Roark Capital Completes Acquisition of Subway Restaurants

Paul, Weiss advised Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Subway Restaurants, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands. The deal combines Subway’s global presence and brand strength with Roark’s deep expertise in restaurant and franchise business models. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Paul, Weiss team was led, among others, by corporate partner Jeffrey Marell, and included, among others, partners Suhan Shim, Charles Pesant, Victoria Forrester, Robert Zochowski, Brian Janson, Megan Spelman, Marco Masotti, Aaron Schlaphoff and Manuel Frey, and counsel Hilary Christian, David Sobel, Stephen Koo, Mikhel Schecter, Andrew Day and Jennifer Songer; tax partners Matthew Jordan and Scott Sontag; litigation partners Jacqueline Rubin, Roberto Finzi and Paul Brachman; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon and counsel Elana Bensoul; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic and counsel Jacob Glazeski; restructuring partners Kyle Kimpler and Alice Eaton; and antitrust counsel Marta Kelly and Chad de Souza.