secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (STKS)
CIK:        0001399520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-24-003954
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.95
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01, 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

The ONE Group to acquire Benihana owner for $365M; adds $514M revenue, $70M EBITDA
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- Acquires Safflower Holdings (Benihana, RA Sushi) for $365M cash; financed with $160M preferred equity and $390M debt facility.
- Benihana adds ~$514M TTM GAAP revenue and ~$70M annual run-rate EBITDA; $20M synergies targeted within 24 months.
- Post-transaction, pro forma venue count of 168; annualized EBITDA with synergies >$135M.
- Hill Path Capital invests $160M in non-voting preferred stock (13% compounding dividend); Scott Ross and James Chambers to join board.
- Closing expected by end of Q2 2024; transaction immediately accretive to diluted EPS.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1399520/000155837024003954/0001558370-24-003954-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1399520/000155837024003954/stks-20240326x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-003954

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