Pret A Manger acquired by JAB Consumer Fund and JAB Holding Company
JAB Consumer Fund and JAB Holding Company agreed to acquire Pret A Manger, a UK quick service restaurants brand, on May 29, 2018.
Preliminary: The transaction value and EV/EBITDA are not yet independently verified.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Pret A Manger
- Announced
- 2018-05-29
- Geography
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-10-04
- Latest update
- 2026-10-31
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
GBP 1.5B
Unverified
100% enterprise value | GBP
Basis: Public source
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
Approx. $2.0B USD using FX date 2018-05-29 at 1.3263 GBP/USD.
EV / revenue
-
Period: FY 2017
Basis: Public source
EV / EBITDA
15x
Unverified
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: Estimated
Basis
- Transaction terms were not disclosed. Pret reported group revenues of £879 million for 2017; no EBITDA or transaction value is disclosed. Pret reported group revenues of £879 million; the announcement describes 530 stores worldwide.
Other reviewed estimates
Earlier estimates and their sources.
Source summary
JAB to Acquire Majority Stake in Pret A Manger
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