TriSpan is a New York and London private equity firm founded in 2015 whose Rising Stars fund invests exclusively in restaurants, often as the first institutional money into an emerging brand. Its restaurant portfolio also includes Rosa Mexicano and Yardbird.
2 companies on Ferret
Naya
Dining · 43+ locations — Naya is the Lebanese fast-casual chain Hady Kfoury built from his mother's recipes. He still runs it as CEO, but TriSpan took majority control in 2020, and Pacific General joined in 2025.
Maman
Coffee · 56+ locations — Maman is the French café a married couple built from one SoHo storefront. It's now a 56-location chain running on private-equity fuel. The founders are still at the wheel, but workers rate the pay just 2.9 out of 5.