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| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 4 February 2000 |
| Defunct | 15 May 2023 |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Key people | Jon Hendry Pickup (CEO) [1] |
| Parent | TPG Capital |
| Subsidiaries | Chimichanga Cafe Uno Prezzo Cleaver MEXIco |
| Website | prezzo |
Prz Realisations (2) Limited [2] is a chain restaurant operator in the United Kingdom. [1]
In 2014 the company was bought by private equity investment firm TPG Capital for just over £300 million. [3]
On 23 March 2018 Prezzo Holdings announced it was closing the 33 branch Tex-Mex chain Chimichanga, and closing 92 branches of the Prezzo chain, in a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) restructuring whereby rents at 57 other sites were to be reduced by between 25% and 50%. The contraction jeopardised up to 1,800 out of the 4,500 jobs at the time. [3]
It operates using several casual dining brands: [4]
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