Who Owns Dave & Buster's?
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Ownership Chain
Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is a publicly traded American chain of restaurant and entertainment venues featuring full-service dining, bars, and arcade-style gaming.
Dave & Buster's appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is a publicly traded American chain of restaurant and entertainment venues featuring full-service dining, bars, and arcade-style gaming.
Dave & Buster's appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Dave & Buster's
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hill Path Capital, LP Activist investment firm and largest shareholder of Dave & Buster's, holding roughly 7.12 million shares (~20.5% of shares outstanding) as of September 30, 2025; stake confirmed by Yahoo Finance major holders data and a 2025 Schedule 13D/A filing and related cooperation agreement with the company. | Institutional | 20.5% | 20.5% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock Inc. Large global asset manager; through its funds it owns about 4.08 million Dave & Buster's shares, or roughly 11.8% of shares outstanding, based on Form 13F-derived major holder data as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 11.8% | 11.8% | Sep 2025 |
Vanguard Group Inc. Index and ETF provider; holds approximately 2.92 million shares (~8.4% ownership) via various Vanguard index products as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 8.4% | 8.4% | Sep 2025 |
Nomura Holdings Inc. Japanese financial services group; its investment arms collectively own about 2.41 million shares (~7.0% of Dave & Buster's) as reported in institutional holder summaries for Q3 2025. | Institutional | 7.0% | 7.0% | Sep 2025 |
Eminence Capital, LP Hedge fund manager; reported holdings of roughly 2.36 million shares (~6.8%) of Dave & Buster's as of September 30, 2025, according to major institutional holder data. | Institutional | 6.8% | 6.8% | Sep 2025 |
Patient Capital Management, LLC Investment advisor associated with the Patient Opportunity Trust; together they own about 2.14 million shares (~6.2% stake) in Dave & Buster's as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 6.2% | 6.2% | Sep 2025 |
Clearline Capital LP Investment firm holding approximately 1.62 million Dave & Buster's shares (~4.7% ownership) based on Q3 2025 institutional ownership disclosures. | Institutional | 4.7% | 4.7% | Sep 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Global investment bank and asset manager; its various entities collectively own about 1.41 million shares (~4.1% of the company) as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 4.1% | 4.1% | Sep 2025 |
Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC Value-oriented institutional asset manager; reported ownership of roughly 1.29 million shares (~3.7% stake) in Dave & Buster's in Q3 2025 filings. | Institutional | 3.7% | 3.7% | Sep 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Global investment bank and asset manager; through its asset management business it holds about 1.15 million shares (~3.3% of shares outstanding) as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 3.3% | 3.3% | Sep 2025 |
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