It was a busy week in chain M&A and finance: Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, the innovative casual dining chain based in Woodridge, Ill., reportedly reached an agreement to be sold to Ares Management, a publicly traded asset management and real estate firm based in Los Angeles. The chain has 35 units and sales of…
Cooper’s Hawk, Jack’s, Ei Group Have New Owners, Slim Chickens Get Funding
