Houston Rockets Owner's Blank-Check Company Buys Waitr

  • Landcadia Holdings agrees to pay $300 million for Waitr
  • Tilman Fertitta has been looking for deals since 2016

Tilman Fertitta

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The owner of the Houston Rockets got into the blank-check game more than two years ago. He’s finally scored a deal.

A special purpose acquisition company run by Texas businessman Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy food delivery startup Waitr Inc. for $308 million, according to a statement Wednesday.