“We are doing everything possible to retain our team and support those impacted,” said chief executive Julie McEwan.
She added she was “devastated for our colleagues who will be leaving TGIs and thank them for their loyalty and contribution during their time with us”.
The buyers, Breal Capital and Calveton UK, already own restaurant chains Byron Burgers and Vinoteca as well as restaurant group D&D London.
A spokesperson for the new owners said it wanted to “both modernise the business and capitalise on the heritage of this iconic brand”.
They added that the deal “preserves a significant proportion of jobs and will hopefully provide the business with the stability and support it needs to recover and grow”.
The restaurants being saved are: Bluewater, Trafford Centre, Meadowhall, Aberdeen Union Square, Metrocentre, Basildon, Glasgow Fort, Milton Keynes Stadium, Braehead, Wembley, Birmingham NEC, Glasgow, Junction 27, Castleford, Lakeside Quay, Teesside, Bolton, Norwich, St Davids, Doncaster, Lakeside, Fareham, Liverpool One, Stevenage, White Rose, Cribbs Causeway, Rushden Lakes, Stoke-on-Trent, Southampton, Silverburn, Watford Central, Aberdeen Beach, Braintree, Bournemouth, Stratford, High Wycombe, Cheshire Oaks, Walsall, Milton Keynes, Sheffield, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Coventry, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Telford, The O2, Staines, Crawley, Reading, Cheadle and Leicester Square.
Breal and Calveton secured the deal on Monday after TGI Fridays’ UK owner Hostmore collapsed into administration.
