola Group Limited | date=1 December 2014 | accessdate=8 April 2015 }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20150228015033/http://www.bridgepoint.eu/en/news/press-releases/2015/bridgepoint-completes-gbp-250-million-acquisition-of-ask-italian-and-zizzi/ Bridgepoint press release 9 February 2015: Bridgepoint completes £250 million acquisition of ASK Italian and Zizzi] Re-linked 2016-08-04

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