Buffalo Wild Wings Takes Flight On Buyout Offer

This week, Buffalo Wild Wings' (NASDAQ: BWLD) stock skyrocketed after a report surfaced alleging that Roark Capital had offered to buy the company for $150 a share -- a hefty premium compared to the $117 a share price the stock was trading at before the story broke.

In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, analysts Vincent Shen and Asit Sharma go over the deal, why BWLD's growth has been trailing for the past few years, and how Roark might turn the restaurant chain's performance around. Also, the hosts look at the potential merger between Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) and Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS); why Canada Goose Holdings has been one of the best-performing IPOs of the year; and more.

A full transcript follows the video.

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