Orlando, Fla.-based Darden Restaurants Inc. has agreed to acquire Irvine, Calif.-based Yard House USA Inc. for $585 million. Yard House will become part of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group, which includes The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 and Eddie V's. Darden expects to complete the transaction early in the second quarter of fiscal 2012.
