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CFT Capital Partners

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CFT Capital Partners is a Los Angeles-based investment platform which aims to provide value-added co-investment capital to innovative and industry leading companies, alongside financial sponsors, institutional investors, family offices, and management teams.

Since 2016, CFT Capital Partners has been managing alternative assets for the Cherng Family Trust, the family office of Andrew and Peggy Cherng who are the founders of Panda Restaurant Group. The Firm has over $2 billion of AUM and is currently investing out of a $523 million vehicle which closed in May 2022.

ABOUT PANDA RESTAURANT GROUP

Family-owned and operated since 1973, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is the global leader in Asian dining experiences and parent company of Panda Express, Panda Inn and Hibachi-San. Today, co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng continue to grow the company’s presence, operating more than 2,400 locations with 50,000 associates in 12 countries. On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Restaurant Group fosters a people-first culture in and outside of its restaurants, focusing on associate development and giving back to the communities in which it serves.

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