Other Operator M&A And Financial News: Landry’s-Houlihan’s, A Pizza Hut Franchisee Deal and Granite City

Three other significant operator deals were announced during the second half of December:      –Landry’s Inc. picked up another wounded casual-dining company, Leawood, Kan.-based HRI Holding Corp., which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, for $40 million. The deal covers HRIs 47 restaurants in 14 states and includes HRI’s brands, Houlihan’s, Bristol Seafood Grill,…