Barbeques Galore still sizzling as buyers circle Share Trade and private equity suitors are circling specialty barbecue retailer Barbeques Galore after it was put up for sale by Quadrant Private Equity last month. Quadrant managing partner Jonathon Pearce confirmed the retailer had received interest from both trade buyers and private equity firms. However, he said Apollo Global Management was not conducting formal due diligence on the chain. Barbeques Galore CEO Angus McDonald. As reported in The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk on Monday, a senior Apollo Global executive visited two Barbeques Galore stores (and two rival retailers) last weekend before testing positive for COVID-19, ending Sydney’s month-long COVID-free period.