Buster's

After Mr. Buster's unemployment checks ran out, the couple lost their house to foreclosure.

Food Stamps Surge in West Jim Carlton 2011

When private-equity firm Wellspring Capital Management owned entertainment/retail chain Dave & Buster's, the firm may have reviewed margins regularly, but used the data as a tool to navigate toward their three - to four-year goals.

What Public Companies Can Learn From Private Equity Les Berglass 2010

Founded in 1982, Dave & Buster's operates 56 stores in 24 states and Canada, as well as one franchised location in Canada.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc., operator of a chain of dining and entertainment venues in North America, filed plans to raise $150 million in an initial public offering to pay down debt.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011

Dave & Buster's changed hands last year, when Wellspring Capital Management agreed to sell the chain to Oak Hill Capital Partners in a $570 million deal.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011

For the quarter ended May 1, Dave & Buster's reported its profit rose 32% as revenue climbed 5% to $148.6 million.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011

According to its Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Dave & Buster's has implemented a number of initiatives to cut costs and streamline operations, while also recently reconfiguring its menu.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011

Evan Sachs, 23 years old, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault in a Long Island courtroom, admitting he plunged a four-inch hunting knife five times into the boy's back at a Dave & Buster's restaurant in Westbury in October.

Greater New York Watch 2011

Each of Dave & Buster's locations also contains a bar.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011

Wellspring had taken Dave & Buster's private in 2006 for about $257 million in cash plus debt.

Dave & Buster's Files for IPO John Kell 2011