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Roark Capital completes Subway acquisition deal

The US private equity firm has announced that it has completed its $9.6bn deal to buy the sandwich chain Subway. Subway has more than 37,000 outlets in over 100 countries, and will join Arby’s and Baskin-Robbins in Roark’s portfolio.

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