European Wax Center to be acquired by General Atlantic for $5.80/share in all-cash deal

European Wax Center, Inc.

Class A stockholders to receive $5.80 per share in cash; Class B holders receive $0.00001/share.
Deal financed with $74M debt from HPS Investment Partners and $110M equity commitment from General Atlantic.
Company pays $6.6M termination fee if it accepts a superior proposal; reverse termination fee of $19M payable by Parent.
Merger requires majority vote of Class A stockholders and separate disinterested stockholder vote; expected close by Aug 9, 2026.
GA Stockholders, holding a significant stake, have agreed to support the transaction via a Support Agreement.

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

European Wax Center, Inc. entered into Merger Agreement with Glow Midco, LLC, Glow Merger Sub 1, Inc., Glow Merger Sub 2, LLC, and EWC Ventures, LLC (effective 2026-02-09).

Action: entry
Agreement: merger
Counterparty: Glow Midco, LLC, Glow Merger Sub 1, Inc., Glow Merger Sub 2, LLC, and EWC Ventures, LLC
Effective: 2026-02-09

Exact text from the filing

On February 9, 2026, European Wax Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Glow Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Parent ”), Glow Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub Inc. ”), Glow Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub LLC ,” and together with Parent and Merger Sub Inc., the “ Buyer Parties ”) and EWC Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of the Company (“ Opco ”)

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