Tijuana Flats Completes Debt Financing

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Tijuana Flats, a portfolio company of AUA, debt financing


Summary

Tijuana Flats Restaurants, LLC (“Tijuana Flats” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of AUA Private Equity Partners (“AUA”), recently completed a secured debt financing (the “Financing”). The Financing consisted of a senior secured term loan provided by Summit Partners Credit Advisors.

Baird served as financial advisor to Tijuana Flats Restaurants, LLC on this transaction.

About

Tijuana Flats is an innovative, fast-casual “plus” Tex-Mex restaurant brand with 135 total restaurants predominately in Florida and select locations in the Southeast. With an impressive 25-year track record, the Company delivers innovative, delicious, bold flavored food to a passionate and loyal customer base through dine-in, to-go, catering and delivery options. Tijuana Flats was founded in 1995 and is based in Maitland, Florida.

AUA Private Equity Partners is an operationally focused, lower middle-market investment firm partnering with family-owned businesses or companies benefiting from the growth of the United States Hispanic population within the consumer products and services sectors. AUA makes equity investments of $20 million to $75 million in companies that generate in excess of $5 million EBITDA. AUA is based in New York, New York.
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Tijuana Flats, a portfolio company of AUA, debt financing

Date
December 2019
Company
Tijuana Flats Restaurants, LLC
Transaction
Private Capital Markets
Sectors
Consumer
Verticals
Multi-Unit, Restaurants & Franchising
Target Geography
North America

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