Latham & Watkins Advises The Cheesecake Factory In US$200 Million Strategic Investment From Roark Capital

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, a leader in experiential dining, announced that it has closed on a US$200 million convertible preferred investment from affiliates of Roark Capital according to the company’s press release. 

Latham & Watkins LLP represents The Cheesecake Factory in the transaction with a corporate team lead by Century City partner David Zaheer, Los Angeles partner Paul Tosetti, and Bay Area partner Kathleen Wells with associates Alidad Damooei, Ed Grigoryan, and Drew Parkes. Advice was also provide on finance matters by Los Angeles partner John Jameson with associates Sarah Kim and Nina Grandin; on benefits matters by Bay Area partner Maj Vaseghi, and Los Angeles partner David Taub with associate Megan Ampe; on tax matters by Century City partner Pardis Zomorodi with associate Brian Rogers; on antitrust matters by Bay Area partner Josh Holian and Washington D.C. counsel Peter Todaro; on environmental matters by Los Angeles counsel Aron Potash; and on capital markets matters by Los Angeles counsel Arash Aminian.