Who Owns Red Lobster?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Red Lobster. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Red Lobster
Red Lobster is an American casual dining seafood restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group is a privately held global alternative investment manager headquartered in New York that invests in corporate credit, real estate, private equity, insurance and other asset-based strategies for institutional and private clients worldwide.
Mubadala Investment Company
Mubadala Investment Company is a sovereign investor owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi that manages a diversified global portfolio to generate sustainable financial returns and support the emirate’s economic diversification.
Government of Abu Dhabi
The Government of Abu Dhabi is the subnational authority that governs the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, providing public services, policy, and development oversight through its official portal at abudhabi.gov.ae.
Red Lobster
Red Lobster is an American casual dining seafood restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group is a privately held global alternative investment manager headquartered in New York that invests in corporate credit, real estate, private equity, insurance and other asset-based strategies for institutional and private clients worldwide.
Mubadala Investment Company
Mubadala Investment Company is a sovereign investor owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi that manages a diversified global portfolio to generate sustainable financial returns and support the emirate’s economic diversification.
Government of Abu Dhabi
The Government of Abu Dhabi is the subnational authority that governs the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, providing public services, policy, and development oversight through its official portal at abudhabi.gov.ae.
Major Shareholders
Red Lobster
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
RL Investor Holdings LLC Immediate parent company of Red Lobster’s operating entities following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. RL Investor Holdings is a special‑purpose holding company formed to acquire the Red Lobster restaurant chain; it is backed by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, together with co‑investors TCW Private Credit and Blue Torch. | Corporate | — | Sep 2024 |
Fortress Investment Group LLC Alternative asset manager that organized and controls RL Investor Holdings and leads the lender consortium that acquired Red Lobster out of bankruptcy. Fortress‑managed funds are the controlling equity holders in RL Investor Holdings; the exact ownership split versus other creditors is not publicly disclosed. | Institutional | — | Sep 2024 |
TCW Private Credit Private credit investment platform affiliated with The TCW Group. Identified in Red Lobster’s restructuring press release and related coverage as a co‑investor in RL Investor Holdings alongside Fortress, holding an equity stake in the reorganized Red Lobster through that vehicle; specific percentage ownership has not been disclosed. | Institutional | — | Sep 2024 |
Blue Torch Capital Credit investment firm (often referred to simply as “Blue Torch” in transaction documents). Named as a co‑investor in RL Investor Holdings together with Fortress and TCW Private Credit, and thus one of the principal equity owners of Red Lobster post‑reorganization. No public filings break out its exact percentage interest. | Institutional | — | Sep 2024 |
Thai Union Group Public Company Limited Former majority/controlling shareholder of Red Lobster prior to the 2024 Chapter 11 case. Thai Union first acquired a 25% stake plus an option for another 24% in 2016 and, by 2020, led the investor group that purchased Golden Gate Capital’s remaining equity, giving it effective control (commonly described as about a 49% stake). In 2024 it announced plans to fully exit the investment, and its equity was effectively wiped out when Red Lobster was transferred to its lender group via RL Investor Holdings; available reporting does not indicate any continuing ownership after the September 2024 restructuring. | Corporate | — | May 2024 |
Fortress Investment Group
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Consortium led by Mubadala Capital (Mubadala Investment Company PJSC) Majority equity owner of Fortress Investment Group. A consortium led by Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company, holds 68% of Fortress’s equity following the May 2024 completion of the acquisition of 90.01% of Fortress previously owned by SoftBank Group Corp., and this ownership level is confirmed in subsequent disclosures through year‑end 2024. Mubadala itself is wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi. | Government | 68.0% | Dec 2024 |
Fortress management and employee co‑investors (incl. Drew McKnight, Joshua Pack, Pete Briger, Jack Neumark and ~150 other Fortress team members) Collective management and employee shareholder group that invested alongside Mubadala in the 2023–2024 buyout; they own 32% of Fortress’s equity in a special class of shares that entitles management to appoint a majority of the board. The largest individual investors in this group are co‑CEO Drew McKnight, the late co‑CEO Joshua Pack, co‑chairman Pete Briger and managing partner Jack Neumark, together with roughly 150 other Fortress personnel. | Individual | 32.0% | Dec 2024 |
Mubadala Investment Company
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Government of Abu Dhabi Mubadala Investment Company PJSC is organized as a public joint stock company that is fully owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, which is described in official disclosures as its sole shareholder, with strategic oversight exercised through the Abu Dhabi Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs. | Government | 100.0% | 100.0% | — |
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