Pret A Manger
JAB Holding (majority) and Bridgepoint acquired Pret A Manger in 2018 for £1.5B, with General Atlantic as a minority investor. The pandemic decimated Pret's office-location model and led to 2,800+ layoffs in 2020. General Atlantic helped recapitalize the business.
- FOUNDED
- 1983
- ACQUIRED
- General Atlantic, 2018, £1.5B
- WEB
- pret.com
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1983
Pret A Manger founded
2018
Acquired by General Atlantic for £1.5B
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