Ownership profile
Who owns Del Taco?
Del Taco is owned by Yadav Enterprises Inc., a privately held restaurant company led by founder and CEO Anil Yadav; it is not backed by private equity, though Yadav co-invested alongside PE firm TriArtisan Capital Advisors in a separate transaction (Denny's) — no PE involvement in Del Taco itself has been identified.
Ownership profile
Del Taco
Del Taco Holdings Inc. (wholly owned by Yadav Enterprises Inc.)
Evidence (8)
Yadav Enterprises, led by founder and CEO Anil Yadav and headquartered in Fremont, California, is described in its own press releases as a privately held, diversified restaurant company.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260115574672/en/Yadav-Enterprises-Proudly-Expands-Del-Taco-Leadership-Team-and-Drives-Brand-Transformation-With-Seasoned-Industry-ExecutivesYadav Enterprises serves as the franchisor of Del Taco, Taco Cabana, and Nick the Greek, and is also the largest franchisee of Jack in the Box, Denny's, and TGI Fridays.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260115574672/en/Yadav-Enterprises-Proudly-Expands-Del-Taco-Leadership-Team-and-Drives-Brand-Transformation-With-Seasoned-Industry-ExecutivesJack in the Box completed the sale of Del Taco Holdings Inc. to Yadav Enterprises Inc. on December 22, 2025 for approximately $119 million in total consideration.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000807882/000080788225000081/ex991-pressreleasexdeltaco.htmDel Taco formally commenced business operations under Yadav Enterprises on December 22, 2025, becoming part of Yadav's growing franchise portfolio.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251222817274/en/Del-Taco-Begins-New-Growth-Era-Following-Acquisition-by-Yadav-EnterprisesJack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) announced a definitive agreement on October 16, 2025 to sell Del Taco Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary operating and franchising more than 550 Del Taco restaurants, to Yadav Enterprises Inc. for $115 million in cash.
https://investors.jackinthebox.com/news/news-details/2025/Jack-in-the-Box-Inc--Announces-Definitive-Agreement-to-Sell-Del-Taco-Holdings-Inc--to-Yadav-Enterprises-Inc-/default.aspxDel Taco operates as a franchisor with both company-owned and franchised locations; as of the sale, the brand had approximately 600 locations across 17 states.
https://www.fastcasual.com/news/del-taco-begins-growth-phase-under-new-ownership/Yadav Enterprises co-invested alongside TriArtisan Capital Advisors (a New York-based PE firm) and Treville Capital Group to acquire Denny's Corporation in a ~$620 million transaction (closed January 2026); however, this PE co-investment relates to Denny's, not to Del Taco.
https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/news/2025/11/triartisan-capital-treville-capital-group-and-yadav-enterprises-to-acquire-dennys-corporationJack in the Box originally acquired Del Taco in March 2022 for approximately $585 million, having announced the deal on December 6, 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_TacoWhat's uncertain
- Yadav Enterprises Inc. is privately held with no public filings; no independent audit of its ownership structure or investor base is publicly available. The 'none' PE finding for Del Taco itself rests on Yadav's self-description as privately held and the absence of any PE-acquisition press release specific to Del Taco — absence-of-evidence risk applies.
- Yadav co-invested with PE firm TriArtisan Capital Advisors in the Denny's acquisition (January 2026). It is unknown whether TriArtisan or Treville Capital Group hold any indirect stake in Del Taco through Yadav Enterprises. If they do, PE involvement could be reclassified as 'influenced' or 'controlled'.
- Del Taco was previously PE-backed: Sagittarius Brands (PE-backed) owned it in 2006, and it went public via SPAC (Levy Acquisition Corp) in 2015. These are historical and not current.
- Franchise flag applies at the brand/franchisor level (Yadav Enterprises is the franchisor); individual restaurant locations are operated by both Yadav and independent franchisees.