Crowe advises PBR Restaurants on acquisition of The Bad Ass Café 

Crowe was pleased to advise the Pardy brothers from PBR Restaurants on their recent acquisition of the Bad Ass Café. 

Crowe's corporate finance and tax team provided support to Eoin and Colin Pardy throughout the acquisition process. PBR Restaurants owns the popular Fish Shack seafood oulets. 

Commenting on their acquisition of the Bad Ass Café, which operates as a restaurant with a seven-day pub licence, the Pardys said: “We are excited to add the Bad Ass Café to our group, a well-known Dublin institution which customers have enjoyed for many years. Combining our hospitality experience with new, sophisticated systems, we aim to build on the Bad Ass’s excellent reputation and support this already-thriving business in its next chapter.”

Crowe’s team was led by Naoise Cosgrove and Eimear Grier (Corporate Finance) and Cormac Doyle and Philip Colouhan (Tax). Speaking about the announcement Naoise Cosgrove said: “We are delighted to have supported PBR Restaurants on this transaction and wish them every success in their continued growth and expansion.”

Crowe’s dedicated corporate finance team has a wealth of experience advising clients in M&A transactions. If you are considering the sale or purchase of a business, we can help you maximise your investment.