FRANCE - Avenir and Siparex back Sushi West

Sushi West was founded in 2000 by Laurent Boukobza and Benjamin Azoulay. The Paris-based company has 14 restaurants that serve around 3,500 meals a day, either on site or by delivery. The investment will be used to finance the company's expansion plans over the next five years.

Current the restaurants are principally based in the Paris area, however, the next three restaurants to open in 2009 will be based in Lyon and Marseille. Furthermore, Sushi West plans to expand by opening four to five new restaurants annually till 2013. The company had a turnover of EUR 12m in 2008 and employs 200 people.

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