Bar Louie CEO Tom Fricke on the company’s future after being bought out of bankruptcy

After the Addison, Tx.-based, 90-unit gastropub chain Bar Louie filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, the company underwent a restructuring process to tackle their debt and closed 38 locations. In April, Bar Louie’s agent for its secured lenders, Antares Capital LP, acted as the stalking horse purchaser of the company and bought them out