How the Jersey Mike's IPO will affect the M&A market

How will Jersey Mike’s upcoming IPO impact the market for restaurant mergers and acquisitions?This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features Ashish Seth, founder and managing partner of Harrington Park Advisors, an advisory firm that specializes in multi-unit companies, including restaurants. We wanted to talk with Seth about the restaurant M&A market and were particularly interested in his thoughts on the Jersey Mike’s IPO.The offering is set to be one of the biggest in restaurant industry history, with a planned $1 billion fundraise and a valuation that could be $9 billion. Seth also talks about demand for restaurants among investors and what kind of deals work right now.