The parent company of Houlihan's Restaurants Inc. closed 16 restaurants throughout the U.S. in December, and all but two were the Houlihan's Restaurant + Bar concept. HRI Holding Corp. rejected the leases as part of its bankruptcy proceedings and received court approval to sell substantially all of its assets to Houston-based Landry's, which owns and operates more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and entertainment destinations. Franchised locations were not included in the deal. HRI's restaurant...