Bit Brother Plans To Buy 51% Stake In Angelo's Pizza For $12.5M

  • Bit Brother Ltd BTB plans to acquire 51% of Angelo's Pizza 1697 Inc, 1279 1st Avenue LLC, and 60th Street Restaurant Corporation (collectively called Angelo's Pizza), for $12.5 million in cash and stock.
  • Angelo's Pizza has been around as a family-style boutique restaurant for 30 years, later turning to a chain restaurant for another 90 years.
  • Bit Brother, formerly known as Urban Tea, agreed with Angelo's Pizza to enter into a definitive agreement on due diligence completion.
  • Upon completing the acquisition, all three chain restaurants will begin to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment.
  • Angelo's Pizza plans to expand into international markets such as Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
  • Angelo's Pizza aims to open up 1,000 branches overseas within the next five years.
  • Price action: BTB shares are trading higher by 7.50% at $2.09 on the last check Tuesday.
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