---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-043656"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWCZ"
cik: "0001856236"
company_name: "European Wax Center, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:39:04.506434+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-043656
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWCZ
- cik: 0001856236
- company_name: European Wax Center, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526043656/0001193125-26-043656-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526043656/d71794d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 710af8e15339abdd9c2a0aeeaca40dac17bbf332
  claim: 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).
  evidence_excerpt: 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 ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526043656/0001193125-26-043656-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.