Darden Restaurants Inc., whose brand portfolio includes the Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse brands, has agreed to acquire craft beer-focused restaurant and bar chain Yard House from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners LLC for $585 million. The all-cash deal, which is expected to close by Darden’s fiscal second quarter (ending November 25, 2012), will include all of Irvine, California-based Yard House’s 39 units, located throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Virginia ...
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