About Us
ABOUT CFT CAPITAL PARTNERS
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 $3 billion of AUM and is currently investing out of a $785 million vehicle which closed in August 2024.
ABOUT CHERNG FAMILY TRUST
Founded in 2001, the Cherng Family Trust is the multi-generational family office and investment firm of Andrew and Peggy Cherng (the founders of Panda Express / Panda Restaurant Group) and their family. The company pursues a family-owned, long-term, flexible and sustainable approach to wealth management and values by making direct private equity and fund investments across all industries while actively operating and investing in a large real estate portfolio. To learn more about the Cherng Family Trust, please refer to the following link.
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 2,600 locations with 55,000 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. To learn more about Panda Restaurant Group, please refer to the following link.
