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TGI Fridays
TriArtisan Capital and Sentinel Capital's 2014 acquisition saddled the chain with debt. TGI Fridays lost 55% of its U.S. locations and 63% of sales from 2008 to 2023. A $375M securitization unraveled in 2024, stripping the company of its royalty stream. Filed Chapter 11 in November 2024.
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Record updated Sept. 4, 2026
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TGI Fridays Inc. filed Chapter 11 on November 2, 2024, after a long contraction that had already shrunk its US footprint from about 270 restaurants to 163; restaurants stayed open throughout the case, and the court later confirmed the case involved no further restaurant closures beyond the corporate entity's wind-down.
Sugarloaf Hospitality, led by former CEO Ray Blanchette, bought 19 restaurants out of the bankruptcy and took control of the TGI Fridays brand in 2025.
- Founded
- 1965
- Sponsor at closure
- TriArtisan Capital Advisors and Sentinel Capital Partners
- CNN · 2024 · Chapter 11 filing date, store count decline from 270 to 163
- Restaurant Business · TriArtisan Capital Partners and Sentinel Capital Partners bought TGI Fridays from Carlson Restaurants for over $800 million in 2014
- Nation's Restaurant News · restaurants stayed open throughout the case; Sugarloaf Hospitality/Ray Blanchette took control of the brand; liquidation plan confirmed July 24, 2026
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