---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-213462"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWCZ"
cik: "0001856236"
company_name: "European Wax Center, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:10:43.723620+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 completes take-private by General Atlantic at $5.80/share; stock delisted

## Summary
- General Atlantic acquires all outstanding shares for $5.80 cash each; implied enterprise value ~$640M.
- Stockholders (excluding GA affiliates) receive $5.80/share; Class A common stock delisted from Nasdaq.
- New $460M Series 2026-1 notes issued; prior $385M Series 2022-1 notes prepaid in full without penalty.
- Board and officers replaced by Merger Sub directors and officers immediately upon closing.
- Amended charter and bylaws; company now privately held and will deregister with SEC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-213462
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWCZ
- cik: 0001856236
- company_name: European Wax Center, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 2.03, 3.01, 3.03, 5.02, 5.03, 5.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/d137291d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: bab85253204738b586eff87f38c2ef6f08ec2a91
  claim: European Wax Center, Inc. incurred senior notes of up to $40,000,000 with Citibank, N.A..
  evidence_excerpt: up to $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Series 2026-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: d824acc2673dba1cd19fbe095c2e2a965b393c80
  claim: European Wax Center, Inc. incurred senior notes of $460,000,000 with Citibank, N.A. at 6.40% Fixed Rate.
  evidence_excerpt: $460,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Series 2026-1 6.40% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: 0d13d9fd2b
  claim: Not Named departed as Director at European Wax Center, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: each of the members of the board of directors of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time ceased his or her respective service as a director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: c0f40001da
  claim: Not Named was appointed as Officer at European Wax Center, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: the officers of Merger Sub Inc. became the officers of the Surviving Corporation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: e257f86047
  claim: Not Named was appointed as Director at European Wax Center, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: the directors of Merger Sub Inc. became the directors of the Surviving Corporation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: 02126d3eac3fab6bef98a2de9ad4168f12be3714
  claim: European Wax Center, Inc. underwent a change of control involving Glow Midco, LLC for $5.80 per share of Class A Common Stock (closed 2026-05-08).
  evidence_excerpt: excluded shares pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, was cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $5.80 per share of Class A Common Stock, without interest thereon (the “ Class A Per Share Price ”), (ii) each share of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: 23c4718007954983086167598ed08b45e350778d
  claim: European Wax Center, Inc. entered into Amended and Restated Base Indenture and Series 2026-1 Supplement with Citibank, N.A. valued at $460,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series 2026-1 6.40% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Clas (effective 2026-05-08).
  evidence_excerpt: As previously disclosed, European Wax Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2026 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among Glow Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Parent ”), Glow Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub Inc. ”), Glow Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub LLC ,” and together with Merger Sub Inc., the “ Merger Subs ”) and EWC Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Opco ”), pursuant to which (i) Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into the Company (the “ Corporate Merger ”), with the Company surviving the Corporate Merger as the surviving corporation (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and (ii) Merger Sub LLC merged with and into Opco, with Opco surviving as the surviving limited liability company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm
- claim_id: 3408baf2c6b107ece1532d2435d64a6b50606c6f
  claim: European Wax Center, Inc. terminated Series 2022-1 Supplement and Base Indenture (April 6, 2022) with Citibank, N.A. valued at $388.1 million prepayment including $385,000,000 principal plus $3.1 million accrued interest (effective 2026-05-08).
  evidence_excerpt: Concurrently with the closing of the Mergers, the Master Issuer prepaid in full all outstanding Series 2022-1 5.50% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 issued pursuant to that certain Series 2022-1 Supplement, dated as of April 6, 2022, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, by and between the Master Issuer and Citibank, N.A., as trustee, and that certain Base Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2022, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, by and between the Master Issuer and Citibank, N.A., as trustee and securities intermediary, and all pledge, security, management and other agreements and documents related thereto.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526213462/0001193125-26-213462-index.htm

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