TMT WEBINAR SERIES

Stack & scale: AI, M&A and the restaurant tech consolidation wave

Restaurant tech is at an inflection point. AI is collapsing point solutions into integrated platforms, tier-one operators are revamping their tech stacks, and well-capitalized players are racing to consolidate the space. The result is a wave of M&A activity that will redefine who wins in restaurant, hotel, and venue technology over the next 24 months.

Join Oaklins for a webinar covering these trends and other key considerations for the evolving restaurant tech sector, and featuring an expert panel of senior operators, platform CEOs and investors. The event is aimed at restaurant/hospitality tech founders, CEOs, board members and investors evaluating their next move.

🗓 Wednesday 10 June 2026

🕒 10:00 EST, 16:00 CEST

Attendees will gain insights into:

Where AI is creating real consolidation pressure and where it isn't
Why the verticalization of POS, ordering and guest engagement is accelerating
What founders should be doing now to position for exit — and what buyers are actually paying for

The next wave of value in restaurant tech won't come from novelty — it will come from platforms that turn AI into measurable margins for operators and a meaningfully better experience for guests. That's what's driving the consolidation we're seeing today, as strategics and PE race to assemble the operating system of modern hospitality. JOANNA STONE, PARTNER, OAKLINS DESILVA+PHILLIPS

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Meet our host

Joanna Stone New York, United States
Partner
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Joanna Stone is a partner at Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips in New York. She has worked in the broader digital media and information industry for over 20 years and has served in executive roles at Reed Elsevier, Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones, Time Warner and Accenture’s media & entertainment practice. More recently, she was co-founder and CEO of Librify, the exclusive e-book provider for Target, which was sold to Scribd. Joanna has worked on dozens of transactions on both the sell-side and buy-side. Recent notable transactions include representing Panjiva in its sale to S&P, representing Workman Publishing in its sale to Hachette and supporting the acquisition of Netmaster Holdings Limited (CaseLines) by Thomson Reuters Corporation.

Meet our speakers

Jimmy Frischling New York, United States
Partner, Branded Hospitality Ventures

Jimmy Frischling is a partner at Branded Hospitality Ventures and a senior advisor to Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, bringing more than three decades of experience across financial services, capital markets and the hospitality industry. At Branded, he sits at the intersection of capital, operators and emerging technology, serving as a board member across the firm's portfolio — including Blanket, Brizo FoodMetrics, Copia, Cut+Dry, Incentivio, Minnow, Ovation, Simple Marketplace, Spendgo, TapRm, Targetable and Usual Wines.

Bryan Solar Texas, United States
Chief Product Officer, SpotOn

Bryan Solar leads global product at SpotOn, where he and his team build intuitive technology that helps restaurants and their guests thrive. Previously, as GM & Head of Restaurants at Square, Bryan led product, engineering, data science, marketing and creative — driving triple-digit revenue growth in 14 months and earning the team a featured spot on Square's 10-Q cover. He has also co-founded several companies, including a real-time marketing technology startup for SMBs that was acquired by Google, where he went on to lead small-business initiatives and helped launch Reserve with Google.

About our TMT webinar series

Oaklins' TMT webinars are a series of webinars that focus on technology-driven trends that are reshaping industries and creating new opportunities for growth. The webinars are hosted by our TMT specialist Joanna Stone.

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